Biography

Dr. Kappes teaches in the areas of internal medicine and critical care. John received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from South Dakota State University and completed a PGY1 pharmacy residency at Aurora Health Care (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) and a PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency at Avera McKennan (Sioux Falls). John is also a clinical pharmacist at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital where he primarily practices in the ICU. He is the PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program director for Monument Health. John is a board-certified critical care pharmacist. His area of research interests are critical care and cardiology.

Education

Academic and Professional Experience

Academic Interests
Academic Interests
  • Critical care
  • Cardiology
Academic Responsibilities
  • PHA 756 Pharmacotherapeutics
  • PHA 750 Critical Care Pharmacotherapeutics
  • PHA 645 Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioners
  • PHA 772 Internal Medicine I APPE
  • PHA 706 Critical Care APPE
Committees and Professional Memberships
  • South Dakota Society of Health-System Pharmacists
  • American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • American College of Clinical Pharmacy
  • South Dakota Pharmacists Association
Work Experience
  • Professor - Pharmacy Practice - South Dakota State University / Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Rapid City (July 2021 - Present) 
  • Associate professor – Pharmacy Practice - South Dakota State University / Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City (July 2015 – July 2021)
  • Assistant professor – Pharmacy Practice - South Dakota State University / Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City (August 2009 – July 2015)

Research and Scholar Work

Awards and Honors
  • Monument Health PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor of the year 2020
  • College of Pharmacy Students' Association Teacher of the Year 2018
  • Regional Health Luminary Award 2017
  • South Dakota Pharmacist Association Distinguished Young Pharmacist 2016
  • Regional Health PGY1 Preceptor of the Year 2016
  • ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ College of Pharmacy Excellence in Teaching Award 2014
Mailing Address:
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
353 Fairmont Blvd
Rapid City, SD 57701
Office Location:
Off-Campus