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Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice
- Clinical Assistant ProfessorCollege of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice
- Assistant Director, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency ProgramDepartment of Pharmacy Practice
- Clinical Ambulatory Care PharmacistUniversity of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
- (312) 355-4894 (Work)
- University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, 833 S. Wood Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
BIO
Dr. Lauren Cunningham, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Pharmacy. She also serves as a Clinical Pharmacist the Family Medicine Clinic (FMC) at Maxwell at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System (UI Health). She received her Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and her Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from UIC College of Pharmacy. Dr. Cunningham stayed on at UIC to complete both her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and her PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency. She is a Board Certified in Ambulatory Care Pharmacotherapy (BCACP) and Diabetes Care and Education (CDCES). Her clinical practice responsibilities include creating, recommending, optimizing, and implementing comprehensive, individualized, evidence-based therapeutic plans for patients with multiple chronic illnesses who are at high risk for medical complications. Dr. Cunningham's areas of interest include chronic disease state management, diabetes management and education, obesity medicine, treatment of tobacco dependence, medication adherence, and expanding clinical pharmacy services.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, United StatesJul 2020
- Assistant Director, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency ProgramUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, United States1 Jul 2024
- Clinical Ambulatory Care PharmacistFamily Medicine Clinic, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, United StatesSep 2022
- Clinical Ambulatory Care PharmacistUniversity of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Medication Therapy Management Clinic, Chicago, United StatesJul 2020 - 29 Nov 2024
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Clinical Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, United StatesJul 2020
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Clinical Ambulatory Care PharmacistUniversity of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Family Medicine, Chicago, United StatesSep 2022
- Inpatient Registry Clinical PharmacistUniversity of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences SystemMay 2021
- Clinical Ambulatory Care PharmacistUniversity of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Medication Therapy Management Clinic, Chicago, United StatesJul 2020 - 29 Nov 2024
- Clinical Ambulatory Care PharmacistUniversity of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Multispecialty Adult Clinic, Chicago, United StatesApr 2021 - Sep 2022
DEGREES
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, United StatesAug 2014 - May 2018
- Bachelors of Science (BS), Molecular and Cellular BiologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, United StatesAug 2010 - May 2014
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education SpecialistCertification Board for Diabetes Care and EducationOct 2021
- Board Certified Ambulatory Care PharmacistBoard of Pharmacy SpecialtiesJan 2021
- Registered Pharmacistllinois Dept of Professional Regulation, Springfield, IL, United States2018
- Basic Life Support (BLS) ProviderAmerican Heart Association2017
- Pharmacy-Based Immunization DeliveryAmerican Pharmacists Association Foundation2017
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy ResidentUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, United StatesJul 2019 - Jun 2020Ambulatory CareResidency
- PGY1 Pharmacy Practice ResidentUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, United StatesJul 2018 - Jun 2019Residency