John Kappes
Professor
Biography
Dr. Kappes teaches in the areas of internal medicine and critical care. John received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from ºù«Ӱҵ and completed a PGY1 pharmacy residency at Aurora Health Care (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) and a PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency at Avera McKennan (Sioux Falls). John is also a clinical pharmacist at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital where he primarily practices in the ICU. He is the PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program director for Monument Health. John is a board-certified critical care pharmacist. His area of research interests are critical care and cardiology.
Education
- Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist | 2015
- PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Practice Residency | Avera McKennan Hospital | July 2009
- PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency | Aurora Health Care | July 2008
- Doctor of pharmacy | ºù«Ӱҵ | 2007
- B.S. in pharmaceutical sciences, with chemistry minor | 2005
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
- Critical care
- Cardiology
Academic Responsibilities
- PHA 756 Pharmacotherapeutics
- PHA 750 Critical Care Pharmacotherapeutics
- PHA 645 Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioners
- PHA 772 Internal Medicine I APPE
- PHA 706 Critical Care APPE
Committees and Professional Memberships
- South Dakota Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy
- South Dakota Pharmacists Association
Work Experience
- Professor - Pharmacy Practice - ºù«Ӱҵ / Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Rapid City (July 2021 - Present)
- Associate professor – Pharmacy Practice - ºù«Ӱҵ / Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City (July 2015 – July 2021)
- Assistant professor – Pharmacy Practice - ºù«Ӱҵ / Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City (August 2009 – July 2015)
Research and Scholar Work
Awards and Honors
- Monument Health PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor of the year 2020
- College of Pharmacy Students' Association Teacher of the Year 2018
- Regional Health Luminary Award 2017
- South Dakota Pharmacist Association Distinguished Young Pharmacist 2016
- Regional Health PGY1 Preceptor of the Year 2016
- SDSU College of Pharmacy Excellence in Teaching Award 2014