CDH Pharmacy Residency Program PGY1
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Email: fnehring@mgb.org
for more information contact Fletcher Nehring, PharmD, BCPSfnehring@mgb.org
Overview
Our PGY1 Pharmacy Residency program at Cooley Dickinson Hospital is dedicated to training pharmacists to become well-rounded pharmacy practitioners in a collaborative environment. Residents are exposed to acute care experiences, including critical care, internal medicine, and antimicrobial stewardship. Outpatient clinic experiences in oncology and anticoagulation, as well as teaching and precepting opportunities, help to provide a solid foundation for our residents. Residents are also offered the chance to become ACLS-certified, serve as co-preceptors for IPPE and APPE pharmacy students, and teach at one of the nearby pharmacy schools.
Duration of residency: 12 months
Residency start date: July 1
Number of position: 2
Total Base Pay: $57,000
Benefits:
- Ten days paid time off, which includes sick, vacation, and interview leave
- Paid time off for major U.S. holidays
- Insurance offered: Health, dental and optical
- Travel expenses paid for the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
- Professional materials (laptop, office space, drug information resources, etc.)
Candidate’s minimum requirements include:
- Possess a Doctor of Pharmacy degree
- Licensed/eligible for licensure in Massachusetts
- Be a graduate or candidate for graduation from an ACPE-accredited program or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate from NABP
Applications to Cooley Dickinson Hospital PGY1 residency program must be submitted electronically using the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application (PhORCAS).
Rotations
Required
For one month
- Program Orientation
- Management
For two months
- Internal Medicine
- Critical Care
- Oncology (Outpatient)
Electives (choose three)
Repeat any of the required rotations (in more depth), or select from the following:
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Behavioral Health
- Emergency Medicine
Longitudinal (Required)
- Medication Safety
- Pharmacy and Therapeutics
- Research
- Staffing every other weekend with compensated project day before weekend worked
- Teaching seminars affiliated with MCPHS, Worcester, MA
Preceptors
Clinical Oncology Pharmacist
Education:
- PharmD, Western New England University College of Pharmacy, Springfield, MA
Practice Interests: Oncology
Rotation Precepted: Oncology
Professional Experience: MSHP, HOPA, AIHP; former pharmacy manager at A high-volume Walgreens Pharmacy. Completed longitudinal APPE program at Cooley Dickinson with rotations in oncology, IM, Critical Care, and administration
Residency Program Director, Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator and Medication Safety Officer
Education:
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT
- PharmD, University of Rhode Island – Kingston, RI
Practice Interests: Medication Safety, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Research
Rotations Precepted: Medication Safety, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Research
Professional Experience: Over twenty years of preceptor experience; previously practiced at Mercy Medical Center (Springfield, MA) as a Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator
Clinical Oncology Pharmacist for the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Education:
- PharmD, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA
Practice Interests: Oncology, Pediatrics, and Academia
Rotation Precepted: Oncology
Professional Experience: Involved in ASHP, PPAG, and MSHP; completed APPE matrix program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with focus in oncology and NICU
Clinical Oncology Pharmacist
Education:
- PharmD, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Practice Interests: Oncology
Rotation Precepted: Oncology
Professional Experience: Baystate Medical Center (2009-2020)
Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist
Education:
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA
- PharmD, MCPHS University, Worcester, MA
- BS, Biology and Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Practice Interests: Anticoagulation, antimicrobial stewardship, medication safety
Rotations Precepted: Internal Medicine, Comprehensive Medication Management
Professional Experience: MSHP, previously practiced as a clinical pharmacist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s outpatient anticoagulation clinic, with eight years of preceptor experience
Director of Pharmacy
Education:
- BS, Pharmacy, St. John’s University and Michigan State University
Practice Interests: Pain management
Rotations Precepted: Management as well as IPPE and APPE pharmacy students
Professional Experience: Worked at Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital, St. Clare’s Hospital , Winter Park Memorial Hospital, and Mary Lane Hospital. LTC experience at SunScript as Director of pharmacy and Partners Pharmacy, Northeast Director of Operations. Retail experience at Target Corporation. Member MSHP and ASHP. 15 years of precepting experience
Pharmacy Supervisor
Education:
- BS, Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Practice Interests: Administrative, opioid stewardship, antibiotic stewardship
Rotations Precepted: Program Orientation, staffing, as well as APPE and IPPE pharmacy students
Professional Experience: Pharmacy District Manager (Walgreens/ Rite Aid), Pharmacy Business Partner (Target), Pharmacy Manager
Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Education:
- PharmD, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Practice Interests: Internal Medicine and Oncology
Rotations Precepted: Internal Medicine and Oncology
Professional Experience: Former pharmacist at Vibra Healthcare, Mercy Medical Center (Springfield), and Baystate Health (Springfield)
Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Education:
- PharmD, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
- PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Yale New Haven Hospital
- PGY2 Infectious Diseases Specialty Residency, Yale New Haven Hospital
Practice Interests: Critical Care and Infectious Diseases
Rotations Precepted: Critical Care and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Professional Experience: Former pharmacist at Baystate Health (Springfield)
Current & Past Residents
Beshoy Astfanous, PharmD
Education: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Boston)
Hometown: North Attleboro, MA (originally from Egypt)
Practice Interests: Infectious Diseases
Ihuoma Otuh, PharmD
Education: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Worcester)
Hometown: Nigeria
Practice Interests: Critical Care
Abdullah Aloqaybi, PharmD
Current Appointment: PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident at CoxHealth in Springfield, Missouri
Shahad Alali, PharmD
Current Appointment: PGY2 Infectious Disease Pharmacy Resident at SBH Health System in Bronx, New York
Hamza Sinan, PharmD
Current Appointment: PGY2 Thrombosis and Hemostasis Pharmacy Resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Lauren Sieracki, PharmD
Current Appointment: PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident at Baystate Health, Springfield, MA
Timothy Castor, PharmD
Melissa Condé, PharmD
Current Appointment: Critical Care Pharmacist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA
Current Appointment: Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA
Peter Cao, PharmD
Current Appointment: Clinical Pharmacist at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
Kishori Koppu, PharmD
Current Appointment: Clinical pharmacist, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Phuong Duong, PharmD
Current Appointment: Pharmacist, CVS Pharmacy, Boston, MA
Allison Jones, PharmD
Current Appointment: Critical care pharmacist, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Brighton, MA
Maura Brennan, PharmD, BCPS
Current Appointment: Clinical pharmacist, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Claudia Hilera-Botet, PharmD, BCPS
Current Appointment: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist at Hartford Healthcare, Hartford, CT