Heather Martin
Contact:
heamartin@ucdavis.edu

Titles:
Supervisor, Primary Care Pharmacy, UCD Health

Education:
PharmD., University of Florida 2001

Post-graduate Training:
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Illinois Chicago, 2001-2002

Research Interests:
Chronic Disease Management, Population Health Management, Health technology, Patient-Provider communication techniques impacting clinical outcomes, Teaching models for healthcare learners

Practice Philosophy:
My practice is grounded in belief that we all have the capacity to live well.  Chronic disease management is more than medication management.  As pharmacists we not only support safe, effective medication use but educate on the behavioral options our patients have to minimize and prevent disease.  We advise on medication strategies and coach them in making health behavior changes.  Whether in the early stages or the later years, living with chronic disease can still mean living well.  Additionally, I practice with a belief that my communication and relationships with my patients will make a difference in their overall outcomes. As a preceptor I coach my residents and students to elevate their healthcare communication skills to take them from novice clinicians to the pharmacists their patients ask for first.

Rotations Precepted:

  • Primary Care (PGY1)
  • Anticoagulation (PGY1)
  • Clinical Management (PGY1 / PGY2 HSPAL)
  • Ambulatory Care Implementation Management (PGY2 Population Health)

Bio:
Dr. Martin joined the pharmacy department at UCDH in 2019 after serving both clinical and leadership roles in Ambulatory Care with Kaiser Permanente Northern California where she began her career in 2002 after graduating from the University of Illinois Chicago PGY1 residency with an emphasis in Primary Care. 

Her clinical practice in primary care has included direct patient-care experience in Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, Thyroid, Osteoporosis, Depression, Smoking-cessation, Anemia, Anticoagulation, and Medication Therapy Management (MTM) programs.  She has spent much of her clinical career in Diabetes management and earned a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) credential in 2014.  Working with this population she has relied extensively on motivational interviewing techniques and advanced this skillset by becoming a Certified Health and Wellness Coach (CHWC) in 2017. 

Dr. Martin has 8 years of experience serving as a PGY1 pharmacy residency program coordinator and pharmacy student experiential site coordinator.  Under her leadership,  her learning site was awarded the APPE Practice Site of the Year Award from the University of the Pacific in 2005. She has been a preceptor for both residents and students in primary care, anticoagulation, and pharmacy administration rotations. She has served as an adjunct faculty for the University of the Pacific, the University of California San Francisco, and Tuoro University College of Pharmacy where she also has been a lecturer in pharmacotherapeutics. She has a passion for pharmacy education and takes pride in mentoring learners to their fullest potential.