Class of ’15 will represent SOP nationwide
About 30 percent of the VCU School of Pharmacy’s Pharm.D. class of 2015 will spend the next year or two in residencies, graduate studies or fellowships all across the country.
Tom Reinders, associate dean for admissions and student services, notes that nearly 1,200 pharmacy residency programs in the United States offer further training in professional practice and management activities. A resident program typically lasts one year (PGY1), although some residents sign up for two years or end up pursuing a second year of more specialized training.
As part of its commitment to improving residency match outcomes, the School of Pharmacy hosted its first Match Day celebration in March, followed by residency scramble assistance for those who did not match. The effort was helmed by Leigh Anne Gravatt in conjunction with the Office of Admissions and Student Services’ P4 assembly day.
The American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, which annually sponsors “The Match,” reports that a total of 2,811 PGY1 residency applicants were matched this spring out of 4,358 applications nationwide.
Following is a list of VCU P4s who will participate in postgraduate programs:
Residencies
Sara Ayele, VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Linda Barstow, Mission Hospitals, Asheville, N.C.
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Danielle Beale, Henrico Doctors Hospital (HCA Richmond), Richmond
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Kelsey Billups, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Erich Brechtelsbauer, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
(PGY1 and 2 – combined with master’s degree program)
Kelly Cain, McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Brian Case, University of New Mexico Hospitals, Albuquerque, N.M.
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Jenna Clemons, Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Amy Cook, Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Kathryn Dane, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
(PGY1 and 2 – Pharmacotherapy)
Melinda Ellis, Sentara Healthcare System, Norfolk
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Shelby Evans, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colo.
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Beth Flippen, VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Lauren Flynt, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Lauren Grecheck, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colo.
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Allison Hardy, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Healthcare, San Antonio, Texas
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Sara Ibinson, CJW Medical Center, Richmond
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Nilofar Jafari, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh
(PGY1 and 2 – combined with master’s degree program)
Erika Lambert, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, N.C.
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Samson Lee, Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, N.C.
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Sharon Lee, Reston Hospital Center, Reston
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Julie Lim, Novant Health Prince William Medical Center, Manassas
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Mi Jung Lim, Anthem Pharmacy Solutions, Norfolk
(PGY1 – Managed Care)
Rachel Lim, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C.
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Eric MacPherson, Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Thomas Madden, Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Lindsay Martin, Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Jessica McDaniel, VCU School of Pharmacy, Richmond
(PGY1 – Community)
Kimberly Means, VCU Health System, Richmond
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Tiffany Morris, Sentara Healthcare System, Virginia Beach
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Kristen Nuckles, McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Sarah Park, North Shore University Health System, Evanston, Ill.
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Margaret Robinson, VCU School of Pharmacy, Richmond
(PGY1 – Community)
Jessica Snead, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y.
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Ryan Templeton, UNC School of Pharmacy, New Bern, N.C.
(PGY1 – Community)
Cortney Wren, McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond
(PGY1 – Pharmacy)
Fellowships
Sarah Barden, Michigan Pharmacists Association, Lansing, Mich.
(Executive fellowship)
Shelly Weaver, Sanofi and Rutgers University School of Pharmacy, Bridgewater, N.J.
(Industry fellowship)
Graduate school
Kathryn Schwienteck, VCU Graduate School, Richmond
(Pharmacology/Toxicology)