Dr. Sarah McBane: Family Medicine

Research Summary: Family Medicine

Dr. McBane is currently a faculty preceptor at the UCSD Family Medicine Clinics and co-director of the family medicine advanced pharmacy practice experience. She also co-chairs the first-year pharmacy practice course, which focuses on non- prescription medications. Her clinical expertise is in family medicine, and in her previous position at Duke Family Medicine she developed and managed clinics in anticoagulation, diabetes, asthma, tobacco cessation, and other chronic diseases.

Her interests include numerous topics within family medicine, including diabetes, women's health, tobacco abuse, and mental health. She is also interested in expanding the role of pharmacists in collaborative care settings such as patient-centered medical homes. In the past, Dr. McBane has participated in pharmacogenomic studies and projects to evaluate implementation of primary care.

Dr. McBane joined the faculty at the UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in January 2010.

Academic Achievements

Education: Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry (1998) Guilford College; Pharm.D. (2003) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Pharmacotherapy Specialty Residency in Family Medicine (2004) East Carolina University and Pitt County Memorial Hospital; Certified in Immunization Delivery (2001); Certified Diabetes Educator (2006); Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (2007).

Awards and Honors: Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (2008-2009), Rho Chi Honor Society.

Leadership Experience: Faculty advisor for California Pharmacy Student Leadership (CAPSLEAD), Faculty advisor for American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) student chapter ACCP Clinical Practice Affairs committee, AACP Chair of Pharmacy Practice Advocacy Task Force, co-director of Community for Interdisciplinary Practice and Outreach.

Teaching

• Pharmacy Practice (SPPS 201, 202, 203).

Key Contributions to Clinical Pharmacy

• Developed collaborative practice environment with multiple providers.
• Promoted interdisciplinary team model.
• Expanded role of ambulatory care/family medicine pharmacist.
• Expansion of family medicine clerkships for pharmacy students.
• Promoted role of pharmacists in patient-centered medical homes.

Selected Recent Publications

McBane SE, et al. (2008). Easing vasomotor symptoms: Besides HRT, what works? JAAPA 21:26- 31.

McBane SE, et al. (2009). Medical homes need pharmacists: A description of a pharmacist's role in a patient-centered medical home. JAPhA Nov/Dec 49: 717-719.

McBane SE, et al. Teaching Pharmacology to Physician Assistant Students. JPAE 21:18-22.

Potential Collaborative Programs with the Pharmaceutical Industry

• Developing service interventions that will improve clinical outcomes for patients with diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, asthma, tobacco abuse, and other chronic diseases.
• Developing educational workshops for women’s health concerns.
• Assessing impact of collaborative care on patient outcomes.
• Develop and assess new models for delivery of care.