Instructors

1. Linda Hodnett, R.Ph.,  is the IV Room Supervisor & staff Pharmacist at JPS hospital in Fort Worth. She completed pharmacy school from SUNY at Buffalo where she also taught math and provided counseling to pharmacy students. She was the Pharmacy Manager at Walgreens for seven years before joining JPS Hospital in 2007.

2. Syed Usman, R.Ph., M.H.C.A. is the Director of Pharmacy for RxProstaff staffing and consulting services. Syed obtained his Pharmacy degree from Xavier University and his Masters degree in Health Care Administration from the University of Mississippi. He has 30 years of hosptial pharmacy experience primarily working as a Pharmacy Director in small to medium sized hospitals in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. He has implemented numerous new pharmacy programs and clinical initiatives to improve pharmacy services and reduce medication risks and costs.

He also served as an adjunct professor for Xavier University and is a certified IV Instructor from the University of Houston.