Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
Pharmacy
Howard University College of Pharmacy
2003
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Faculty
Faculty
Jamila Jorden, Pharm.D., MBA
Director of Experiential Education
Department/Office
- Clinical & Administrative Pharmacy Sciences
School/College
- College of Pharmacy
Biography
Jamila Jorden, Ph.D., MBA is an assistant professor and director of experiential education at the Howard University College of Pharmacy. As director of experiential education, she oversees the administration, growth and quality assurance of the college’s experiential programs. In this role, she manages faculty and staff, aligns departmental operations with accreditation standards and expands partnerships with pharmacy practice sites. She joined the college in 2018 as assistant director of experiential education, where she strengthened curriculum design, standardized evaluations and developed clinical track experiences for student pharmacists.
Jorden brings more than two decades of pharmacy and health care experience spanning academia, clinical practice and managed care. Prior to joining Howard, she served as a clinical pharmacist at PerformRx in Philadelphia, where she worked across Medicaid, Medicare and commercial plans to develop formularies, evaluate clinical programs and present utilization and cost analyses to stakeholders. She also held staff and clinical pharmacist roles at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, advising medical teams on appropriate drug therapies and reviewing physician orders.
Jorden earned a Doctor of Pharmacy from Howard University and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in pharmaceutical management from Drexel University. She completed a postgraduate residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and holds pharmacist licenses in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and New Jersey. An active leader in the profession, she serves on the Washington, D.C., Board of Pharmacy and has held national leadership roles with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, in addition to contributing to scholarly publications and professional presentations focused on pharmacy education and health equity.
Education & Expertise
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Business Administration - Pharmaceutical Management Concentration
Drexel University
2013
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
Washington Metropolitan Society of Health Systems Pharmacists (WMSHP) Appreciation Award; 2020, 2021
HUCPSC - Professor of the Year; 2019
Publications and Presentations
Publications and Presentations
The impact of critical thinking skills on student pharmacist GPA at a historically Black university
The impact of critical thinking skills on student pharmacist GPA at a historically Black university
Limited information is available regarding whether malleable factors such as critical thinking skills are associated with academic performance among underrepresented minority pharmacy students. This study assessed the relationship between critical thinking skills and grade point average (GPA) among pharmacy students attending a Historically Black College.
Implementing virtual experiences and remote assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic
With nine weeks remaining in the term, COVID-19 necessitated emergency remote learning and remote online exams. This required a series of software trainings for administrators, faculty and students at Howard University College of Pharmacy, USA. The experiential department also had to look beyond normal clerkship placements. The described telemedicine and virtual experiences were used to supplement face-to-face experiences. Assessments for both learning innovations were successful, based on faculty and student feedback. Student reflections describe how COVID-19 helped advance the use of telehealth and indicate their learning of clinical decision-making skills, effective communication, and the digital health industry. A formal evaluation of outcomes from the implemented pandemic innovations is being planned. The use of online proctoring with artificial intelligence during the emergency remote learning was successful. With software training, this type of service can be adopted to ensure the integrity of assessments. The cost of the service and the reporting time should be considered in academic planning.