Biography
Salazar has partnered with a number of non-academic entities such as the NM Department of Health, East Central Ministries One Hope Centro de Vida clinic and Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless (AHCH) to develop partners within our community and real-life learning experiences for students. It is through her collaborative work that Salazar has created a number of sustainable patient-care/community care programs that also serve as student learning opportunities. Salazar is the Coordinator of the Diabetes Clinic at AHCH. Her current clinical work within an interprofessional team allows utilization of her expertise in pharmacy, diabetes, motivational interviewing and relationship-centered patient care. Prior to her faculty appointment at UNM CoP Salazar practiced within an interprofessional team at an endocrinology private practice clinic.
Personal Statement
The ability to hold human connection is the core of our humanity. I believe the innate desire to build relationship is what makes us human and when we do this well with our patients their health care outcomes potential expands without limit. I am passionate about partnering with students to develop their natural interest in 'wanting to help people.' Every pharmacy student enters the pharmacy professional program with this deep interest at heart and it is my greatest joy to not just teach them about helping people through building relationship, but to show them how professional life can be when they build authentic relationship with their patients and with themselves.
Areas of Specialty
Specialization #1 Teaching: Communication and Professionalism
Specialization #2 Teaching: Patient-centered care
Specialization #3 Practice Clinical care within homeless and marginalized populations
Specialization #4 Practice: Diabetes care
Specialization #5 Practice: Substance Use Disorder Recovery behavioral care
Education
PharmD, University of New Mexico, 2004
Certifications
Certification #1 Relationship Centered Communication Facilitator
Certification #2 Motivational Interviewing
Certification #3 Interprofessional Education, course facilitation and curriculum development
Key Publications
Other
Dominguez-Salazar, Krista, D Ward, Krystal, L 2020 Response to Impact of Students' Strengths, Critical Thinking Skills and Disposition on Academic Success... American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 842, https://www.ajpe.org/content/84/2/7760 Book Chapter Dominguez-Salazar, Krista, D Herman, Alexandra, M Ried, Lyle, D Accepted Motivational Interviewing and Health Coaching with SPs AccessPharmacy
Book Chapter
Dominguez-Salazar, Krista, D Herman, Alexandra, M Ried, Lyle, D Accepted Dialogue with SPs About a New Rx AccessPharmacy
Journal Article
Cone, Catherine, Godwin, Donald, A Dominguez-Salazar, Krista, D Bond, Rucha , 2016 Incorporation of an Explicit Critical-Thinking Curriculum to Improve Pharmacy Student's Critical-Thinking Skills
Languages
- Spanish
Courses Taught
Introduction to Pharmacy Practice and Communication and activities through out the PharmD curriculum reinforcing therapeutic communication and relationship building with patients. I most enjoy facilitating learning about:
Identifying how personal attributes can expand the depths of a health care providers' patient care;
Leading clinically effective and motivating conversations with patients;
Providing patient centered, empathetic, culturally centered health care communication for honoring the unique needs of every individual patient.