Ann Philbrick, PharmD, FCCP, BCACP
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems and Director of Community Engagement
Contact
Office Address
7-125E DH 308 Harvard St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States
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Titles
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems
Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Faculty, Woodwinds Family Medicine Residency Program MTM Pharmacist Bethesda Family Medicine Clinic, St. Paul, MN
Director of Community Engagement
Education
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Emphasis in Ambulatory Care, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
PGY2 Specialized Residency, Ambulatory Care, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
PharmD, University of Nebraska
Chemistry-Health Science, Wayne State College, Wayne, NE
Licensures and Certifications
Pharmacotherapy, Ambulatory Care
Biography
Bio
Dr. Ann Philbrick is a professor at the College of Pharmacy and the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota. She is on the faculty of Woodwinds Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program and maintains her pharmacy practice at Bethesda Family Medicine Clinic. She is a 2006 graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center and completed a combined PGY1 and PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in 2008.
Expertise
Routine immunizations, asthma, COPD, comprehensive medication management (CMM), diabetes, hypertension
Awards & Recognition
Inductee, University of Minnesota Academy for Excellence in Clinical Practice (2021)
Pharmacist's role in a family medicine teaching clinic
Pharmacist’s role in refugee healthcare
Blood pressure measurement
Pharmacist's role in a family medicine teaching clinic
Pharmacist’s role in refugee healthcare
Blood pressure measurement
Professional Associations
American College of Clinical Pharmacy
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Pharmacists Association
Minnesota Pharmacist Association
Kappa Epsilon Pharmaceutical Fraternity
Research Interests
- Pharmacist's role in a family medicine teaching clinic
- Pharmacist’s role in refugee healthcare
- Education and attitudes about medical cannabis
Teaching
Immunization Delivery, Outpatient treatment of infectious diseases
Clinical
Clinics
Bethesda Family Medicine Clinic
Clinical Interests
Family Medicine, Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM), asthma, COPD, diabetes, hypertension, preventative care, refugee health care, social determinants of health (SODH)
Clinical Experience Statement
I completed a 2-year residency in ambulatory care at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in 2008. I have been practicing at Bethesda Family Medicine since 2008. Here, I conduct Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM) visits. I have a personal interest in treating diabetes, hypertension, and cardiometabolic kidney disease.
Publications
Philbrick AM, Okoro ON. Beyond coverage gaps: operation metro surge and disruption of immigrant health in Minnesota. Am J Public Health. 2026;Aug 6:e1-e3. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308620
Carris NW, Evoy KE, Hughes J, Philbrick AM, Singh-Franco, Lipari M. Comment on “adopting race-free estimated glomerular filtration rate for unifying medication-related decision-making: an opinion of the nephrology practice and research network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2006;Apr;9(4):e70204. DOI: 10.1002/jac5.70204
Philbrick AM, Umaru O, Brown SJ, Helmke A, Momary K, Peterson J, Hellerslia V. Pharmacist interventions in immigrant and refugee populations: A scoping review. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2025;65(4):102393. DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2025.102393
Funk KA, Gonzalez C, Logeais ME, Philbrick AM, Woodruff JA, Robiner WN. Pharmacist homicides in the United States: a retrospective review of NVDRS data from 2003 to 2020. Am J Health Syst Pharm, 2025;82(11):e536-e543. DOI: 10.24926/iip.v16i1.6438
St Peter WL, Bzowyckyj AS, Anderson-Haag T, Awdishu L, Blackman M, Bland A, Chan E, Chmielewski C, Delgado C, Eyler R, Foster C, Hudson J, Kane-Gill SL, Kliethermes MA, Le T, Madabushi R, Martin B, Miller WG, Neumiller JJ, Philbrick AM, Roberts G, Schandorf V, Webb AJ, Wu D, Nolin TD. Moving forward from Cockcroft-Gault creatinine clearance to race-free estimated glomerular filtration rate to improve medication-related decision making in adults across healthcare settings: A consensus of the National Kidney Foundation Workgroup for Implementation of Race-Free eGFR-Based Medication-Related Decisions. Am J Health Syst Pharm, 2025;82(12):644-659. DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/zxae317
Skogg A, Zagel A, O’Donnell RM, Philbrick AM, Nelson M, Schlichte A, Klasen K. Implementation of a targeted technologic screening tool to increase pneumococcal vaccine uptake in health-system-related pharmacies: a quality improvement initiative. Innov Pharm. 2024;15. DOI: 10.24926/iip.v15i4.6345
Philbrick AM, Pittenger AL. Practice faculty also need sabbatical leaves. Am J Pharm Educ. 2024;88(10):101274. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.101274
So M, Jadoo H, Stong J, Klemenhagen KC, Philbrick AM, Freeman K. Effect of virtual versus in person interpreting on diabetes outcomes in non-English language preference patients: a pilot study. J Prim Care Community Health. 2024;15:1-7. DOI: 10.1177/21501319241240347
Philbrick AM, Carlin CS, Harris IM. Fallert C. Using 15-minute serial blood pressures as an alternative to measuring a single blood pressure. Innov Pharm. 2023;14(4):Article 6. DOI: 10.24926/iip.v14i4.5565
Jadoo H, Klemenhagen K, Freeman K, Philbrick AM. Comparison of clinical pharmacist visits based on language preference in an urban underserved clinic: a cross-sectional analysis. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2023;6:1210-5.
Marrs J, Formea C, Abdalla M, Brual R, Crowe S, Freibert K, Herink M, Hoffman A, Philbrick AM, Prescott G, Shahdoost S, Zhou C. Call to Action: Clinical pharmacist roles and opportunities in health disparities research. J Am Col Clin Pharm. 2023;6:297-304.
Philbrick AM, Mahoney MT, Harris IM, Carlin CS, Fallert C. Evaluation of thirty-minute office blood pressure in a diverse urban population. Am J Hyperten. 2021;34:1284-90. DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpab132
Philbrick AM, Danner C, Oyenuga A, Pereira C, Ricco J, Wendling A. Education and attitudes on medical cannabis in family medicine residency programs. Fam Med. 2020;52:730-5. DOI: 10.22454/FamMed.2020.645274
Stranges PM, Jackevicius CA, Anderson SL, Bondi DL, Danelich I, Emmons RP, Englin EF, Hansen ML, Nys C, Phan H, Philbrick AM, Rager M, Schumacher C, Smithgall S. Role of clinical pharmacists and pharmacy support personnel in transitions of care. J Am Col Clin Pharm. 2020;3:532-45.
Philbrick AM, Hager KD, Lounsbery JL, Moon JY, Pereira C, Undeberg MR, Westberg SM, Reidt SL. Educational prescriptions to document PICO questions in ambulatory care advanced pharmacy practice experiences. Am J Pharm Ed. 2019;83(8):1686-90. DOI: 10.5688/ajpe7299
Philbrick AM. Immigrant health care in the context of an incredibly complicated health care system. Am J Pub Health. 2018;108(7):843-4. Philbrick AM. Applying the oath of a pharmacist to refugee health care. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2018;58:149-50. DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2017.12.012
Philbrick AM, Wicks CM, Harris IM, Shaft GM, Van Vooren JS. Make refugee healthcare great [again]. Am J Pub Health. 2017;107(5): 656-8. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303740
Nelson EM, Philbrick AM. Avoiding Serotonin Syndrome: The Nature of the Drug Interaction Between Tramadol and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. Ann Pharmacother. 2012;461712-6. DOI: 10.1345/aph.1Q748
Philbrick AM, Ernst ME, McDanel DL, Ross MB, Moores KG. Metformin in Renal Dysfunction: Is a Serum Creatinine Threshold Appropriate? AJHP. 2009;66:2017-23. DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080330
Philbrick AM, Ernst ME. Amoxicillin-associated hemorrhagic colitis in the presence of Klebsiella oxytoca. Pharmacotherapy 2007; 27(11):1603-7. DOI: 10.1592/phco.27.11.1603