P.C. Legacy: Malta Graduate New Chair for the MT Pharmacy Association

The Montana Pharmacy Association officially selected Kristin Dimond, currently employed at Billings Clinic as the Inpatient Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, as the association's new Chair during their 2023 Annual Business Meeting.

Kristin is originally from Malta, and graduated from Malta High School in 2000. She went on to get a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Washington.

"There isn't much about my childhood that I would change," Dimond said about Malta. "Growing up in rural Montana was such a great experience. I was surrounded by individuals with excellent work ethic who were always supportive and encouraging. Looking back on growing up in Phillips County, I can't help but feel blessed to have lived in such a great community."

Kristin, the daughter of Terri and Dave Skiff of Malta, has previously been employed at Sidney Health Center (Sidney, MT) and SCL Health St. Vincent (Billings, MT). Kristin has worked across multiple areas of pharmacy including rural health, oncology, emergency medicine, retail, specialty, and long-term care.

Kristin is most proud of her time as an emergency medicine pharmacist and the positive impact the team she worked with had on patients. One of the primary responsibilities of her current role includes coordinating IPPE and APPE rotations for around 35 students annually. Kristin also manages the onboarding of new pharmacists, maintaining competency structure and learning modules for the pharmacy. She is an active participant in the residency program, sits on several hospital-wide committees, and continues to work through opportunities for process improvement.