Michelle Sherman, RPh, FASCP AAHIVE, HIV Specialist

With the vision to create a holistic global community for people impacted by HIV/AIDS, Michelle Sherman founded MichRx Pharmacist Consulting Services, Inc. in 2005. MichRx Pharmacist Consulting Services, Inc is a top provider of innovative services and solutions for people reaching HIV/AIDS patients, caregivers, and service providers. The mission of the company is to promote the state of well being through comprehensive pharmaceutical care, diet, exercise and emotional well being. The company is committed to providing cutting edge, quality educational programs and consultation services to physicians, nurses, case managers, pharmacists, corporations, associations, clinics, government agencies, community service providers, and HIV/AIDS patients.

Ms. Sherman is a nationally recognized HIV Specialist Pharmacist practicing in Orange County, California for over fifteen years. She has extensive experience and expertise with HIV medications, adherence and resistance issues, ADAP, CalOptima/Medi-Cal, Medicare Part D issues, HIV Sensitivity issues and pharmaceutical care services for HIV infected individuals.

Ms. Sherman obtained her Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Witwatersrand School of Pharmacy, Johannesburg South Africa. She moved to California in 1987 and has been involved in the HIV/AIDS community for over fifteen years. Ms. Sherman is also certified in the following areas: Dyslipidemia from American Pharmaceutical Association and Immunizations from the California Pharmacists Association, and has completed the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists HIV/AIDS Pharmacotherapy Traineeship, the HIV Pharmaceutical Care Specialist program at the University of Buffalo and is also a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach IIl and Certified Metabolic Typing Advisor l. Michelle is credentialed by AAHIVM as an HIV Expert.

Ms. Sherman’s professional affiliations include the following: American Pharmaceutical Association, California Pharmacists Association, Orange County Pharmacists Association, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, the American Academy of HIV Medicine and South African Pharmaceutical Society.

Professional accomplishments include the following: Pharmacist of the year for PayLess Drug Store- 1991, 1992 and 1993; Member of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Pharmacists Association since 1992 in the capacity of chairperson of the HIV Task Force; President- elect of the Orange County Pharmacists Association in 1995 and President in 1996; Local Pharmacy Association of the Year Award for 1996 awarded by the California Pharmacists Association and Orange County Pharmacists Association Dutch Hofstetter Community Service Award for 1999. Awarded the first Advancement of Pharmacy Specialties Award in February 2001 by the California Pharmacists Association. Nominated for Innovative Pharmacist of the year award for 2002 by the California Pharmacists Association, Certificate of Special Congressional recognition presented by Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez in 2004 & 2006, and Women who make a difference in Orange County with recognition from State Senator Joseph Dunn, the California State Assembly and Orange County Supervisor Lou Correa.

Ms. Sherman’s professional and community service is extensive and includes the following: Volunteer at Shanti Orange County for over fifteen years; speaker and facilitator at numerous HIV Conferences and Continuing Education programs, Chair of the City of Laguna Beach HIV Advisory Committee, Member of the Advisory council- Cognitive Services Reimbursement for Pharmacists Caring for HIV/AIDS Patients- AIDS Drug Assistance Program, appointment to AIDS Drug Assistance Program Medical Advisory Committee, and she is also and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy and Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California Irvine College of Medicine Volunteer Faculty. Ms. Sherman has also participated in four California AIDS rides, two as a rider and two as a member of the medical crew as well as a Roadie on the AIDS Lifecycle.

Ms. Sherman has also participated in several research studies which have been posters at the XIIIth World AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa 9-14 July 2000 and the 40th ICAAC Conference, Toronto, Canada September 17-20 2000. Study with CalOptima and UCSF School of Pharmacy - Evaluation of Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients Infected with HIV: A Pharmacy Claims Based Analysis, which was accepted for a poster presentation at the United States Conference on AIDS, September 20-22, 2002. Anaheim, CA Abstract Presentation- "The Establishment of Pharmacist Consultation Services and Collaboration Between HIV Clinics and a Non Profit Pharmaceutical Care Center Specializing in HIV Care in Orange County California" at APhA 2004 Annual Meeting and Exposition, Seattle, WA March 27, 2004.

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