MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
April 22, 2024
The Honorable Ph
il Mendelson
Ch
airman
Council of the D
istrict of Colum bia
John A. Wilson Building
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350Pennsy lvania Avenue,NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
D
ear Chairman Mendelson:
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n accordance with section 2 of the Confirm ation Act of 1 978, effective March 3 , 1979 (D .C. Law 2 -
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42; D.C. Offi cial Code§ 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 208 of th e District of Columbia Health
Occupations R
evision Ac t of 1985, effective Mar ch 25, 1 986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code§ 3-
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202.08), I am pleased to nom inate the followi ng individual:
Dr. Benjamin Miles
Todd Place, NE
Washi
ngton, DC 20002
(
Ward 5)
for
reappointment as a pharmacist licensed in th e District mem ber of the Boar d of Pharmacy, for a term
to end March 1
2, 2027.
Enclosed, you wi
ll find bi ographical infor mation detailing the experience of th e above-mentioned
nom
inee, together with a proposed r esolution to assi st the Counc il during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council's earliest consider
ation of this nomination for c onfirmation. Please
do not hesitate to c
ontact me, or Steven Walker, Dir ector, Mayor's Offic e of Talent and
A
ppointments, should the Cou ncil require additional in formation. ~ ~
3 at the request of the Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the reappointment of Benjamin Miles to the Board of Pharmacy.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Board of Pharmacy Benjamin Miles Confirmation Resolution of
19 2024".
20 Sec. 2. The Council
of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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22 Dr. Benjamin Miles
23 Todd Place, NE
24 Washington, DC 20002
25 (Ward 5)
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27 as a pharmacist licensed in the District member of the Board of Pharmacy, established by section
28 208
of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25,
29 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.
C. Official Code § 3-1202.08), for a term to end March 12, 2027.
30 Sec.
3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
31 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
32 Sec.
4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. Benjamin E.Miles,Pharm.D., BCPS,BCEMP
EDUCATION
UniversityofGeorgia,Athens,Georgia
DoctorofPharmacy May2007
UniversityofGeorgia,Athens,Georgia
BachelorofScience May2003
AreasofStudy:MicrobiologyandBiology
POST-GRADUATETRAINING
EasternMaineMedicalCenter,Bangor,Maine
ASHPAccreditedPGY-1PharmacyPracticeResidency July2007-June2008
PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
SibleyMemorialHospital,Washington,DistrictofColumbia
ClinicalStaffPharmacistSpecialist October2011-Present
Initiatedpharmacyservicesintheemergencydepartment,servedastheprimary
pharmacistinthedepartmentandtrainedotherclinicalpharmaciststoprovide
pharmacyservicestotheemergencydepartment
Participatedonhospital“CodeBlue”team,preparingmedicationsinurgentand
emergentsituationsandprovidedtrainingforpharmaciststoparticipate
Participatedintheemergencydepartment'smonthlyphysicianmeetingsand
providedmedicationinservicesanddruginformation
MemberoftheCardiology-Hematology-PulmonologySpecialtyPanelfortheJohns
HopkinsHealthSystemasrepresentativeforSibleyMemorialHospitalwheredrugs
fromthesecategoriesareconsideredforadditiontothesystemformulary
Performedpharmacokineticmonitoringanddoseadjustmentsforvancomycin,
monitoredanddosewarfarinformedicalandsurgicalpatients,andmonitoredand
dosedparenteralnutritionformedicalandsurgicalpatients
Servedasresidentadvisorandresidencyprojectassistantandprojectadvisorfor
thePGY-1pharmacyresidencyprogram
DistrictofColumbiaBoardofPharmacy,Washington,DistrictofColumbia
BoardMember February2017-Present
AttendedmonthlypublicandexecutivesessionsofBoardmeetings
Conducteddisciplinaryhearingsforregisteredpharmacistsandtechnicians
Assistedindevelopmentofnaloxonetrainingforpharmacistsasamemberofthe
LegislativeandRegulatorySubcommittee
SibleyMemorialHospital,Washington,DistrictofColumbia
ClinicalStaffPharmacist May2009-
September2011 Decentralizedtovariousnursingunitsofthehospitalincludingmedicine/surgical,
orthopedics,oncology,andoutpatientsurgery
Monitoredanddosedwarfarinonthehospital'sorthopedicandrehabilitationunits
ParticipatedinProject:GREENcommitteetodevelop“green”initiativesforthe
hospitalandsurroundingcommunity
Servedasresidentadvisorandresidencyprojectassistantandprojectadvisorfor
thePGY-1pharmacyresidencyprogram
EasternMaineMedicalCenter,Bangor,Maine
ClinicalStaffPharmacist July2008-April2009
Decentralizedtovariousnursingunitsofthehospitalincludingmedicine/surgical,
orthopedics,respiratory,cardiac,emergencydepartment,andpediatrics
Performedpharmacokineticmonitoringanddosingforaminoglycosides,
vancomycin,andphenytoinwhenpharmacyconsultordered
Participatedinthehospital'santimicrobialstewardshipprogram
Assistedintraining/preceptingofpharmacystudentsandpharmacyresidents
Verifiedordersremotelyforfouraffiliatedcriticalaccesshospitals,includingC.A.
DeanMemorialHospital,SebasticookValleyHospital,BlueHillMemorialHospital,
andtheAroostookMedicalCenteroneveningsandweekends
Participatedinmedicationreconciliationredesignprocess
EasternMaineMedicalCenter,Bangor,Maine
PharmacyResident July2007-June2008
Implementedandpilotedasuccessfulprogramtostafftheemergencydepartment
withadedicateddecentralizedpharmacist
LedaMedicationManagementFunctionTeamsubcommitteetoreducePyxis®
overrides.
Participatedinrapidredesigncommitteeformedicationreconciliationprocess
Monitoredallinpatient“pharmacytodose”vancomycinandaminoglycosideorders
andperformedpharmacokineticcalculationsonweekends
ParticipatedinPharmacyandTherapeuticscommitteemeetings
Performedaclassreviewofinhaledcorticosteroids
VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity,RichmondVirginia
ClinicalAssistantProfessor September2010-Present
PreceptP4students’AdvancedPharmacyPracticeExperienceAcuteCarerotation
intheemergencydepartment
PreceptedP2andP3pharmacystudents’introductorypharmacypractice
experiencesinhospitalpharmacy
HowardUniversity,Washington,DC
Preceptor July2016-Present
*PreceptP4students’AdvancedPharmacyPracticeExperienceMedicine
rotationsintheemergencydepartment.
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
MAbomsa,BMiles,AAddo-Abedi,SLiu.Assessingthe December2023
efficacyofintravenousketamineandIVlidocaineasnon-
opioidalternativesforacutepainmanagementinthe
emergencydepartment.Presentedasaposteratthe58"
Miles,CurriculumVitae,2 AnnualASHPMidyearClinicalMeetinginAnaheim,CAby
pharmacyresident.
AStreets,BMiles,KAnderson-Carroll,VZhu.Evaluationof
earlyantibioticadministrationandclinicaloutcomesof
septicpatientsintheemergencydepartmentata
communityhospitalusingrapid-cycleimprovement
methodology.Presentedasaposteratthe56"Annual
ASHPMidyearClinicalMeetingheldvirtually.
\VZhu,SLiu,AAddo-Abedi,BMiles.Utilizingrapid-cycle
improvementmethodologytoimprovetimetoantibiotics
foradultoncologypatientspresentingtotheemergency
departmentwithfebrileneutropeniaatacommunity
hospital.Presentedasaposteratthe55”AnnualASHP
MidyearClinicalMeetingheldvirtually.
LWinnick,LChung,EAhn,BMiles,MShowel.Impactofa
communityhospitalclosureonanemergency
department'stimetofirstdoseantibioticinoncology
patientswithfebrileneutropenia.Presentedasaposterat
the54!AnnualASHPMidyearClinicalMeetinginLas
Vegas,NVbypharmacyresident.
December2021
December2020
December2019
BOARDCERTIFICATION
BoardofPharmacySpecialties
BoardCertifiedPharmacotherapySpecialist
BoardCertifiedEmergencyMedicinePharmacist
2010-Present
2023-Present
OTHERCERTIFICATIONS
AmericanHeartAssociation
AdvancedCardiacLifeSupport
BasicLifeSupport
2011-Present
2011-Present
MEMBERSHIPS
AmericanSocietyofHealth-SystemPharmacists
NationalAssociationofBoardsofPharmacy
o_MPJEReviewCommitteeMember
PROFESSIONALLICENSURE
DistrictofColumbiaBoardof
Pharmacy
MaineBoardofPharmacy
2023-Present
2017-Present
2024-Present
Pharmacist
Pharmacist
Miles,CurriculumVitae,3 ak
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BenjaminE.Miles
BenjaminMiles,anAtlantanative,joinedSibleyMemorialHospital's
clinicalpharmacystaffafterherelocatedtoWashington,D.C.,in2009.He
completedaPGY-IresidencyatEasternMaineMedicalCenterinBangor,
Maine,in2008wherehealsoworkedasadecentralizedstaffpharmacist,
fortheyearfollowinghisresidency.
Mr.Mileshasservedasaresidentadvisorandresidencyresearchadvisor
forSibley’spharmacyresidency.HeisapreceptorforVirginia
CommonwealthUniversitySchoolofPharmacyandHowardUniversity
CollegeofPharmacy,preceptingAdvancedPharmacyPracticeExperience
hospitalrotationsforbothschools.
Mr.Milesisboard-certifiedinpharmacotherapyandemergencymedicineandcurrentlyworksas
theClinicalStaffPharmacistSpecialistatSibleyMemorialHospital.Outsideofthehospital,Dr.
Milesisanavidrunner,havingcompletedmanyfull-andhalf-marathons.
AWard5resident,Mr.MilesearedhisBachelorofScienceinMicrobiologyandBiologyand
hisDoctorofPharmacyfromtheUniversityofGeorgia.
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