Residency Year: 2023-2024
Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Practice Areas of Interest: Informatics
Reason for coming to Inova Mount Vernon Hospital: I chose Mount Vernon to work with an awesome and supportive team! I particularly appreciate the strong clinical autonomy of pharmacists at the Inova Health System. This program offered unique electives that cater towards my interests including psychiatry and informatics. I am extremely fortunate that all my preceptors are invested in my wellness and professional growth.
Residency Year: 2023-2024
Pharmacy School: University of Utah
Practice Areas of Interest: Infectious Disease and Medication Safety
Reason for coming to Inova Mount Vernon Hospital: I chose Mount Vernon Hospital because I knew I would learn better in an environment where I could have individual attention instead of getting lost in a big residency class. I felt that my unique strengths were recognized, and I appreciate the commitment to helping learners develop and grow. They also offered learning opportunities that matched my interests and would provide foundational experiences to build from.
Residency Year: 2022- 2023
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina
Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Updates in the Guidelines for the Management of Parkinson’s Disease
Longitudinal Research Project: Improving Management of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients Taking Antipsychotics in a Community Hospital
Post-Residency Position: Inova Specialty Pharmacy
Residency Year: 2022- 2023
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina
Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: The ART of Managing HIV Infections in Adults
Longitudinal Research Project: Comparing the Rate of Vancomycin Associated AKI Pre and Post implementation of AUC-Guided Dosing at a Community Hospital
Post-Residency Position: Yale New Haven Health PGY2 Ambulatory Care
Residency Year: 2021-2022
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Pharmacy School: Northeastern University
Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: The Next Best Option: Avoiding Drug-Induced Delirium in Geriatric Patients
Longitudinal Research Project: Prevention of Hypoglycemia in a Community Hospital
Post-Residency Position: Hennepin County Medical Center PGY2 Internal Medicine
Residency Year: 2021-2022
Hometown: Leonardtown, MD
Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Rate vs. Rhythm in Atrial Fibrillation: How has EAST-AFNET changed the debate?
Longitudinal Research Project: Improving sodium correction in a community hospital
Post-Residency Position: Staff pharmacist at Inova Alexandria Hospital
Residency Year: 2020-2021
Hometown: Beckley, WV
Pharmacy School: West Virginia University
Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Which Route Would You Take?: Ketamine for Pain in the Emergency Department
Longitudinal Research Project: Evaluation of Antibiotic Use in Adults with Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Admitted to an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
Post-residency Position: Staff pharmacist, Georgetown University Hospital
Residency Year: 2020-2021
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Pharmacy School: University of Maryland at Baltimore
Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Pharmacological Management of Psychiatric Agitation in the ED
Longitudinal Research Project: Pharmacist-Driven Antiplatelet Deprescribing in a Community Hospital
Post-residency Position: Staff pharmacist, Anne Arundel Medical Center
Residency Year: 2019-2020
Hometown: Centreville, VA
Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: What’s New and Shocking in Psychiatry?
Longitudinal Research Project: Optimization of antibiotic duration for community-acquired pneumonia patients in a community hospital
Post-Residency Position: Staff pharmacist at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Residency Year: 2019-2020
Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Management of Prosthetic Joint Infections
Longitudinal Research Project: Impact of pharmacist intervention on the safety of bridging anticoagulation in a community hospital
Post-Residency Position: Staff pharmacist at Inova Alexandria Hospital
Residency Year: 2018-2019
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Pharmacy School: University of South Florida
Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Longitudinal Research Project: Prevention of 30-day Pneumonia Readmissions in a Community Hospital
Post-Residency Position: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant
Residency Year: 2018-2019
Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA
Pharmacy School: Shenandoah University
Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Neuromuscular Blockers: Controversial Usage and Reversal
Longitudinal Research Project: Impact of Pharmacy-Completed Medication Histories on the Prevention of Severe Hypoglycemia
Post-Residency Position: Staff Pharmacist at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center and Novant Health UVA
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Hometown: Tirana, Albania
Pharmacy School: University of Maryland
Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Dosing of Vancomycin in Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) and Continous Renal Replacement (CRRT)
Longitudinal Research Project: Development of a risk-assessment tool to predict vancomycin-induced nephrotoxicity in hospitalized adults
Post-Residency Position: Staff Pharmacist at Inova Alexandria Hospital
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Hometown: Fort Washington, VA
Pharmacy School: Shenandoah University
Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Opioid Safety in High Risk Patients
Longitudinal Research Project: Development of a risk-assessment tool for the prevention of opioid-related harm
Post-Residency Position: Staff Pharmacist at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Residency Year: 2016-2017
Hometown: Millersville, MD
Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Assessing Current Literature Supporting Medication Administration
Longitudinal Research Project: Impact of pharmacist participation in rapid response and code event teams in a community hospital
Post-Residency Position: Clinical Pharmacist at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
Residency Year: 2016-2017
Hometown: Oxnard, CA
Pharmacy School: Shenandoah University
Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Ensuring Safe and Appropriate Darbepoetin Alfa Usage
Longitudinal Research Project: Establishing standard work to prevent readmissions for core diagnoses patients
Post-Residency Position: Clinical Pharmacist at Los Robles Regional Medical Center