Sarah MacGuire

Sarah MacGuire, MBA, RN, CDCES, CCM-R has a diverse work experience in healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. Sarah started their career as a Registered Nurse at California Pacific Medical Center, where they provided orthopedic and neurology directed patient care and served as a charge nurse. Sarah then worked as a Legal Assistant, assisting in the defense of physicians accused of medical malpractice.

Sarah transitioned to the pharmaceutical industry, joining Merck as a Pharmaceutical Account Manager. In this role, they collaborated with healthcare providers to manage diseases and clinical trial results and provided treatment recommendations. Sarah also educated healthcare professionals on pharmaceutical options for various conditions, resulting in improved patient outcomes and increased revenue.

Returning to the healthcare field, Sarah joined Sharp HealthCare as a Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. Here, they provided outpatient and inpatient diabetes education to different patient types, including Type 1, Type 2, gestational, and pre/post renal transplant patients. Sarah focused on teaching ADA Standards of Care and AADE7 Self-Care Behaviors and covered various diabetes topics.

Sarah then served as a Diabetes Disease Manager and Diabetes Care and Education Specialist at Sharp Rees Stealy, where they managed a large panel of patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Sarah focused on achieving perfect care measures related to Hemoglobin A1c, LDL Cholesterol, and Blood Pressure.

In their most recent role at Sharp HealthCare, Sarah held the position of Lead Outpatient Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. Sarah was responsible for outpatient diabetes education, particularly in patients with Type 1, Type 2, gestational diabetes, and pre/post renal transplant. Sarah used Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) technology and analyzed CGM data/reports to provide recommendations to patients and providers.

Sarah MacGuire has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Boston College, which they completed from 1988 to 1991. In 2009, they obtained a Certificate in Case Management from the University of California, San Diego-Extension. That same year, they also earned an MBA in Business from the University of Phoenix (San Diego Campus & Online). Sarah MacGuire has also completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Phoenix, although the specific dates are not mentioned.