Dr. Tiffany Brown graduated from CSU as the President’s Cup Recipient and as a UNCF- Merck Research Lab Fellow when she received her BS in Chemistry in 2009. She continued at CSU, enrolled in the CSU College of Pharmacy (COP), and begin motivational speaking through the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in San Jose, California. During her pharmacy school academic journey, she participated in many extracurricular activities and received scholarships, most notably the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation Pharmacy Student Scholarship and the Walgreens Diversity Scholarship. She began her pharmacy career as a Pharmacy Student Intern in retail. After graduation, Dr. Brown became a Floater Pharmacist. In addition, she published her first book, “10 Tactics to Tackle Studying: Guide to Elementary, High school and Undergraduate Success”. Her book was featured on WVON 1690 am radio, Jet Magazine as “the study queen”, and live television when she was a panelist on Civic Engagement at University of Chicago with former President Barack Obama in April 2017. She was later promoted to CVS Pharmacy Manager after 10 months of being licensed and served for 2 years while continuing to be a speaker to UIC - COP, Polished Pebbles, elementary and high schools. She transitioned to Walmart Pharmacy Manager for an additional 2.5 years where she managed 2 pharmacists, grad interns, and over 10 techs, operated as a Lab Director for various blood screenings, and hosted community health wellness fairs.

Currently, Dr. Brown is a Clinical Specialty Pharmacist for CVS Specialty mail order pharmacy, where she is responsible for assisting patients navigate therapies such as IV infusions, chemotherapy, transplant, infertility, hepatitis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, asthma, and more. She graduated in May 2023 as a Chicago Urban League - U of C Impact Leadership Development fellow and was most recently selected as 1 of 50 from 2,200 applicants to participate in CVS Health’s Breaking Points Program designed to develop leadership talent and enhance minority involvement. She is very active in the community serving as Equal Hope Associate Board member, Chicago Urban League Impact Alumni Association (IAA) Parliamentarian, Trustee for Bright Star Church, volunteer for community events and Motivational Speaker to various audiences including Northwestern University, Chicago Urban League, Chicago Dept of Health, CSU-COP, Doctoral Mom Incorporated, Managing Emotions Avoiding Negativity (M.E.A.N) Girls Empowerment Group, high schools across Chicago and more!

Dr Brown got started in her current position due to her interest in handling more specialized therapies, improving quality of life, and guiding patients on their path to better health on a larger scale since patients are serviced across the nation through mail order. She is a constant
independent learner to remain current with pharmacy laws and new medications.

Some advice to get started in Dr. Brown’s current position would be to complete a residency in fields such as oncology or select applicable APPEs that could be beneficial to therapies you will potentially handle, host informational interviews to understand if you and the daily tasks will be a good match, take notes during on-the-job talks that dive into the therapies, and be open to meet new people as well as be a comforting pharmacist since patients are more immunocompromised and some are even more anxious about their condition.

Dr. Brown’s favorite part of her current position is counseling immunocompromised patients since it’s very rewarding to care for patients that may not feel seen or confident and empower them through self-care recommendations as well as information on the mechanism of action to
share how med will improve their condition. She also enjoys the variety and rotation of assigned tasks since pharmacists can help patients in many ways such as drug interaction checks, evaluating appropriateness of therapy, and more to be sure med is safe before a patient
receives it. Through her work and community engagement, Dr. Brown charges herself to inspire more minorities to pursue careers in STEM fields and promote a positive inclusive change in healthcare!