I'm an ambulatory care pharmacist by training. My practice site is the McAllen VA Outpatient Clinic in McAllen, TX; I serve as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS). My research interests include the following: advanced clinical service development and sustainability; chronic care management (CCM) in ambulatory care settings; inappropriate medication usage and falls risk in aged patients; coding, billing, and payment for pharmacy services; scholarship of teaching and learning.