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she is developing strategic alliances
focused on enhancing the Department’s and School’s clinical research
enterprise.
 Prior to moving to Texas in 1996, Dr.
Raehl was a Professor at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Raehl served
as Pharmacy Practice Division Chair and coordinated the Ambulatory
Arrhythmia Clinic at the Madison Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Dr. Raehl is noted for her expertise in cardiovascular pharmacotherapy,
geriatrics and health systems research. She is the author of greater
than 150 publications. Dr. Raehl is one of a handful of pharmacists to
serve on a FDA advisory committee – Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs. She
is currently serving on the United States Pharmacopeia Expert Committee
on Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs 2000-2005 and is a consultant to the
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation.
Along with Dr. CA Bond, Dr. Raehl is
internationally recognized for health services research focused on
hospital-affiliated clinical pharmacy services. Their 17 year study of
over 1000 hospitals demonstrates the associations of clinical
pharmacists with: reduced mortality rates, reduced total cost of care,
reduced length of stay, reduced drugs costs, and reduced medication
errors. Their data was the catalyst to fundamental change in the United
Kingdom’s National Health Service structure for pharmacy services and is
cited in the U.S. Congressional debate on Medicare reform.
Dr. Raehl’s current clinical practice is
based at the Craig Methodist Retirement Community (Amarillo) where she
is a consultant pharmacist. Several geriatrics research projects are
funded through the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services,
Administration on Aging. Dr. Raehl’s geriatrics research is focused on
improving the functional health literacy of senior citizens, reducing
medication related anticholinergic toxicity, and justification of
“polypharmacy” for long term care residents.
Dr. Raehl has served many professional
organizations; most notably President of the American Society of Health
System Pharmacists representing 30,000 pharmacists practicing in
integrated health systems. Among her awards are: 5 times recipient of an
ASHP Research and Education Foundation Award, 3 times Teacher of the
Year Award, National Award of Merit from the Kappa Epsilon Fraternity,
Past President and Pharmacist of the Year (Wisconsin Society of Hospital
Pharmacists), lifetime honorary member of the Texas Society of Health
System Pharmacists, and fellow of both ASHP and ACCP.
Dr.
Raehl is a Bachelor of Science graduate of the School of Pharmacy at the
University of Wisconsin and a Doctor of Pharmacy graduate of the
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. She completed her residency
training at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center under
Paul F. Parker, D.Sc. and is R# 92 of over 300 resident graduates from
the University of Kentucky Program.
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