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CDR Nicholas Cushman

CDR Nicholas Cushman

Faculty, Program Director

“I love the ability to broadly impact the health of Indigenous people through numerous, necessary aspects, with the goal of eliminating health disparities so Indigenous people may prosper.”

CDR Nicholas Cushman, PharmD, MHA, BCACP, is a commissioned officer with the U.S. Public Health Service and an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. He earned his PharmD from the University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy, and focuses on enhancing clinical services in his current role. Nick serves as a Clinical Program Coordinator for the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board’s Indian Country ECHO Program, where he helps improve healthcare outcomes in Indigenous communities. He also currently serves as adjunct faculty for the University of Michigan. Before this, he completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program and worked as a Staff Pharmacist at the Albuquerque Service Unit in Albuquerque, NM, and served as Deputy Chief Pharmacist at the Ute Mountain Ute Health Center in Towaoc, CO.

Affiliated ECHO Programs

Nicholas Cushman is the Program Manager for the Advancing Pharmacist Roles in Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Teams ECHO Program and faculty for the Diabetes ECHO Program.

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