Pharm.D. (Pharmacy) Samford University, Birmingham, AL

B.S. (Pharmacy) Samford University, Samford, AL

Dr. Turner recognized an interest i n the specialty area of Drug Information during the last year of her doctor of pharmacy degree. Upon graduation, Dr. Turner pursued specialty training in this area by completing a Drug Information Residency at Samford University. For the next seven years, Dr. Turner was a Drug Information Specialist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In this role, her responsibilities included the following: responding to information requests from other  health care professionals and the public, evaluating medications and medication classes for formulary status, writing and editing newsletter articles, precepting students and residents, and advising residents on research projects. After moving to Nashville, TN, Dr. Turner practiced at Saint Thomas Hospital as a Clinical Specialist in Anticoagulation for four years. While at Saint Thomas, Dr. Turner also provided resident education, assisted residents with research projects, and assisted with some of the drug information needs of the pharmacy department.

Currently, Dr. Turner is the Director of Drug Information Services and Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. She will be teaching Health Care Informatics I and II and precepting advanced practice experiences in drug information. 

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