Biography
Dr. Rowe received her Bachelor of Science in chemistry degree from John Brown University and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy in Little Rock, Arkansas. She completed a postgraduate year-one pharmacy practice residency at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, and a postgraduate year-two ambulatory care pharmacy specialty residency at CoxHealth in Springfield, Missouri.
In addition to her role as faculty with the UMKC School of Pharmacy, Dr. Rowe is also faculty for the UMKC Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Medical Fellowship Program. She is a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist and provides comprehensive medication management within the endocrinology and LGBTQ specialty clinics at University Health (UH) in Kansas City, Missouri, an urban safety-net health system dedicated to providing interprofessional, patient-centered care for all. Within her role at the LGBTQ clinic, Dr. Rowe participates as a member of the UH interprofessional LGBTQ care team to provide gender-affirming care clinical management, education, and access support. Additionally, she facilitates continuous glucose monitor and insulin pump education, initiation, and ongoing management, as well as general cardiometabolic and diabetes disease state comprehensive medication management within the endocrine clinic. At her clinic sites, she precepts third- and fourth-year pharmacy students as well as PGY-1 UH pharmacy residents.
Dr. Rowe serves as an advisor for the UMKC SOP chapter of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP), as well as a faculty advisor for the LGBTQIA Health District Alliance, an interprofessional student organization. She also serves as a volunteer preceptor and faculty advisor to the board at Sojourner, a free, student-run, interprofessional clinic for those who are uninsured or unhoused in Kansas City.
Her professional areas of interest include sustainable models for integrated ambulatory pharmacy practice, clinical and educational outcomes associated with pharmacist roles in LGBTQ care, interprofessional education, and identifying care models to successfully address health disparities and improve health equity.
Practice sites
University Health Truman Medical Center
Endocrine Specialty Clinic – UH 4, 6th Floor
2310 Holmes Street
Kansas City, MO 64108-2640
Clinic: 816-404-4070
University Health Truman Medical Center
LGBTQ Specialty Clinic – UHTMC, 4th Floor
2301 Holmes Street
Kansas City, MO 64108-2640
Clinic: 816-404-4086
Expertise
- Dr. Rowe’s areas of expertise include endocrine and cardiometabolic disorders, LGBTQ+ and gender-diverse health, and the intersection of SDOH, DEIA principles, health equity, and health outcomes. She has been recognized for clinical expertise in the areas of LGBTQ Health, Gender Affirming Care, and Health Equity, and received the NASPA Missouri Pharmacy Association Excellence in Practice Innovation Award. She has also created multiple educational materials and presentations within this field, including authoring an Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment Program chapter on Gender Affirming Care, co-creating and maintaining the Gender Affirming Care resource page within iForumRx, and presenting at the AACP and ACCP annual meetings.