Born in 1963 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Dr. Kaufman grew up in Piscataway, New Jersey, where her parents (Dr. Harold Alexander and Elaine Sue Sommers) still live. Her parents also snowbird in Tequesta, FL. Her domestic partner is J Fusco. Dr. Michele B Kaufman graduated from Piscataway, High School in 1981 and went on to receive her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island (URI), Kingston, Rhode Island, in 1986 and her Doctor of Pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences (MCP/AHS), Boston, MA, in 1991. She completed a Drug Information Fellowship at the URI Drug Information Center/Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island in 1992. She is currently the President Owner and CEO of PRN Communications Inc. a Medical Writing/Editing and Managed Care/Clinical Consulting Company in New York City. She also works as a per diem Hospital Pharmacist. Formerly she was the Senior Medical Writer, and then the Director of Quality and Medical Writer for PRIME, Inc. (Tamarac, FL). For 10+ years she was a Project Leader/Clinical Pharmacist/Geriatric Case Manager at HIP Health Plan of NY at the corporate office of this managed care company in Manhattan (1996-2006). Recently she was also the primary preceptor for Saint John’s University (SJU) Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Candidates in their advanced clinical rotation in managed care pharmacy, while at HIP. Prior to her position at HIP she was a Clinical Assistant Professor at SJU in Jamaica, NY, her Clinical site was at Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJMC), New Hyde Park, NY. She was a Clinical Coordinator of Drug Information & Internal Medicine from 1992-1996 at LIJMC/SJU. Other past positions included Product Development Pharmacist at Reed & Carnrick Pharmaceutical Company, Piscataway, NJ (1987-1989); Per-diem Staff Pharmacist, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ (1986-1991), and Poison Information Specialist, Massachusetts Poison Control System Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA (1990-1992). She is a Contributing Editor for Formulary Journal, and a peer reviewer for a number of Medical & Pharmacy journals. She has been a freelance medical writer since 1997 and she has published numerous articles in newsletters, journals, and on-line throughout her career. She has lectured on many clinical topics for pharmacy students, pharmacists, physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals over the years. She also has a patent pending for pineapple colon electrolyte lavage solution (Pineapple Colyte™) development and manufacturing process change from Reed & Carnrick now Schwarz Pharmaceuticals.
She is a member of national, state and local Medical and Pharmacy organizations, including the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (including the Greater New York region affiliate chapter), the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, the Professional Section of the American Diabetes Association, the New York State Council of Health System Pharmacists (NYSCHP) and the NYC Chapter of the NYSCHP (past membership coordinator and bulletin editor), and the American Medical Writers Association. She is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in American Education. She has been a past fundraiser for the Susan G Komen NYC Race for the Cure breast cancer walk (200-2005) and the American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure bike rides (2002-2005). She is also a member of the North American Saxophone Alliance, and is a saxophonist with the Big Apple Corps Marching and Concert band in NYC since 1998, and was an executive committee member of the international LGBA in the position of at-large/affiliate membership (2004-2006).
She began technical/medical writing in graduate school and continues to publish online and in print media. A list of some of her works are provided.
