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CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL
Hospital Road
Cherokee, NC 28719
Phone: (828) 497-9163
Fax: (828) 497-5343
Acting, Director of Pharmacy:
Russ Appleby, Pharm.D.
e-mail: Russell.Appleby@cherokeehospital.org
Residency Program Director:
Cristen Dando, Pharm.D.,CDE
e-mail: cristen.dando@cherokeehospital.org
Type of training site:
Hospital and Ambulatory Care
Accreditation:
ASHP accredited residency program
Facility:
Cherokee Indian Hospital is a family practice based hospital and clinic located on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in western
North Carolina. It serves approximately 14,000 Native Americans across a five county area through a variety of programs funded
and operated through both the Indian Health Service and the Tribal Health Delivery System.
Rotational Experience opportunities:
Residents will gain experience in hospital pharmacy services including a: diabetes clinic (sugars, pressures, and lipids),
pharmacy based tabacco cessation clinic, pharmacy based anticoagulation service, asthma service, internal medicine
through the outpatient clinic, emergency room, and inpatient pharmacy departments, drug information, pain management services
including case management of a chronic pain group medical visit, administrative services, public health and health promotion
activities, group visit model of health care for patients with chronic renal failure, pharmacy interaction with the Cherokee
Dialysis Center community based practice at the Snowbird clinic, participation in hospital meetings and committees, and
information technology experience.
Special features:
Cherokee is located approximately 2-3 hours from Atlanta, GA, Knoxville, TN, and Greenville, SC. The facility is located next to
the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park’s 55,000 acres and surrounding areas of forest and rivers offer a multitude of
outdoor activities including hiking, camping, mountain biking, horseback riding, boating, tubing, kayaking, and fishing. Pigeon
Forge and Gatlinburg TN are located 30 miles from Cherokee and offer a wide variety of activities such as outlet mall shopping,
amusement parks, professional shows, and comedy clubs. Asheville is located 45 minutes from Cherokee and is a rich cultural
center, full of wonderful music, history, and shopping. Cherokee, NC is located in one of the most scenic areas of the country.
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