Staci Dotson

Her Story

Dr. Dotson received her Pharm D. degree from Ohio Northern University in 2002. She is Board Certified in pharmacotherapy, ambulatory care and advanced diabetes management. She is also pursing a Masters in pharmacy leadership from the University of Cincinnati.

Facility

Mercy Health – St. Rita’s is a level II trauma facility. St. Rita’s provides a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient care. St. Rita’s offers a maternity center, acute inpatient rehabilitation, congestive heart failure clinic, cardiac rehab, diabetes clinic, women’s wellness center and an oncology center. Pharmacy services include decentralized clinical pharmacists, specialized critical care and emergency medicine pharmacists, retail pharmacy and outpatient anticoagulation management services.

Recent Significant Projects

Dr. Dotson helped to establish the pharmacists role in the Family Medicine Residency Clinic so that pharmacists collaborate and help to educate medical residents. She is also involved with research and quality improvement projects that help show the benefits of pharmacists in primary care offices.

Initial Involvement in ASHP

 I have been a volunteer member within the Section of Ambulatory Care Practitioners for several years. I currently serve on the Section Advisory Group on Compensation and Practice Sustainability. In the past, I served on the Section Advisory Group on Medication Therapy Management.

Why did you become involved in ASHP? 

I became involved with ASHP because it provides so much guidance and education to pharmacists. Having their support, gives confidence to my abilities as a pharmacist.

Advice for Someone New to Specialty Area

Don't be afraid to pursue residency in whatever specialty in which you are interested. I know it seems like an extra year of training but it really helps getting that baseline knowledge base started. Working with medical residents has been an excellent way to establish pharmacists as valued members of the healthcare team.

How would you explain the value of ASHP to a friend or colleague?

The education and the ability to reach out to other pharmacists via ASHP Connect has proven its value when you get into unusual circumstances. It has really helped, especially during the pandemic, to know what is going on in other parts of the country. It has allowed pharmacists to compare notes and take ideas from other places.

What is the value of ASHP for the profession?

Being involved with ASHP helps to promote and further the profession of pharmacy and allows pharmacists to practice at the top of their license. Advocating for pharmacists will help attain provider status and cement their position on the healthcare team.