Sarah Cotner

Dr. Sarah Cotner is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science at the University of Kentucky. She serves as an infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship clinical pharmacy specialist at UK Healthcare. Her roles include Assistant Residency Program Director for the PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency, clinical preceptor for pharmacy residents and students, and contributor to antimicrobial stewardship initiatives. Dr. Cotner holds a PharmD from the University of Illinois at Chicago (2015) and completed PGY1/PGY2 pharmacy residencies at UK Healthcare (2017). Her research focuses on rapid diagnostic technologies and optimizing antimicrobial use through stewardship programs.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science, Illinois Wesleyan University
• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Illinois Chicago
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, UK Healthcare
• PGY2 Pharmacy Practice Residency in Infectious Disease, UK Healthcare

Research emphasizes clinical antimicrobial stewardship strategies, vancomycin pharmacokinetics, and UTI management. She has contributed to studies evaluating diagnostic panels (ePlex®), beta-lactam infusion safety, and infectious disease consultation impacts. Dr. Cotner is actively involved in the Kentucky Antimicrobial Stewardship Innovation Consortium (KASIC) to address regional challenges.

Advising and Grants:

• Preceptor for PGY1/PGY2 residents, LEEP, and APPE students
• Residency program director responsibilities
• Collaboration on quasi-experimental studies involving thousands of patients

Labs/Teams: Works within UK Healthcare's antimicrobial stewardship team and KASIC advisory group, focusing on multi-disciplinary approaches to infection management and antibiotic resistance.