Clinical Pharmacist, Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Jamie Benken, PharmD, BCPS is an abdominal transplant pharmacist, inpatient and outpatient, at UI Health and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Pharmacy. She received her PharmD from the University of Illinois Chicago where she also completed her PGY1 in Pharmacy Practice and PGY2 in Solid Organ Transplant. Dr. Benken's practice interests include comprehensive medication management under progressive protocol-based practice. Her research interests surround medication optimization in unique patient subsets including opioid minimization and avoidance, immunosuppression in the highly sensitized and in the obese, and vasopressor utilization in kidney transplant. Dr. Benken is a member of ASHP including 6 years as assistant RPD and 1 year as RPD of the PGY2 solid organ transplant residency at UIC. Lastly, Dr. Benken is also a member of the Immunology/Transplant PRN of ACCP and the Transplant Pharmacy Community of Practice of AST.
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM