Lina Farchoukh

208 Rivercrest Drive * 919.724.3967

Morgantown, WV 26508* lf401b6a@westpost.net

EDUCATION
July 2002 PharmD. Pharmacy, Lebanese American University
Pharm.D. Program accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical
Education, June 2002
June 2001 Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy, Lebanese American University
April 2009 Certification: Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services in
the
Community, American Pharmacists Association and American Society of
Consultant Pharmacists

LICENSE
* Holder of West Virginia Pharmacy License
* Holder of North Carolina Pharmacy License

HONORS AND AWARDS

* Dean's Distinction List, Lebanese American University: Fall 1997, Spring 1998
* Dean's Honors List, Lebanese American University: Fall 1996, Spring 1997
* Lebanese American University Honors Scholarship, School of Art and Science: 50
% tuition fee grant 1996-1998

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
January 2007 -October 2009*Outpatient Pharmacist
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Dispensing medications, patient counseling, provide drug information to patients
and health professionals upon request, mentoring pharmacy students and interns.
October 2006-January 2007**Staff Pharmacist
Main Street Pharmacy, Zumbrota, Minnesota
August 2004-September 2006*Staff Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy, Haw River, North Carolina
May 2004 - July 2004*Graduate Intern
CVS Pharmacy, Durham, North Carolina
October 2002- July 2003**Hospital Pharmacist
American University of Beirut - Medical Center
Dispensing medications to inpatients, preparations of injectable drugs, TPNs, ey
e drops, special handling of cytotoxic drugs under sterile techniques, patient c
ounseling, and providing drug information to medical staff and supervision of ph
armacy technicians.
TRAINING EXERIENCE
October-May 2002:*Clinical Clerkships: American University of Beirut Medical Cen
tre
April 2000*Pediatrics, Preceptor: O. Moukhachen PharmD BCPS
October 2000
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March 2002*Dermatology, Preceptor: A. Kibbeh MD
February 2002*Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Preceptor: J. Dib PharmD BCPS
January 2002*Internal Medicine, Preceptors: I. Salti MD and
December 2000 O. Moukhachen PharmD BCPS
December 2001*Family Medicine, Preceptors: O. Moukhachen, PharmD BCPS
June 2001
November 2001*Psychiatry, Preceptor: H. El Amin MD
February 2001
October 2001*Cardiac Care Unit, Preceptor: J. Dib PharmD
May 2001*Ear, Nose and Throat, Preceptor: N. Fleihan MD
April 2001*Obstetrics and Gynecology, Preceptor: H. Kaspar MD
January 2001*Surgery, Preceptor: M. Taha, MD
November 2000*Intensive Care Unit, Preceptor: O. Moukhachen, PharmD BCPS
March 2001*Drug Information Center, Lebanese Order of Pharmacists
*Beirut, Lebanon, Preceptor: Hala Sakr, RPh
July - August 2000*Hospital Pharmacy Clerkship: Saint George Hospital, Beirut
Reviewing patient medication profile, preparing drug monographs for the hospital
, providing drug information, hospital pharmacy management, Preceptor: L.Sholy,
PharmD
Summer 1999/2000*Community Pharmacy Training: (Externship) Mazen Pharmacy, *Beir
ut,
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Summer 1998*Rola Pharmacy, Beirut: 3 months

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Efficacy and Safety of Helicobacter Pylori Eradication Therapy with Ten Days Amo
xicillin, Clarithromycin and Rabeprazole: An Open Label Prospective Clinical Tri
al. Supervisors: Asaad Soueid.MD, Oussayma Moukhachen.Pharm.D,
American University of Beirut- Medical Center, Gastro-Enterology Department, Nov
ember 2001- June 2002.

POSTER
Efficacy and Safety of a ten-day Helicobater pylori eradication regimen with rab
eprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin: Poster Presentation at the American Co
llege of Gastroenterology 68th annual scientific meeting and postgraduate course
2003. Baltimore, Maryland. Poster #13, October 2003.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS
September 2002
* "A Bug's Life. Safety and Efficacy of 10 Day Rabeprazole-Based Triple Therapy
for the Eradication of Helicobacter Pylori Infection: The results of an Open Lab
el Prospective Clinical Trial", Lebanese American University, Beirut
May 2002
* "Drug Information: Literature Evaluation of the Role of Olanzapine in the Trea
tment of Anorexia Nervosa", Lebanese American University, Byblos
April 2002
* "Multiple Sclerosis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment Update", America
n University of Beirut-Medical Center, Teaching Lecture for pharmacy students
March 2001
* "Drug Information about Newest Antidepressants: Reboxetine, Tianeptine and Mil
nacipran". American University of Beirut-Medical Center, Psychiatry Department
October 2000
* "Pharmacological Treatment of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Children". Amer
ican University of Beirut-Medical Center, Paediatrics Department

LANGAUGE SKILLS: Fluent in English, French and Arabic

TECHNICAL SKILLS: Microsoft Office Suite
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Fundraising for food and clothing to assist dislocated people by 1996 attack on
south
Lebanon.
Delivering Medication Therapy Management services to eligible patients at the Sa
lvation Army's Good Samaritan Medical Clinic, Rochester, MN, February- April 200
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
National Community Pharmacists Association