The Howard University HIV-HCV Caribbean Clinicians Community of Practice (CCoP)
Biography
Dr. Daftary earned her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (1994) and Doctor of Pharmacy (1998) from Howard University College of Pharmacy. She worked as a community pharmacist for a number of years and then went on to complete an ambulatory care pharmacy practice residency with a focus in managed care from the University of Maryland - School of Pharmacy (1999). She joined the faculty at Howard University College of Pharmacy in 1999, and is currently a Professor and the Chair of the Clinical & Administrative Pharmacy Sciences.
Dr. Daftary’s specialty area is in ambulatory care with a strong focus in outpatient Infectious Diseases. She is Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy and also holds the American Academy HIV Subject Matter Expert Credential from the American Academy of HIV Medicine (2008 – 2012), and more recently, AAHIVP (HIV Pharmacist) Credential from the American Academy of HIV Medicine. She has a clinical practice site in the Infectious Diseases Clinic at Howard University Hospital since 1999. She also serves as an Ambulatory Care preceptor for APPE students, pharmacy residents, and pharmacy fellows. She has received the Faculty Preceptor of the Year Award (Howard University) in 2012 and 2014, and the Pharmacy Today One to One Patient Counseling Award in 2010 from the American Pharmacists Association. She also received the the Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year from the Washington DC Pharmaceutical Association in 1998. She was the 2016 recipient of the Cardinal GenerationRx Champion Award from the DC Pharmacists Association and recently, she was honored with the 2020 Richard Parrish Lecture Award from the DC College of Clinical Pharmacy.
Dr. Daftary teaches in various courses at HUCOP including Integrated Therapeutics courses, and Integrated Therapeutics Labs. She has been involved extensively with the curriculum and has chaired the Curriculum Committee and the Continuing Professional Education She also is the advisor to The Black Apothecary (pharmacy student newsletter), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (student chapter), and the co-advisor to Phi Delta Chi Fraternity (1999 – 2017). She has been the recipient of various awards including: Teacher of the Year, College of Pharmacy (2005)-HU Student Government Association; Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Pharmacy (2007)-HU Student Government Association; Professor of the Year, College of Pharmacy (2008) – 4th Year Class (Graduating Class); Featured Teacher (November 2010)-HU Student Government Association; and Outstanding Faculty Award –College of Pharmacy (2013), from the 4th Year Class (Graduating Class). Distinguished Faculty Award in 2015 from the HU Alumni Association, Professionalism Award from HUCOP in 2015, 2017 Teacher of the Year from HUCOP and American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), 2018 Faculty of the Year (CAPS) from HUCOP and honored faculty from the 4th Year Class. She is a member of ACCP, ASHP, APhA, AACP.
Dr. Daftary has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and has presented locally, nationally and internationally at various conferences and meetings. Her research interests include issues relating to antiretroviral pharmacotherapy utilization in different populations, HIV and co-morbid conditions and issues relating to pharmacy academia. She has a strong interest in training the health professions in regards to HIV. She is the Co-Principal Investigator for the Mid-Atlantic AIDS Education Training Center, Regional Partner Site – Howard University.