Class of 2013 postgraduate destinations run the gamut
Cathy Arnatt (right), with quality improvement pharmacy
manager and preceptor Lt. Cdr. Sara Doran Atchison
says her advanced pharmacy practice rotation in Anchorage
opened her eyes to new opportunities. She is returning to the
Alaska Native Medical Center/Southcentral Foundation
for a PGY1 residency in ambulatory care.
The School of Pharmacy’s Pharm.D. class of 2013 is off and running! About 30 percent are pursuing postgraduate education via residencies or fellowships. About 70 percent have accepted positions in pharmacy practice ranging from community to hospital settings.
Tom Reinders, associate dean for admissions and student services, says nearly 900 pharmacy residency programs across the country train pharmacists in professional practice and management activities. Residencies provide experience in integrating pharmacy services with the needs of individual practice settings and can lead to advanced practice skills and knowledge. A residency usually lasts one year, although many residents continue into a second year of more specialized training.
According to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, a total of 2,866 PGY1 and PGY2 applicants were matched out of 4,480 applications this year. For more on the ASHP Resident Matching Program, click here.
Congratulations to the following VCU School of Pharmacy graduates who have been accepted into postgraduate programs:
David Aguero, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Joseph Akridge, VCU Health System, Richmond
David Allen, Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, N.C.
Catherine Arnatt, Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage
Alissa Basehoar, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, N.C.
Jeffrey Beall, McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond
James Behler, Cleveland Clinic at Marymount Hospital, Garfield Heights, Ohio
Merid Belayneh, Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore
April Brady, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church
Nathaniel Bruce, Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville
Samantha Byrum, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
William Cang, UC San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, Calif.
Andrew Carmichael, VCU Health System, Richmond
Lauren Cherry, VCU Health System, Richmond
Stephanie Culbertson, Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond
Michael Dail, VCU School of Pharmacy – CrossOver Clinic, Richmond
Christine Darby, Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore
Anna Donnis, Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News
Catherine Floroff, Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center, Charleston, S.C.
Bradley Heidenthal, Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News
Bethany Helton, Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond
Ashley Higbea, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh
Amanda Kroll, VCU Health System, Richmond
Lauren Lakdawala, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, Baltimore
Henry Landsheft, Sentara Healthcare System, Norfolk
Aisha Masood, Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Martinsburg, W.Va.
Bradford McDaniel, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke
Derek Mires, St. Johns University and Daiichi Sankyho, New York
Rozine Mosler, Henrico Doctors Hospital, Richmond
Justin Park, Amerigroup Corp., Norfolk
Rose Salzberg, Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond
Rachel Seidman, University of North Carolina Hospitals and Clinics, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Justin Siegfried, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York
Seth Strawbridge, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Conn.
Tiffany VanDervort, Boston Medical Center, Boston
Lauren Wyatt, Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, S.C.