Dr. José O. Rivera hails from Puerto Rico, relocating to El Paso in 1995. He served as Director of Pharmacy Services at Sierra Medical Center and was Critical Care Pharmacist at R.E. Thomason General Hospital. He became Director of the Cooperative Pharmacy Program in 2001 and also holds the position of Clinical Professor. He holds titles as Asst. Dean of the College of Pharmacy at UT Austin and Adjunct Clinical Professor. He is also Adjunct Clinical Professor at the TT Paul Foster Medical Center/El Paso Campus.<br><br>Dr. Rivera has extensive experience in bacterial research and has been granted funds for research through UTEP, the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, Thomason Hospital, and various drug companies.<br><br>His research interests include: <br>-Border Health<br>-Complementary Alternative Medicine<br>-Antibody Resistance<br>-Medication Literacy

• Fellow of the UTEP Center for Hispanic Entrepreneurship - Kauffman Foundation (01/01/2008-12/31/2008)
• University of Texas at El Paso Faculty Research Award (01/01/2007-12/31/2007)
• El Paso Pharmacy Association Pharmacy Research and Education Award - El Paso Pharmacy Association (01/01/2001-12/31/2001)
• Member of the Rho Chi Society, Beta Nu Chapter (01/01/1985-12/31/1985)

• Concurrent Residency, University of Kentucky Medical Center (1979)
• Pharm D in Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky (1979)
• BS in Pharmacy, Universidad de Puerto Rico (1976)

• Cultural Competency McGraw-Hill 11 (2020), Jeri J. Sias, Amanda Loya, Jessica M. Shenberger-Trujillo, Jose O. Rivera.
• Traditional Medicinal Plants for Respiratory Diseases: Mexico Chapter 10 (2019), Armando S. Gonzalez, Jose O. Rivera.
• Herbal Weight Loss Supplements: From Dubious Efficacy to Direct Toxicity. Chapter Watson R and Preedy V Chapter 14 (2019), Armando S. Gonzalez, Jose O. Rivera.
• Nutritional and Therapeutic Applications of Prickly Pear Cacti. Elsevier Chapter 23 (2019), Armando S. Gonzalez, Jose O. Rivera.

• “Clinical Implications of CAM Use: 2021 Update” (2021), Volume Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine, MEB 1200, Jose O. Rivera.
• COVID-19 Vaccine (2020), Volume Microsoft Teams, Jose O. Rivera.
• Clinical Implications of CAIM Use on the US/Mexico Border (2020), Volume Virtual Lecture - Via Webex, Jose O. Rivera.
• Fall 2020 - National Advisory Board Meeting (2020), Volume Virtual Meeting - MS Teams, Jose O. Rivera.
• ACPE On-Site (Virtual) Evaluation Meeting with the Dean (2020), Volume Virtual Presentation via Zoom, Jose O. Rivera.
• National Advisory Board Meeting (2019), Volume The University of Texas at El Paso, Jose O. Rivera.

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