Cynthia A. Sprowl,

PharmD, MHSA

Cynthia is a current Pharmacy Practice Resident (PGY-1) in Denver, Colorado. She is originally from Kenya, East Africa, and thus has a deep passion for serving underserved populations, immigrants, patients living with HIV, and tropical medicine.

So far, she has had pharmacy practice experiences in a rural government hospital in her home country of Kenya, pharmaceutical research, antimicrobial stewardship, inpatient pharmacy, and ambulatory practice settings.

On her off-time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two golden retrievers, cheering on the Dallas Cowboys, painting, making jewelry, sewing, or doing anything that allows her to express her creativity in a meaningful way.

Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2023 Regis University School of Pharmacy Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions Denver, CO

M.S in Health Services Administration Class of 2022 Regis University Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions Denver, CO

B.S in Biochemistry Class of 2019 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA

Education

Leadership

SNPhA- Student National Pharmaceutical Association 2019-Present Elected P1 representative (2019-2020) President-Elect (2020-2021) President (2021-2022)

Rho Chi Society-Delta Chi Chapter 2021-Present Historian (2021-2022)

ACCP- American College of Clinical Pharmacy 2019-Present Social Chair/Student Liaison (2020-2021)

Memberships

Phi Lambda Sigma 2022-Present

APhA-American Pharmacist Association 2019-Present

SSHP-Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2019-Present

Phi Delta Chi-Gamma Rho Chapter 2020-Present

Professional presentations

Business Leadership                                            February 20, 2023- March 31, 2023 Walgreens Pharmacy - Dallas, TX Preceptor: Nhat Nguyen, Rph

Community Pharmacy                         January 9, 2023- February 17, 2023 SCL Good Samaritan Medical Center - Lafayette, CO Preceptor: Ryan Siefring, PharmD   

                                     

Ambulatory Patient Care                     November 30, 2022- December 23, 2022 Clinica Family Health Boulder County - Boulder & Lafayette, CO Preceptor: Heather Hazeldine, PharmD, BCPS.

 

Hospital/Health System Pharmacy           October 30, 2022- November 11, 2022 HealthONE North Suburban Medical Center - Thornton, CO Preceptor: Azhin Qadir, PharmD.

 

Inpatient Acute Care                               August 22, 2022- September 30, 2022 Centura St Anthony North Hospital - Westminster, CO Preceptor: Allana Sucher, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Elective       July 11, 2022- August 19, 2022 Regis University - Denver, CO Preceptor: Christopher Malarkey, PhD.

Global Health Elective                            May 30, 2022- July 8, 2022 Nakuru County Government Hospital - Nakuru, Kenya Preceptor: Kevin O’Neill, Experiential Learning International.

 

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) 6-week rotations

Work Experience

Intern Pharmacist June 2021-Present Walgreens Pharmacy - Lafayette, CO

Pharmacy Tutor August 2021- May 2022 Regis University School of Pharmacy - Denver, CO

Vaccine Ambassador May 2021-November 2021 Interfaith Youth Core Regis University - Denver, CO

Inventory Specialist-Certified Pharmacy Technician April 2016 - February 2019 CVS Pharmacy - San Francisco, CA

Certified Pharmacy Technician November 2014- December 2015 CVS Pharmacy - Plano, TX

ASHP Midyear Poster Presentation December 5, 2022 Rare Case of Varicella Zoster Meningitis Authors: Cynthia Sprowl, M.S., PharmD Class of 2023, Allana Sucher, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, John Ferguson, PharmD Las Vegas, Nevada

Professional affiliations, memberships & leadership appointments

Publications

Mpox (Monkeypox): An Update for Pharmacists                                             April 2023         U.S Pharmacist                                                                                                                       Authors: Allana Sucher, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, Emily Clemens, PharmD, BCACP, Cynthia Sprowl, M.S, PharmD Class of 2023, Alexis Marsden, PharmD Class of 2023

 

AWARDS

Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA)  Student of the Year (2021-2022)                                                         Award is given to a student who made the most impact on the Regis University School of Pharmacy chapter of SNPhA in that calendar year

Excellence in Research Award (2022-2023) Award is given in recognition of a students outstanding commitment to research

Research

Investigation of the DNA binding profile of Sox2 in stem cells               August 2021-August 2022 Primary Investigator: Christopher Malarkey, Ph.D. Studying purified Sox2 K73Q and Sox2 T116E mutant proteins using X-Ray Crystallography and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to visualize the Sox-2/DNA complex

 

community outreach

Ageno Community                                                                                                  October 2011- present Kisumu, Kenya

Project C.U.R.E                                                                                                                     December 2019 Denver, CO

Angelica Village                                                                                                                           Spring 2021 Lakewood, CO

Safeway COVID-19 Immunization clinics                                                            Spring/Summer 2021                          Denver, CO