Ambulatory Clinic Pharmacist
Dr. Susie Kim obtained her Doctorate of Pharmacy at the University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy in San Antonio, Texas. During her rotations, she discovered her passion for outpatient chronic disease state management/academia and decided to pursue postgraduate residency training in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy. Dr. Kim completed her PGY-1 pharmacy residency at the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, a federally-qualified health center, in Hillsboro, Oregon where she focused on providing primary care to an underserved patient population and was an adjunct faculty for Pacific University School of Pharmacy. Then, she completed her PGY-2 Ambulatory Care pharmacy residency at Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy and Christ Health Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
She worked in an interdisciplinary team with St. Vincent’s East Family Medicine residents/faculty and provided compassionate, evidence-based care for an underserved patient population. She also served as a preceptor and adjunct faculty for Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy students. Dr. Kim’s clinical interests include chronic disease state management with a focus on: diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular risk reduction, heart failure, anticoagulation management, global medical missions, and serving the underserved. She is a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) and pursuing to become a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP). Dr. Kim enjoys serving her community, cooking and feeding others, watching Disney + and Netflix, playing board games, Zumba, playing piano/singing, and spending time with loved ones during her free time.