Hina Ahmed, Pharm.D, MBA, Bcps
About Hina Ahmed, Pharm.D, MBA, Bcps
Hina Ahmed, Pharm.D, MBA, Bcps, is a Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator at Scripps Health in the Greater San Diego Area, with extensive experience in pharmacy practice and education.
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Hina Ahmed currently holds the position of Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator at Scripps Health in the Greater San Diego Area.
Professional Experience
Hina Ahmed has a diverse professional background, including positions such as Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy Practice at University of the Pacific (2015-2019), Emergency Medicine Pharmacist Specialist at Adventist Health (2015-2019), Critical Care Pharmacist at University Health Network (2009-2015), Clinical Pharmacist at Mount Sinai Hospital (2008), Clinical Pharmacist at Detroit Medical Center (2006-2008), and Pharmacy Practice Resident at Detroit Medical Center (2005-2006). She began her career as a Pharmacy Intern at TAP Pharmaceuticals in 2003 in the Greater Chicago Area.
Education and Expertise
Hina Ahmed earned her Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) from the University of Illinois at Chicago and completed her Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Health/Health Care Administration/Management at the University of Southern Indiana from 2020 to 2021. Her academic foundation has equipped her with robust knowledge in both clinical pharmacy and healthcare management.
Project Leadership and Coordination
At UCSD, Hina Ahmed coordinated the HSI Scholar Program with a strong focus on opioid stewardship and clinical consulting. She developed a PowerBI dashboard in collaboration with IT to track opioid and direct oral anticoagulation (DOAC) usage and trends. Her leadership extended to system-wide standardization and performance initiatives through the assembly of a core group of SMEs, gaining P&T approval, and implementing these initiatives system-wide.
Committee and Team Engagement
Hina Ahmed has played a vital role as a Co-chair of the Opioid Stewardship Committee, focusing on finding alternatives for pain management and managing stakeholder influence throughout the organization. Additionally, she actively contributed as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) with the Order Set Review Team to align orders with evidence-based practice and collaborated on the creation of new order sets.