Supervisor, Primary Care Pharmacy, UC Davis Health

Dr. Martin joined UC Davis Department of Pharmacy Services in 2019 after serving both clinical and leadership roles in Ambulatory Care with Kaiser Permanente Northern California where she began her career in 2002 after graduating from the University of Illinois, Chicago PGY1 residency with an emphasis in Primary Care.   

Her clinical practice in primary care has included direct patient-care experience in Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, Thyroid, Osteoporosis, Depression, Smoking-cessation, Anemia, Anticoagulation, and Medication Therapy Management (MTM) programs.  She has spent much of her clinical career in Diabetes management and earned a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) credential in 2014.  Working with this population she has relied extensively on motivational interviewing techniques and advanced this skillset by becoming a Certified Health and Wellness Coach (CHWC) in 2017.   

Dr. Martin has 8 years of experience serving as a PGY1 pharmacy residency program coordinator and pharmacy student experiential site coordinator.  Under her leadership, her learning site was awarded the APPE Practice Site of the Year Award from the University of the Pacific in 2005. She has been a preceptor for both residents and students in primary care, anticoagulation, and pharmacy administration rotations. She has served as an adjunct faculty for the University of the Pacific, the University of California San Francisco, and Touro University College of Pharmacy where she also has been a lecturer in pharmacotherapeutics. She has a passion for pharmacy education and takes pride in mentoring learners to their fullest potential.