Faculty & Staff

Contact
Phone: 330-325-6589
Email: [email protected]

Appointments

• Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
• Lead Clinical Pharmacist – Internal Medicine/Transitions of Care at Summa

Memberships

• Akron-Area Society of Health-System Pharmacy (AASHP)
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacy (ASHP)
• American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
• Women’s Health Practice and Research Network (WH PRN)
• Adult Medicine Practice and Research Network (AM PRN)
• Ohio Lactation Consultant Association (OLCA)
• Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacy (OSHP)

Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS)

Community Outreach

• Volunteer Lactation Counselor, Summa Health Breastfeeding Support Group, 2023-present, Akron, Ohio

Community Involvement and leadership

• Member, OTIS Education Committee 2024-Present
• Member, ACCP WH PRN Communications Committee 2024-Present
• Member, OSHP Educational Affairs Division 2023-Present
• Immediate Past President, Akron-Area Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2023-2024
• Update/add my area of expertise/research interests

Research interests

• “Hoffman A, Dragovich R, Doycich E, Experiences in the Development and Curricular Alignment of an LGBTQ+ Health Elective. NEOMED. Rootstown, Ohio. 2023-present.
• Frederickson L, Dragovich R, Cober M, Boyle J, King C,. Pharmacy Faculty’s Perceptions of and Experiences with Medical Leave: A Cross-Sectional Study of U.S. Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy. NEOMED. Rootstown, Ohio. 2022-present.
• Frederickson L, Dragovich R, Cober M, Boyle J, King C,. A Call to Uncover the Availability, Structure, and Effects of Parental Leave Policies at Pharmacy Institutions. NEOMED. Rootstown, Ohio. 2024-present.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy, Cum Laude
Acute Care Concentration,
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 2018

ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency
The MetroHealth System, Cleveland, Ohio
June 2018 – present.

University of Findlay Teaching Certificate
University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio
August 2018-present.

Courses

COURSE DEVELOPER AND DIRECTOR, NEOMED
LGBTQ+ Health and Practice, P1-P3, May 2023
Responsible for creating syllabus, design of course materials, recruiting guest panelists and
speakers, grading assessments, and submitting final grades

LARGE GROUP LECTURER, NEOMED
Pharmacotherapeutics, Endocrine, Required, P2
Pregnancy Overview 2024
Medication Use in Pregnancy and Lactation 2024

EXPERIENTIAL TEACHING, NEOMED
Preceptor, Advance Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) rotation, Required
Internal Medicine/ Transitions of Care, 16 student months/year, 2019-Present

EVALUATOR, NEOMED
Pharmacy Skills 2, Required, P1
2022-Present
Pharmacy Skills 4, Required, P2
2022-Present
Pharmacy Skills 5, Required, P4
2022-Present
Pharmacy Skills 6, Required, P4
2021-Present

Professional activities

• Member, Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
• Member, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
• Member, Legal Affairs Division, Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
• Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), ALPP #350446 2023-2026
• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) #3161626 2020-2027

Awards

• Emerging Leader Award. Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacy. 83rd Annual Meeting. Columbus, Ohio. October 2023.
• Research & Innovation Award for Best Poster Presentation for “Effects of Progesterone On Gender Affirmation Outcomes As Part Of Feminizing Hormone Therapy.” Summa Health Post-Grad Day, Akron, Ohio. June 2022.
• American College of Clinical Pharmacist (ACCP) Adult Medicine PRN Top Poster Award for “Assessment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in an Internal Medicine Clinic”. 2021 ACCP Virtual Poster Symposium. May 2021.

Presentations

• “Hemophilia Review and Management”. Summa Health, Akron, Ohio. Continuing Pharmacy Education Presentation for Pharmacists. August 2022
• “Management of Bleeding Disorders: A Dental Consideration”. Summa Health, Akron, Ohio. Lecture for Dental Residents (Virtual). December 2021.
• “Clinical Management of Illicit Drugs”. Summa Health, Akron, Ohio. Lecture for Internal Medicine Residents. October 2021.
• “Viral Hepatitis- The “Trifecta”. Summa Health, Akron, Ohio. Continuing Pharmacy Education Presentation for Pharmacists (Virtual). July 2020.
• “Management of Bleeding Disorders: A Dental Consideration”. Summa Health, Akron, Ohio. Lecture for Dental Residents (Virtual). April 2021.

Publications

• McDonough C., Dragovich R. Affordable Insulin: A Beacon of Hope for Patients with Diabetes. The PRN (Pharmacy Review Newsletter) Summa Health. October 2023; 7(2):3-4.
• Rogers E, Dragovich R. Forteo® and Tymlos® for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis. ACCP Women’s Health Practice and Research Network Fall Newsletter. October 2023;12(3):11-13.
• Bahr C, Ewald J, Dragovich R, Gothard MD. Effects of progesterone on gender affirmation outcomes as part of feminizing hormone therapy. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. Published online August 2023:S1544319123002522.
• Dragovich R. Postpartum Depression and SSRI Use During Breastfeeding. Rx4Mom. Published July 27, 2023.
• Dragovich R, Kover J. Mining Data to Improve Care Coordination of Patients with Hematologic Malignancies. Oncology Issues. September 2021; 36(5):36-42.