PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program
Program Overview
Number of positions: | 8 |
How to apply: | Candidate Selection Policy |
Rotation Schedule: | Sample Schedules |
Program information: | Residency Manual |
Certifications: | BLS and ACLS Training and Certification (required) |
Biographies: |
Applicant Resources
Sign up for one of our 2026 Virtual Info Sessions:
- Thursday, September 24, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time
- Tuesday, October 20, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time
- Wednesday, November 11, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time
- Friday, December 18, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time
We will hold virtual interviews on the following dates:
- January 28, 2027
- February 2, 2027
- February 4, 2027
- February 9, 2027
- February 11, 2027
- February 15, 2027
- February 18, 2027
- February 23, 2027
Resident Contacts:
Haley Nicholas, PharmD ([email protected])
Our PGY1 Residents
Front: Allison Chidester (Assistant RPD), Lilianna Tulledge, Brianna Wagoner, Jheanelle Atkinson, Mackenzie Jackson, Emily Peleschak, Katelyn Hipwell (RPD); Back: Cameron Glover, Claire Wollett, Gillian Zavaglia, Caleb Seiders, Haley Nicholas, Tanner Oberg; Photo credit: Hayley Spear
2026-2027 Resident Projects
Resident | Project | Primary Preceptor | Project Type |
Jheanelle Atkinson | Unit dose repackaging | Mayrim Millan-Barea | QIP |
Cameron Glover | Pegfilgrastim opportunities to minimize costs without compromising the delivery of high-quality care | Amy Morris | QIP |
Mackenzie Jackson | Identifying the barriers for prescribing medications to MCCPDC and creating a more sustainable process to increase access to these pillars of GDMT | Allison Chidester | QIP |
Haley Nicholas | Broadening the eligibility criteria to include more patients on accelerated weans, and will also work to increase the utilization of multi-agent concurrent weans | Steven Astrachan | QIP |
Tanner Oberg | Percentage of patients with a Posaconazole dose Increase from 300 mg up to day +60 | Morgan Phillips | Research |
Emily Peleschak | Determining the efficacy of weight-based dosing of UFH and enoxaparin for VTE prophylaxis in the obese population | Yvonne Zhang | Research |
Caleb Seiders | Implementation of a standardized, pharmacist-driven medication reconciliation process | Joe Aloi | QIP |
Lilianna Tulledge | Identify the frequency of patients that would qualify for the dalbavancin vial exchange program | Gabe Quaranta | QIP |
Claire Wollett | Comparing patients with steroid sparing IS regimen with Tac/MMF/bela to those on Tac/MMF | Jill Dann | Research |
Gillian Zavaglia | Outpatient AUC-guided vancomycin associated with fewer drug-related ADEs leading to a change in care compared to daptomycin | Corey Medler | Research |
Program Director/Contact Person:
Katelyn Hipwell, PharmD, MPH
Assistant Program Director:
Allison Chidester, PharmD, BCCP