Carol A Motycka, Pharm.D., BCACP

Carol Motycka, graduated from the University of Florida with her Pharm.D. and completed a residency in Ambulatory Care at Florida Hospital in Orlando. After practicing at Florida Hospital for several years, Motycka joined the University of Florida to help build the College of Pharmacy program in Jacksonville. She is board certified in Ambulatory Care has completed fellowships in both leadership and education. Motycka has been published in multiple academic and clinical journals and has provided over 100 presentations in the field. She has received awards on the state and national level for her teaching, research, and leadership. Motycka is a strong advocate of the profession of pharmacy and serves the profession through public relations events in her community and professional organizations where she has served in multiple capacities including Speaker of the House for the Florida Pharmacy Association and President of Duval County Pharmacy Association. As assistant dean of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy Jacksonville Campus, Motycka spends her time teaching, completing research, advising and administrating.

My weekly clinical service has shifted since August of 2016 as my administrative duties, professional service, and educational functions increased. Prior to 2016, my clinical service was based at River Garden Hebrew Home, a Long-Term Care facility, where I used my expertise as an ambulatory care pharmacist to monitor INR blood levels and adjust patient’s anticoagulation medication under the direction of a physician through a collaborative practice agreement. During my clinical service, I completed research demonstrating the improvement in maintaining INR blood levels within range when a pharmacist was added to the team to monitor and adjust medications. I served the Long-Term Care Facility for 8 years, one day per week. The clinical service functions I provide now involve my work as the Co-Chair for the Poly-drug Taskforce in which I educate the community and caregivers on various misused substances. I also educate pharmacy students to train the community on managing overdose which has helped in regards to reaching more community members. Some of my educational trainings include overdose management with naloxone (Narcan-the opioid overdose reversal agent), signs and symptoms of misuse, and safe storage of medications. I work with addiction specialists, emergency medical personnel, rehabilitation centers, and many others in the community to mitigate the effects of substance misuse in the community. Our efforts over the years have paid off in the community. In the past two years alone, we have completed 81 different Narcan trainings to 1,457 community members in multiple locations including homeless shelters, foster care facilities, schools, and churches. We distributed 3,956 Narcan kits, with 60% of them being focused in high overdose regions of the county. Anonymous reporting identified 25 people who have been revived directly by the Narcan we distributed, however exact numbers are likely underreported and much higher. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department has reported a 328% increase in the overall use of Narcan by laypeople prior to the rescue’s arrival since we began the program in the community. Data following our trainings show that over 92% of participants said they are now going to carry Narcan with them and are comfortable giving it to someone in the case of an overdose.

Research Interests: Substance Abuse, Obesity, Interprofessional Education