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Matthew Ruland, PharmD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Preceptor

Matthew is a graduate of the University of Florida's College of Pharmacy. Matthew completed his PGY1 Pediatric residency at Wolfson Children's Hospital in Jacksonville Florida after graduation. He joined Ascension Sacred Heart in 2019 and has served as a clinical pharmacist in various roles including PICU, NICU, Med/Surg, and operations before starting a new pediatric pharmacist practice in the pediatric ED in 2023. Clinical responsibilities that Matthew fulfills include working closely with multidisciplinary teams to achieve optimal outcomes, participating in emergency situations and procedures, managing outpatient cultures/callbacks. and establishing policies and practices to improve overall care. He also serves as the PGY-1 pediatric preceptor for research, the pediatric EM preceptor for PGY-1 in pediatrics and PGY-2 in Emergency Medicine, and precepts longitudinal infectious disease for the PGY-1 pediatric resident. He also sits on the antimicrobial stewardship committee as the pediatric pharmacy representative and as a member of the shared governance committee. Matthew's interests outside of work include spending time with his wife/family, snorkeling and swimming with tropical fish and reefs and anything geek-related such as Dungeons and Dragons and PC gaming. 

Email: matthew.ruland@ascension.org

Residency Program Coordinator, Pediatric Pharmacists