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Pharmacist with 7+ years of medical writing, research, and data analysis

Profile Summary

PharmD with 7+ years of experience writing manuscripts, technical reports, and a wide range of other types of medical material, both promotional and non-promotional. Experience annotating and preparing documents for MLR review. Over 7 years of experience participating in health outcomes research requiring the application of drug-related expertise and the use of Stata and SAS to provide statistical analysis of data from administrative claims and medical charts. Experience conducting systematic literature reviews and network meta-analyses and building decision tree models. Proven ability to positively contribute to research teams in both pharma and academia.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Medical Content Writing
• ★ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ★ Literature Review
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Big Data Analytics
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Decision Science
• ☆ Pharmacy
• ☆ Pharmacy Education
• ☆ Medical Education
• ☆ Continuing Medical Education (CME)
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gray Literature Search
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Continuing Medical Education (CME) Materials
• ☆ Healthcare Communications
• ☆ Patient Education Materials
• ☆ Research Summaries & Abstracts
• ☆ Medical Copywriting
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Instructional Materials
• ☆ White Papers
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Audio Transcription
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing

Research Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Big Data Analytics

Work Experience

Medical Writer, Research Analyst

Independent Contractor

September 2021 - Present

Medical Writer Associate

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

November 2021 - May 2022

Medical Writer

MJH Life Sciences

July 2019 - July 2021

Research Analyst

Penn State University College of Medicine

January 2017 - July 2019

Intern

American Red Cross

August 2015 - January 2016

Research Assistant

Georgetown University Medical Center

October 2010 - February 2011

Chemistry Teacher

Mechanicsburg Area School District

August 2007 - June 2010

Center for Science and the Schools Graduate Research Assistant

Penn State University

August 2004 - December 2005

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Franklin and Marshall College

May 2002 - May 2004

Education

PharmD (Pharmacy)

Campbell College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

August 2011 - August 2015

M.Ed. (College of Education)

Penn State University

August 2004 - May 2006

B.A. (Chemistry)

Franklin and Marshall College

August 2001 - May 2004

Certifications

• Pharmacist

  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs

  August 2020 - Present

• Teaching Certificate

  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

  May 2006 - May 2016

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Jessica Lane and Amber L Schilling and Christopher Hollenbeak and Elias Rizk(2021). Cost of Chiari I Malformation Surgery: Comparison of Treatment at Children’s Hospitals Versus Non-children’s Hospitals . Cureus. Cureus, Inc.

Neil J. Kocher and Amber Schilling and Chris Hollenbeak and Jay D. Raman(2020). Impact of a Preoperative Safety Checklist on Perioperative Quality Outcomes and Operative Efficiency . Urology Practice. 7. (6). p. 502--506. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Justin Loloi and Jordan L. Allen and Amber Schilling and Christopher Hollenbeak and Suzanne B. Merrill and Matthew G. Kaag and Jay D. Raman(2020). In the World of Bladder Tumors: Size Does Matter . Bladder Cancer. 6. (2). p. 195--200. {IOS} Press

Christopher D. Pool and Vijay A. Patel and Amber Schilling and Christopher Hollenbeak and Neerav Goyal(2020). Economic implications of localization strategies for cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea . International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. 10. (3). p. 419--425. Wiley

Jay G. Fuletra and Amber L. Schilling and Daniel Canter and Christopher S. Hollenbeak and Jay D. Raman(2020). Adrenalectomy: should urologists not be doing more? . International Urology and Nephrology. 52. (2). p. 197--204. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Christopher S. Hollenbeak and Maureen Spencer and Amber L. Schilling and David Kirschman and Kathy L. Warye and Javad Parvizi(2020). Reimbursement Penalties and 30-Day Readmissions Following Total Joint Arthroplasty . JBJS Open Access. 5. (3). p. e19.00072--e19.00072. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

John M. Roberts and Logan W. Carr and Allison Jones and Amber Schilling and Donald R. Mackay and John D. Potochny(2019). A Prospective Approach to Inform and Treat 1340 Patients at Risk for BIA-ALCL . Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 144. (1). p. 46--54. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Yubraj Acharya and Amber L. Schilling and Christopher S. Hollenbeak(2019). Readmissions attributable to skilled nursing facility use after a colectomy: Evidence using propensity scores matching . PLOS ONE. 14. (4). p. e0215245. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Aidan J. Hintze and Erin K. Greenleaf and Amber L. Schilling and Christopher S. Hollenbeak(2019). Thirty-day Readmission Rates for Carotid Endarterectomy Versus Carotid Artery Stenting . Journal of Surgical Research. 235. p. 270--279. Elsevier {BV}

Jane R. Schubart and Amber Schilling and Eric Schaefer and Rebecca Bascom and Clair Francomano(2019). Use of prescription opioid and other drugs among a cohort of persons with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome: A retrospective study . American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 179. (3). p. 397--403. Wiley

Amber Schilling, Jane R. Schubart, Eric Schaefer, Piotr Janicki, Sanjib D. Adhikary, Alan J. Hakim, Rebecca Bascom, Clair A. Francomano, Satish R. Raj(2019). Resistance to local anesthesia in people with the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes presenting for dental surgery . Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 19. (5). p. 261. The Korean Dental Society of Anesthesiology

Christopher S. Hollenbeak and Amber L. Schilling(2018). The attributable cost of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the United States: A systematic review . American Journal of Infection Control. 46. (7). p. 751--757. Elsevier {BV}

Colin G. DeLong and Justin A. Doble and Amber L. Schilling and Eric M. Pauli and David I. Soybel(2018). Delineating the burden of chronic post-operative pain in patients undergoing open repair of complex ventral hernias . The American Journal of Surgery. 215. (4). p. 610--617. Elsevier {BV}

Victoria K Shanmugam and Katina Tsagaris and Amber Schilling and Sean McNish and Sameer Desale and Mihriye Mete and Michael Adams(2012). Impact of subspecialty elective exposures on outcomes on the American board of internal medicine certification examination . BMC Medical Education. 12. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Victoria K Shanmugam and Amber Schilling and Anthony Germinario and Mihriye Mete and Paul Kim and John Steinberg and Christopher E Attinger(2012). Prevalence of immune disease in patients with wounds presenting to a tertiary wound healing centre . International Wound Journal. 9. (4). p. 403--411. Wiley

Amber L. Schilling and Phyllis A. Leber and Claude H. Yoder(2009). Exploration of SO2 Scrubbers: An Environmental Chemistry Project . Journal of Chemical Education. 86. (2). p. 225. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Amber L. Schilling and Kenneth R. Hess and Phyllis A. Leber and Claude H. Yoder(2004). A Simulation of the Interaction of Acid Rain with Soil Minerals . Journal of Chemical Education. 81. (2). p. 246. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT

Morrell D, Sonntag CC, Schilling A, Martinez JM, Marks JM, Pauli E. Increasing surgeon flexible endoscopy utilization: a retrospective review of ten years of fellow case numbers. Gastroenterology; Supplement 1. 2019 May;156(6):S1383-S1384. Meeting abstract 188.

Morrell D, Sonntag CC, Schilling A, Martinez JM, Marks JM, Pauli E. Need for renewed emphasis on flexible endoscopy: a retrospective review of ten years of MIS fellow case numbers against proposed minimums. Gastroenterology; Supplement 1. 2019 May;156(6):S1482-S1483. Meeting abstract Tu1048.

Kocher NJ, Schilling A, Hollenbeak C, Raman JD. Preoperative checklists and perioperative safety: the yin and yang of quality and efficiency? Journal of Urology; Supplement S. 2019 Apr;201(4):E933-E934. Meeting abstract PD53-09.

Riney J, Schilling A, Hollenbeak C, Macdonald S. Trends in renal surgery from the national inpatient sample: implications for resident education. Journal of Urology; Supplement S. 2018 Apr;199(4):E783. Meeting abstract MP59-05.

Kocher NJ, Schilling AL, Raman JD. Early impact of a preoperative safety checklist attestation on first case on-time start rate and operative room utilization. Journal of Urology; Supplement S. 2018 Apr;199(4):E563. Meeting abstract PD28-03.

Fuletra JG, Schilling AL, Hollenbeak CS, Raman JD. Adrenalectomy: shouldn’t urologists be doing more? Journal of Nephrology; Supplement S. 2018 Apr;199(4):E21. Meeting abstract MP03-01.

Moss C, Fernandez-Mendoza J, Schubart J, Sheehan T, Schilling A, Francomano C, Bascom R. Nighttime sleep and daytime functioning in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: a cohort study of syndrome subtypes. Sleep. 2018 Apr;41:A343. Meeting abstract 0924.

Tsagaris KC, Schilling A, Wang H, Desale S, Adams M, Shanmugam VK. Impact of subspecialty elective exposures on outcomes on the American Board of Internal Medicine Certification Examination. Arthritis and Rheumatism, Supplement S. 2011 Oct;63(10):S33. Meeting abstract 96.

Shanmugam VK, Schilling A, Germinario A, Mete M, Attinger C. A higher than expected prevalence of autoimmune disease in a cohort of patients with recalcitrant leg ulcers. Arthritis and Rheumatism; Supplement S. 2011 Oct;63(10):S759-S760. Meeting abstract 1953.