About the Founder/Owner/CEO

Brief Overview

Temeka Borden, PharmD, MA, BS, RPh, is an author, a licensed pharmacist, a life coach, a minister, and an independent consultant with a wide range of experience in many areas. After earning her doctorate, she completed a pharmacy residency in drug information. She also has served in administrative leadership roles. Temeka believes everyone should be treated respectfully, professionally, and equally.

Temeka has volunteered for several organizations. This includes serving as a reviewer of pharmacy abstract proposals for a nonprofit, specifically, abstracts for this organization’s educational sessions that are held during its annual clinical meetings.

Her hobbies include journaling, sketching, long-distance running, and dancing. Temeka also is a drummer (full set), and in the past, she has sung with church worship teams.

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Details of Dr. Borden’s Professional Experience

Educational Background

Temeka Borden, Pharm.D., M.A., B.S., RPh., is a multistate licensed pharmacist with extensive experience in the pharma/biotech industry. She has earned multiple degrees. Specifically, she has obtained the following: Doctor of Pharmacy, Master of Arts in Communication (emphasis in education), and Bachelor of Science in biology (minor in English). When pursuing her master’s degree in communication, she also studied media literacy (e.g., in journalism) and strategic and organizational communication.

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Postdoctoral Training

After obtaining her pharmacy degree, Dr. Borden completed a pharmacy residency in drug information. During this residency, she handled drug information requests, shared 24-hour, on-call service duties with staff, served as an instructor to pharmacy students in the didactic and experiential settings, provided pharmacy and therapeutics (P & T) support to a local hospital, and was Associate Editor of a drug information pharmacy newsletter. She also completed a longitudinal clinical rotation in the hospital/acute care/inpatient setting during this time.

Pharmacy Practice Experience

In 2011, Dr. Borden accepted the role of Director of Pharmacy (DOP) of an organization. In this position, she oversaw all pharmacy operations within the central and satellite sites and served as chair of the P & T committee. In addition to participating in the daily operations of the pharmacy (e.g., reviewing and processing medication orders and counseling patients), Dr. Borden was a clinical pharmacy and drug information consultant to medical staff (i.e., physicians and nurse practitioners). The role of Corporate Compliance Officer (CCO) was later added to her position of DOP, and as CCO, she developed a compliance/risk management plan for the organization. She was the only person in this department at the time.

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Experience in Area of Specialty

Drug Information/Medical Information/Medical Communications

Following her role as DOP, Dr. Borden was a drug information analyst (writer) for a pharmacy compendium. She then began her career in the pharma/biotech industry where she was provided the opportunity to make a valuable contribution while in various roles in medical information (MI).

Responsibilities

Dr. Borden gained experience in many therapeutic areas (e.g., oncology, diabetes, immunology, rare diseases), and in these roles, she participated in one or more of the following activities: responded to medical information requests (MIRs) in verbal and written format; identified and communicated MIR and adverse event trends; collaborated with safety physicians; created and updated local and global standard response documents (SRDs); created and updated local and global frequently asked questions (FAQ) documents; created and revised patient response documents (PRDs); updated dossiers; worked with vendors to create various medical science liaison (MSL) slide decks; performed promotional reviews of various deliverables; arranged and led meetings with medical, legal, and regulatory colleagues regarding MI-related content; completed various additional projects with local and global colleagues; staffed MI booths at congresses; presented at and participated in journal clubs; and conducted numerous trainings for employees within the medical, pharmacovigilance, and commercial departments.

Collaborations/Partnerships

Her time working in this industry has provided her with the opportunity to strategize and collaborate with colleagues in medical affairs, health economic and outcomes research (HEOR), regulatory, legal, and commercial departments.

Summary

Dr. Borden has a proven track record of being able to work independently, collaboratively, and cross-functionally, including in a dynamic, fast-paced, matrix environment. She appreciates those who exhibit ethical behavior and integrity, and she is committed to contributing to the success of others.

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Honors, Awards, and Organizations

Dr. Borden is a recipient of the 2009 Student National Pharmacy Association Past President Award of Appreciation for Support and Encouragement, issued by Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy.

Dr. Borden also has received the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Spring Forum Travel Award in 2010.

In addition, she is a member of Grand Canyon University’s Alpha Epsilon Gamma (a chapter of Kappa Delta Pi [an international honor society in education]), as well as the American Medical Writers Association, and the Editorial Freelancers Association.