Contact

Email: cortesc@ccf.org

Biography

Christine started out at Cleveland Clinic in 2008 as a pharmacy intern at Hillcrest Hospital. After practicing as a clinical pharmacist for a number of years, her love of process improvement to benefit patients drew her towards a leadership role in early 2018. Her experience includes initiating, implementing, and evaluating projects and workflow changes, adhering to regulatory standards, contributing to the creation of a PGY-1 residency program, and mentoring/precepting pharmacy residents and students.

Education

  • Doctor of Pharmacy 2011, The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy, Toledo, OH.
    • Minor in Business Administration, 2009.
  • Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist 2014.
  • Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Global Leadership and Learning Institute.
  • Leader Skills Passport Accountability Certificate 2023.

Areas of Interest

  • Pharmacy leadership and mentoring.
  • Pharmacy automation.
  • Controlled substance management.
  • Policy and standard operating procedure (SOP) development.
  • Enterprise standardization.
  • Workflow and process improvement.