Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center
Eric Linn, PharmD, CPh, BCPS, DPLA
The student had this to say about Dr. Linn:
“Dr. Linn has been a phenomenal preceptor. Before the rotation even began, he reached out via email to gauge my interests. He took my interests into consideration when developing my schedule and matching me with specialists in those areas. His style of precepting students and resident management is nothing short of servant leadership. Although he has administrative obligations to attend to, he has been right alongside me helping to evoke my thought processes and help improve my clinical skills. It is difficult to put into words how personable Dr. Linn is and the psychological safety he fosters for students and residents. He is a stellar example of how to lead, how to serve, and how to be a well-being ambassador. Moreover, all of the pharmacists at HRMC have been gracious in allowing students to follow them on rounds, answering questions on disease states and navigating the charting system, and providing opportunities for students to make interventions in patient care. The level of student integration into the workflow has been astonishing! Due to the collaborative nature of the clinical pharmacy staff and specialists, I have gained exposure to areas of pharmacy I have never considered.”
Brief bio or Site description
Eric Linn, PharmD, CPh, BCPS, DPLA, is the Pharmacy Residency Coordinator and PGY-1 Residency Program Director for Holmes Regional Medical Center. He obtained his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and completed his PGY-1 Residency and PGY-2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency at Holmes Regional Medical Center. Holmes Regional is a 550-bed tertiary hospital and the largest hospital in the Health First Integrated Delivery Network (IDN). Additionally, it is the only Level II Trauma Center in Brevard County, with 24/7 trauma and rapid patient transport with First Flight. As such, Holmes Regional inpatient pharmacy offers a wide variety of experiences with a diverse patient population, ranging from neonates to the elderly and trauma/critically ill.
What is your or your sites philosophy on educating students and/or providing pharmacy services?
My philosophy is to individualize the General Medicine rotation based on the student’s interests, leveraging the variety of learning opportunities that can be found at Holmes Regional. My goal is it provide students with a unique rotation where they can explore multiple areas of inpatient pharmacy, including those of key interests to the student and to best prepare them for whatever career they are pursuing, from residency, community, managed care, or industry. Additionally, we offer vetted research opportunities for interested students and have had great success with student research and presentations at ASHP Midyear and other conferences.
What is a fun fact about you or the site?
Holmes Regional offers learning opportunities including internal medicine, emergency medicine, critical care, trauma, and infectious diseases. The pharmacy department is continually working to expand clinical services to best serve our patients and open new opportunities for pharmacy involvement. Additionally, the Health First IDN offers rotations in community pharmacy, ambulatory care (Coumadin Clinic, Transitions of Care, and Integrated Care Program) and managed care with the Health First Health Plans.