Creighton University - Department of Psychiatry

Price, Paul PhD
Assistant Professor

Department: Division of Research
Address: 2500 California Plaza
City: Omaha
State: NE
Zip: 68178-0401

Education
ASHP Accredited, Clinical Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 1992-1993 Doctor of Pharmacy, Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Omaha, NE, 1992 Pre-Pharmacy, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 1986-1988

Professional Experience
Creighton University Medical Center Schools of Pharmacy, Health Professions, and Medicine, July 10, 2000-Present, Omaha, NE Assistant Professor Pharmacy Practice Assistant Professor Psychiatry Responsibilities include precepting doctorate degree students on clinical pharmacy rotations, lecturing to doctorate pharmacy students in didactic courses, serving on various department, college and university committees, educating pharmacists and faculty members in staff development, participating in research and scholarly activities. Alegent Health – Immanuel Medical Center – Center for Mental Health, July 10, 2000-Present, Omaha, NE Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Psychiatry Director of Pharmacy Practice Residency and Psychopharmacology Fellowship Programs (Creighton and Immanuel) July 1, 2005-Present Responsibilities include precepting doctorate degree students on clinical pharmacy rotations, rounding with various Psychiatry service teams, providing patient drug therapy monitoring and consultation using the philosophy of pharmaceutical care, serving on various hospital committees, educating pharmacists in staff development, participating in research activities, and precepting for the Alegent Health – Bergan Mercy Medical Center Pharmacy Practice Residency Program. South Dakota State University, College of Pharmacy, July 1, 1998-June 30, 2000, Sioux Falls, SD Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Responsibilities included precepting doctorate degree students on clinical pharmacy rotations, lecturing to doctorate pharmacy students in didactic courses, serving on various department, college and university committees, educating pharmacists and faculty members in staff development, participating in research activities. Select Specialty Hospital of Sioux Falls, September 26, 1997-June 30, 2000, Sioux Falls, SD On-call Pharmacist Responsibilities included providing pharmacy services for a 24 bed extended acute care hospital during evenings and on weekends. South Dakota State University, College of Pharmacy, July 1, 1993-June 30, 1998, Sioux Falls, SD Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Responsibilities included precepting doctorate degree students on clinical pharmacy rotations, lecturing to doctorate pharmacy students in didactic courses, serving on various department, college and university committees, educating pharmacists and faculty members in staff development, participating in research activities. Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center, July 1, 1993-June 30, 2000, Sioux Falls, SD Clinical Pharmacist Responsibilities included precepting doctorate degree students on clinical pharmacy rotations, rounding with various medicine service teams (Internal Medicine and Psychiatry), providing patient drug therapy monitoring and consultation using the philosophy of pharmaceutical care, serving on various hospital committees, educating pharmacists in staff development, participating in research activities, and coordinating and precepting the pharmacy residency program. University of Nebraska Medical Center, July 1, 1992-June 30, 1993, Omaha, NE Clinical Pharmacy Practice Resident Responsibilities included staffing pharmacokinetic consult service, staffing ambulatory internal medicine clinic, staffing adult intensive care unit, rounding with various medicine service teams, presenting drug therapy talks, providing patient drug therapy monitoring and consultation and participating in research activities. Nebraska Methodist Hospital Pharmacy, February, 1990-April 1, 1993, Omaha, NE Pharmacy Intern/Staff Pharmacist Responsibilities included filling discharged patient prescriptions, filling unit dose medication carts, billing, preparing parenteral nutrition, antibiotic, hydration, and pain management products, answering the phones and distributive services for a centralized hospital pharmacy. Lutheran Medical Center/Richard Young Memorial Hospital, August, 1989-April 1, 1993, Omaha, NE Pharmacy Intern/Staff Pharmacist Responsibilities included filling discharged patient prescriptions and filling prescriptions for patients leaving the hospital on pass, filling unit dose medication carts, billing, occasional intravenous antibiotic and hydration preparations, answering the phone, and distributive services for two centralized hospital pharmacies. Keystone Pharmacy, March, 1989-August, 1989, Omaha, NE Pharmacy Intern Responsibilities included operating the cash register, answering the phone, entering patient prescription information into the computer system, generating prescription labels, assisting customers with over the counter items, stocking shelves and maintaining numerous other details of the retail business. Biology Department, Creighton University, September, 1987-May, 1991, Omaha, NE Animal Laboratory Technician Responsibilities included laboratory animal care, setting up of student laboratories involving animals, making sure animal facilities conformed to federal laws, and functioned as a supportive staff member for the department. Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Allied Health, Spring Semester, 1990, Omaha, NE Teaching Assistant for Pharmaceutics Laboratory Responsibilities included setting up and preparing laboratories for the first year pharmacy students, grading the student's lab reports, and teaching as often as possible. Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Allied Health, May, 1989-May, 1990, Omaha, NE Research Assistant Responsibilities included running bench top experiments in transdermal drug delivery systems, and bench top experiments in solid dosage form dissolutions. Other responsibilities included setting up and adapting equipment to fit experiments, and to assist others in running similar experiments. (Grant Funded Research)

Honors
Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2004-2005 Edition Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 2004-2005 Edition Dean’s Award for Individual Teaching (SDSU, 1995) Rho Chi Honor Society, Tau Chapter, 1994 National Dean's List Second Place, Second Annual Midwest Regional Student Poster Contest Larson Memorial Scholarship Saint Thomas More Scholarship Lillian Wulbers Memorial Medical Scholarship Creighton Honors Scholarship Creighton Centennial Scholarship Jesuit's Honor Program Methodist Scholarship

Publications
Monaghan MS, Jones RM, Faculty Case Writing Teams (Price PL – member). Designing an Assessment for an Abilities-Based Curriculum. Am J Pharm Educ. 2005; 69(2):article 19. Price, PL. Pharmacology focus: olanzapine to treat the acute mania of bipolar disorder. SD Pharmacist. 2001,15(1):20. Price PL. Olanzapine to treat the acute mania of bipolar disorder. SD J Med; 2000 Dec; 12:523. Price, PL Citalopram: another SSRI antidepressant. South Dakota Journal of Medicine. 1999,52(3):99-100.