Author

Amanda N. Morris

An infectious diseases clinical pharmacist in Bangor, Maine, Amanda N. Morris, PharmD, BCIDP, directs medication review for an inpatient antimicrobial stewardship service. She finished a specialized PGY2 pharmacy residency in infectious diseases before taking on her role evaluating broad-spectrum antibiotic orders throughout the hospital. Morris consults with medical teams on dose optimization, culture interpretation, and interventions favoring shorter, targeted courses of therapy. She collaborates with physicians and nursing units to update treatment pathways and monitor hospital-wide resistance trends, helping clinical teams make sound therapeutic choices for complicated bloodstream and tissue infections.