Jessica Farrell PharmD

Dr. Jessica Farrell received her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) in Albany, NY. She then completed an ASHP-Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, NJ. Following her residency, she was employed by Englewood Hospital and Medical Center as an Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist.

Dr. Farrell is currently employed as a Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She has spent over 13 years in rheumatology, most recently moving to Albany Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology in Albany, NY where she provides a variety of clinical pharmacy services including pharmacotherapy consults, assists with access to medications and provides patient counseling and self-injection training visits. She serves as program coordinator for the ACPHS PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency program, Associate Medical Officer for the Steffens Scleroderma Center, member of the Rheumatology Advance Practice Providers (RhAPP) Board of Directors and as the first pharmacist member of the national Scleroderma Foundation Medical and Scientific Advisory Board. She also has previously held officer positions for the New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists (NYSCHP)-Northeastern Chapter and committee positions with the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). 

Dr. Farrell presents nationally and internationally on numerous rheumatic conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, scleroderma, and systemic lupus erythematous. She has received multiple professional awards including Preceptor of Distinction in Clinical Pharmacy, Steffens Scleroderma Foundation Ernest J. Dupont Award, Faculty Advisor of the Year, the Scleroderma Foundation 2019 Doctor of the Year and the New York State Chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy 2020 Clinical Practitioner of the Year.