SOP Faculty Spotlight
SOP Faculty Spotlight - May 2024
Sandy Salazar, RPh, BCSCP, is a Clinical Instructor and the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Clinical Coordinator at the University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy. She has a Board certification in Sterile Compounding Sterile Preparations Pharmacy Specialty.
Dr. Salazar's career in pharmacy began in 2001 when she earned her degree from The Central University of Venezuela (Universidad Central de Venezuela – UCV), specializing in pharmaceutical microbiology. Dr. Salazar initially worked in pharmaceutical laboratories, contributing to the quality assurance system of pharmaceutical products. However, her passion for academia led her to transition to the Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology at UCV where she served as an instructor and later as an assistant professor. During 6 years at UCV, she taught Pharmaceutical microbiological didactic and laboratory courses and completed her Master's in Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, gaining extensive knowledge in compounded and manufactured Sterile Pharmaceutical products.
Upon relocating to El Paso, Texas, Dr. Salazar embarked on a new phase of her career. Dr. Salazar started working in community pharmacies both retail and outpatient settings. Shortly after, her career shifted once again, this time focusing more on her area of expertise, infusion pharmacy. It was during her time in infusion pharmacy that she gained valuable experience as a clinical pharmacist, but also as a pharmacy manager. In 2021, Dr. Salazar rediscovered her passion for academia and assumed the role of the APPE Clinical Coordinator at UTEP School of Pharmacy as part of the Office of Experiential Education. Additionally, and almost simultaneously, Dr. Salazar began her role as a Clinical Instructor by participating and teaching in the sterile compounding course, both the didactic and laboratory portions. As of 2022, Dr. Salazar earned her Board Certification in Sterile Compounding.