Dr. Christine M. Ruby-Scelsi is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics and Division of Geriatric Medicine, Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine. She is also a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Geriatrics with an active practice at the Senior Care Institute, a hospital-based ambulatory clinic located at UPMC-Shadyside.
Dr. Ruby completed her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (1990) and Doctor of Pharmacy (1994) degrees at the University of Pittsburgh. She completed an ASHP accredited Specialty Residency in Geriatric Pharmacy Practice at the Durham VA Medical Center in North Carolina. She also completed a two-year research fellowship in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy at the Center for the Study of Aging at Duke University. After her training, Dr. Ruby accepted faculty positions at Duke and the University of North Carolina. She also was Director of the Geriatric Pharmacy Residency program at the Durham VA for nearly a decade before returning to her alma mater in 2005.
Dr. Ruby’s research interests focus on appropriate medication use in older adults and geriatric syndromes such as urinary incontinence, cognitive changes, and mobility/falls. She serves as the Director for the PGY2 Geriatric Pharmacy Residency Program and Co-Director for the Geriatric and Palliative Care Area of Concentration.
Dr. Ruby currently co-coordinates the Neurology-Psychiatry module, a 4-credit course offered in the second semester of the third year of the PharmD curriculum. Dr. Ruby is also a course contributor for several other courses in the PharmD curriculum.
Dr. Ruby is a Fellow of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists and during her career has trained more than 20 geriatric specialty residents, numerous pharmacy practice residents, pharmacy and medical students. Dr. Ruby was named the 2009 Faculty Preceptor of the Year and in 2012 received the Leadership in Education award from the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. In addition, Dr. Ruby has authored numerous research papers, review articles and book chapters.
2012 - Leadership in Education Award, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
2012 - Faculty Mentor, Walmart Scholars, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
2010 - Faculty Honoree, University of Pittsburgh Honors Convocation, February 26, 2010
2009 - Faculty Preceptor of the Year, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
2004 - Department of Veterans Affairs, Special Contribution Award
2002 - Fellow, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
1997 - New Investigator Award by the American Geriatrics Society
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