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ACCP Member Spotlight: Kaely Miller

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Kaely Miller, Pharm.D., MBA, is a PGY1 pharmacy resident at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. She completed prerequisite courses at High Point University and obtained her Pharm.D. degree at High Point University Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy in May 2024 while also completing her master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in health care management at High Point University. As a PGY1 pharmacy resident at Duke University, Miller is gaining invaluable experience beyond her clinical duties as she serves on the ICU/Anesthesia Formulary Evaluation team as well as completes the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program. As part of her teaching and learning certificate, Miller will provide a lecture on dementia and delirium in older adults to Duke University physical therapy students. Miller’s research project is focused on evaluating post-hospitalization infectious disease clinic follow-up for patients receiving outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy. After completing her PGY1 program, she hopes to complete a PGY2 in emergency medicine.

Miller’s interest in ACCP began in pharmacy school, where she was a member of the SCCP chapter. Miller served as president-elect and president in her second and third years of school, respectively. Also during her third year of pharmacy school, Miller sought and secured a position with ACCP’s National Student Network Advisory Committee (SNAC), serving as vice chair and chair. Miller attests that her involvement with SNAC provided opportunities to grow her network and engage with students from other schools of pharmacy with goals to encourage student participation and highlight ways in which ACCP membership could benefit SCCP chapters. Miller used her role within SNAC to create an Instagram page for ACCP students, develop PowerPoint slide templates for SCCP chapters, and contribute to ACCP’s publication StuNews. Miller completed the ACCP Professional Leadership APPE rotation, where she learned more about the ACCP Strategic Plan and furthered her interest in being involved with ACCP. She has since been elected as a member-at-large on the Resident Advisory Committee and has provided input on the ACCP commentary “Best Practices in Online/Distance Pharmacy Practice Course Didactic Instruction” from the 2021 Educational Affairs Committee.

Miller encourages students, residents, and ACCP members to get involved; stay involved; and approach each day as a new opportunity. She also advises students and residents to:

Join a Practice and Research Network (or a few) to get involved in your specialty areas and grow your practice. Make connections with those around you wherever you go and don’t be afraid to ask for help or advice. You never know what doors could open for you as a result of your connections and being friendly to those you meet. Don’t be afraid to take risks, fail, or try something out of your comfort zone – sometimes others see the potential you have even if you don’t see it in yourself. Most importantly, find your passions and pursue your dreams!

In addition to her strong involvement in ACCP, Miller has been a champion for health equity and advocacy. In her final year of school, Miller served as the pharmacy coordinator for the Delivering Equal Access to Care (DEAC) Clinic, a free medical clinic run by volunteer Wake Forest medical, physician assistant, and pharmacy students on rotation at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. The DEAC provides high-quality care for patients within the community who are uninsured and underserved by medical resources. As a coordinator, she was able to work closely with the medical and physician assistant students to identify ways to best support their patients. Through identifying solutions to medication access issues and providing blood pressure cuffs, she was an integral part of the interprofessional team at the DEAC each week. Miller also has a strong interest in foreign mission trips. In December 2023, she traveled to the Dominican Republic, where she provided pharmacy services for multiple medical clinics. And in May 2024, she traveled to Kazakhstan for another mission trip. She is committed to making mission trips and supporting medical missionaries a part of her future professional career.

Miller believes that advocacy can start with someone speaking up about a concern or issue:

You don’t have to feel “qualified” to be an advocate for your profession, patients, or career. You can start advocating by asking questions, sparking thought-provoking conversations, and planting seeds for change. You also don’t have to advocate on your own! Get involved with advocacy groups or platforms and be engaged. You can also advocate by spreading awareness and educating others!