J. Cameron Mitchell, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Title
Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Psychiatry
Residency Associated Title and Involvement
Preceptor - Adult Acute Psychiatry Inpatient Rotation at UNC Medical Center
Personal
Cameron rejoined the pharmacy team at UNC Medical Center in 2022. His main clinical interests include treating Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI), improving patient medication adherence, and decreasing barriers to psychiatric pharmaceutical care. Outside of the hospital setting, Cameron's enjoys coaching youth softball, spending time with his daughter, listening to punk and heavy metal music, watching classic Horror and Sci-Fi movies at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, and hoping that the Chicago White Sox will eventually win a baseball game.
Education
Undergraduate: North Carolina State University - BS Biochemistry, Minor Genetics (Class of 1999)
School of Pharmacy: UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy - PharmD (Class of 2009)
PGY1: UNC Hospitals and Clinics
PGY2: UNC Hospitals and Clinics (Psychiatry)
Rotation Title
Acute Inpatient Psychiatry | Psychiatric Emergency Services
Rotation Description:
- The acute inpatient rotations are designed to provide the resident with experience in and knowledge of medication management and psychosocial concerns across a wide range of psychiatric disease states. Primary objectives are to expand the resident's knowledge base and comfort in: identifying the clinical manifestations of acute mental illness, employing appropriate treatment modalities and therapeutic monitoring strategies, expanding awareness of psychosocial factors that can impact treatment adherence and patient outcomes, and effectively communicating with the psychiatric patient, caregivers, and members of the health care team. Special focus is placed on communicating with providers, patients, and their caregivers, with ample opportunities for patient counseling and documentation of patient care activities within the EMR.
- The Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES) rotation is designed to allow the resident to participate in the clinical management of disease states including (but not limited to) acute substance withdrawal, agitation, psychosis, acute depression/anxiety, suicidal/homicidal ideation, and acute sequelae of neurocognitive disorders. The primary objectives are to facilitate timely/accurate admission medication reconciliation and re-initiation of home medications (when appropriate), manage utilization of non-formulary medications, provide education and clinical recommendations to PES staff, and assist in medication selection for behavioral health emergencies. Special focus is placed on transitions of care concerns and triaging medication management issues.
