Adriana Rivera, Pharm.D.
MD Anderson
Adriana Rivera, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Northeastern University, Bouve College of Health Science School of Pharmacy in 2006. Afterward, she completed a Pharmacy Specialty Residency in Ambulatory Care at Boston Medical Center in 2007 and practiced in Ambulatory Care at the Harris Health System in Houston, TX from 2007 to 2011. In 2011, she transitioned to a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist role in Formulary Management/ Pharmacoeconomics at Harris Health System where she coordinated the CNS and CV subcommittees of the P&T Committee and assisted with drug shortage management. Currently, she is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Medication Management and Informatics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. In her current position, Dr. Rivera co-coordinates the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee and is the lead in drug shortage management. Her drug shortage management responsibilities include facilitating weekly drug shortage meetings with the Division of Pharmacy, collaborating with multidisciplinary stakeholders for clinical input and prescribing guidance, and facilitating institutional communication to providers and staff on current drug shortages.
Katherine G. Sommer, Pharm.D., MJur
Inpatient Operations Supervisor
Dept. of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy Services
University Health System
Kate Sommer, Pharm.D., MJur received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy and completed her Master of Jurisprudence from Texas A&M University. Kate began her career at Brooke Army Medical Center as a clinical pharmacist before joining the team at University Health in San Antonio, Texas. She served as a clinical pharmacist at University Health for two years before transitioning to the Formulary Management team where she was tasked with overseeing the formulary, drug utilization evaluations, and the patient-specific non-formulary process. During that time Kate was able to refine and develop her project management skills and clinical skills. More recently, she joined the Pharmacy Leadership team at University Health as the Inpatient Operations Supervisor where she oversees the day-to-day operations, process improvement projects, assist with drug mitigation strategies, and much more.
DeAnna W. Turner, Pharm.D., BCPS
University Health System
Dr. DeAnna W. Turner earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from The University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy in 2012. After graduation, she completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and a PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency at University Health San Antonio. Following residency, DeAnna received her Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy and worked as an Emergency Medicine clinical pharmacist in the Emergency Department at Methodist Hospital. In August 2020, DeAnna joined the Pharmacy Leadership Team at University Health San Antonio as Pharmacy Manager over Procurement and Materials Management and was recently promoted to Assistant Director of Pharmacy to oversee Procurement, 340B, and Medication Assistance Programs. DeAnna loves the outdoors! In her free time, you’ll most likely find her on a golf course or working in her yard and flower gardens.
Charles Maina, Pharm.D., BCPS
Pharmacy Supervisor, Inpatient Pharmacy Operations
University Hospital San Antonio
Dr. Charles Maina, born in Kenya, received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Kenya Polytechnic. He moved to the United States in 1998 to pursue his Master's degree in Analytical Chemistry from Georgia State, which he completed in 2001. Following that, he joined Johnson & Johnson and worked as a Quality Control Chemist for seven years. In 2004, Dr. Maina embarked on his PharmD career at the University of Georgia. After obtaining his doctorate, he worked as a Hospital Pharmacist in Georgia and Texas for over 10 years before joining the leadership team at University Health in San Antonio, Texas. For the past two years, Dr. Maina has served as one of the Inpatient Pharmacist Supervisors at University Hospital. He is passionate about operational management for inpatient pharmacy, customer service, process improvement, and employee engagement.
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The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This online activity is approved for 0.10 CEUs (1.00 contact hour) of continuing education credit. To receive 1.00 contact hour of CE credit, the participant must watch the included video in its entirety, pass the online post-test ( >70% within 5 attempts), and complete the online evaluation. Upon successfully completing the course evaluation, the continuing pharmacy education credits will automatically be uploaded to CPE Monitor (allow 3-7 days).