Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System named Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD, the inaugural fellow for its population health fellowship.
Here are three points:
1. Dr. Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD, is a pharmacy practice and science professor and associate dean for clinical services and practice transformation at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore.
2. As part of the year-long fellowship, Dr. Rodriguez de Bittner will help define roles for pharmacists in different population health initiatives, such as accountable care organizations and the Quality Care Network.
3. In addition, she will gain insight into trends in healthcare delivery and factors that influence decision-making in population health.