Faculty & Staff

Contact
Phone: 330.325.6213
Email: [email protected]

Academic Title(s)

Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Graduated Cum Laude, 1979-1984

BIOGRAPHY

I have worked in many area of pharmacy practice, including community practice, hospital, PBM, home health, academia administration and as a clinical specialist

Area of Expertise/Research Interests

Clinical Internal Medicine Pharmacy Specialist with University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

COURSES

• Course director
• P2 – Intro to chronic disease – Asthma
• P2 – Intro to chronic disease – Drug induced pulmonary disorders
• P2 – Cultural diversity
• All years – Wellness series

Academic and Professional Activities

• Cleveland State University IRB Member, 2016-Present.
• Peer Reviewer for Elsevier journals, 2012-Present.
• Northeast Ohio College of Pharmacy, Co-Chair University Diversity Council, 2021-Present
• Member Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Work group, Pharmacy Practice, 2021-Present
• Member Graduate Faculty Council, 2020-Present
• Ohio Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (OSPEN) Board Member. 1992-Present, Membership Chair, 2001-2020.
• Ohio Health Literacy Partners (OHELP) Steering Committee, 2013-2021 , Tasked with creating mission and values, goals, action plan, marketing plan, program planning.

Awards

• Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing – Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 2018.
• Guardian Angel – St Vincent Charity Medical Center, 2014.
• APPE Preceptor of the Year – Findlay, 2011-2012.

Presentations

• Soric M, Paxos C, Dugan S, Fosnight S, Turosky J, Emshoff J, Sadana P, Everly L, Snyder D, Mistry B, Bhat S, Unruh A, Safi I. Prevalence and predictors of benzodiazepine monotherapy in patients with depression: a cross-sectional study. Poster presentation at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Bethesda, MD. October 2018.
• Joyner KR, Soric M, Boyle J, Moorman J, Fredrickson M, Turosky J. Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist utilization in a nationally representative heart failure with reduced ejection fraction outpatient population: prevalence and predictors. Poster presentation at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. October 2017.
• Dzurec M, Turosky J, Alfredo B, Beirne MKokinova M. Evaluation of the perceived barriers of Ohio Pharmacist administered Immunization by Community Practice Pharmacists in the State of Ohio. Podium session of the Ohio Research Forum OPA 139th annual conference. April 2017.
• Turosky J. From monologue to dialogue: learning cultural competence together and across our differences. Live online CE for Comprehensive Pharmaceutical Services. Recorded for CE to participating organizations, April 2021.
• Turosky J, Boyce D, Mazur A, Ishak M. Asthma, a Case Based Presentation. Presented at PA Capstone, Corporate College, Westlake, Ohio. November 2016.

Publications

• Soric MM, Paxos C, Dugan SE, Fosnight SM, Turosky JZ, Emshoff JB, Sadana P, Everly L, Snyder BM, Mistry BK, Bhat S, Unruh AE, Safi IM. “Prevalence and predictors of benzodiazepine monotherapy in patients with depression: a national cross-sectional study.” J Clin Psychiatry 2019; in press. Peer-reviewed.
• Joyner KR, Soric MM, Boyle JA, Moorman JM, Fredrickson ME, Turosky J, Kleven CL. Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist utilization in a nationally representative heart failure with reduced ejection fraction outpatient population: a cross-sectional study. American Journal of Therapeutics 2018; published electronically ahead of print. Peer-reviewed.