John Kappes
Professor
Biography
Dr. John Kappes teaches in the areas of internal medicine and critical care.
Kappes received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from South Dakota State University and completed a PGY1 pharmacy residency at Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls.
Kappes is also a clinical pharmacist at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital where he primarily practices in the intensive care unit. He is the PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency program director for Monument Health. He is a board-certified critical care pharmacist. His area of research interests are critical care and cardiology.
Kappes received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from South Dakota State University and completed a PGY1 pharmacy residency at Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls.
Kappes is also a clinical pharmacist at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital where he primarily practices in the intensive care unit. He is the PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency program director for Monument Health. He 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 | South Dakota State University | 2007
- B.S. in pharmaceutical sciences with a 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 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences
- PHA 706 Critical Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences
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, South Dakota State University and Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Rapid City (July 2021-present)
- Associate professor – Pharmacy Practice, South Dakota State University and Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City (July 2015-July 2021)
- Assistant professor – Pharmacy Practice, South Dakota State University and Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City (August 2009-July 2015)
Research and Scholarly 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
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