Kayla Smith, Pharm.D.

Kayla Smith

Contact Information 

Education

  • Doctorate of Pharmacy, Leadership Professional Certificate | University of Florida College of Pharmacy, May 2022
  • Bachelor’s of Science in Biochemistry/Chemistry, Honors Program, Cum Laude | Marist College, 2018

Entry Date into the POP Ph.D. Program: Fall 2022

Research Interests

  • Generally, my research interests include pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety. More specifically, I am interested in analyzing prescribing trends over time in the cardiometabolic space.

Professional Experience

  • Graduate Student Research Assistant, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Gainesville, FL, 2022-present
  • Graduate Student Teaching Assistant (Pharm.D. Clinical Skills Laboratory) University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research, Gainesville, FL, 2022-present
  • Pharmacy Intern, UF Health Shands Hospital-Outpatient Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL, 2022-present

Scholarships/Awards

  • Leadership Professional Certificate, University of Florida College of Pharmacy
  • AHEC Scholar, National Area Health Education Organization
  • 3rd place LEAP at Lilly Business Competition, Eli Lilly through SNPhA