THE TECH TIMES...Megan Geurds – “Evaluation of antibiotic utilization in an emergency department post-implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist culture review service.”

The Tech Times June 2017 Page | 1

The Tech Times is published quarterly for graduates of Texas Tech University Health

Sciences Center School of Pharmacy Residency Programs.

Editors

Vi Bui, Pharm.D. Oluchi Emelogu, Pharm.D. Megan Geurds, Pharm.D. Gina Nazworth, Pharm.D. Justin Pedigo, Pharm.D.

Faculty Advisor

Steven Pass, Pharm.D., FCCM, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS

TTUHSC – SOP Residency Program http://www.ttuhsc.edu/sop/residencies/

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy Residency Program

The Graduate Pharmacy Education (Residency) Program at TTUHSC – School of Pharmacy was established in 1997 and promotes excellence in patient care by providing education, development, and advanced training to practitioners, educators, and scholars. Residents support the School of Pharmacy mission by expanding faculty practice and scholarship activities; as Assistant Instructors, residents are also actively integrated into the education of Pharm.D. students, serving as clerkship preceptors and small-group facilitators. The Residency Program, under the direction of Dr. Steve Pass, offers diverse training opportunities through 15 unique Pharmacy Practice and Specialty Resident programs located in Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas-Fort Worth and Lubbock. Presently, 35 residents are enrolled in this program. Since its formation, more than 290 residents have successfully completed residency training. Residents participate in a variety of learning opportunities as part of their program such as a longitudinal Clinician-Educator Teaching Certificate Program. Faculty members present monthly topics to residents related to teaching. This year the Teaching Certificate Program has been revised to provide more hands-on lecturing to the residents. Every resident interested in a teaching certificate will present an optional lecture to an audience of residents and pharmacists, who will then evaluate the residents’ performance during the lecture and give constructive feedback on improvement areas. The program has been evolving each year to enhance learning opportunities and encourage residents to pursue academic positions upon completion of the program.

In This Issue: 1. Presentations, Publications and

Recognitions 2. Engagement 3. Residents’ future plans 4. Residency Collage

THE TECH TIMES A Publication of the TTUHSC—School of Pharmacy Residency Programs


Research Days 2017 Presentations and Recognitions

Research Days Poster Presentation Awards:

Megan Geurds – “Evaluation of antibiotic utilization in an emergency

department post-implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship

pharmacist culture review service.”

Meghan Duquette – “Impact of pharmacist counseling on psychiatric

readmission rates.”

Danni McMahan – “Celecoxib, Diclofenac, Etodolac, Naproxen, and

Other Medications in Alzheimer’s Disease.”

Research Days Podium Presentations:

Megan Geurds – “Evaluation of antibiotic utilization in an

emergency department post-implementation of an

antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist culture review

service.”

Danni McMahan – “Celecoxib, Diclofenac, Etodolac,

Naproxen, and Other Medications in Alzheimer’s Disease.”


Experiential Program Preceptor of the Year 2017 Recipient

Levi Campbell, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice resident at North Texas VA Medical Center, received

Preceptor of the Year Award. Congratulations, Levi!

Publications

McCutcheon LR, Alzghari SK, Lee YR, Long WG, Marquez R. Interprofessional

education and distance education: A review and appraisal of the current

literature. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2017;9:729-736.

Congratulations, Bill!


Engagement Announcements

Ada Onwubuya got engaged on May 20.

Congratulations, Ada!

Van Ngo got engaged on January 30.

Congratulations, Van!


Residents’ Future Plans

Ada Onwubuya

TTUHSC SOP Abilene, TX

PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Resident

Megan Geurds

Washington State University

Assistant Professor

Vi Bui

Hendrick Medical Center

Abilene, TX

Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist

Bill Long

Las Palmas Medical Center

El Paso, TX

Clinical Pharmacist

Cody Faubion

To be determined


Jordan Burdine

UTMB Galveston, TX

Neonatal Clinical Specialist

Keith Chow

Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN

Cardiology Clinical Specialist

Samie Sabet

University of Oklahoma

Tulsa School of Community Medicine

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics

Mackenzie Gabel

Relocating to Kansas City, KS

To be determined

Stanley Luc

TTUHSC SOP Amarillo


Jacy Malone

VA Health System Amarillo, TX

Telehealth PACT Clinical Specialist

Gina Nazworth

Baptist Saint Anthony Amarillo, TX

Clinical Pharmacist

Mary Shreffler

TTUHSC SOP Amarillo



Meghan Duquette

Bay Pines VA St Petersburg, FL

Mental Health Rehabilitation

Clinical Specialist

Ryan Hadley

Banner Health Phoenix, AZ

Ambulatory Clinical Specialist

Jordan Light

JPS Health System

Clinical Pharmacist

Elaine Lo

VANTX Health Care System

Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist

Heidi Michaels

Hendrick Medical Center Abilene, TX


Olga Shvarts

To be determined

Sameer Afghani

Phoenix VA System

PGY2 Internal Medicine Resident

Andrew Young

To be determined

Levi Campbell

To be determined


Caleb Carter

Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas, TX

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Oluchi Emelogu

Michael E Debakey VA Houston

PGY2 Ambulatory Care Resident

Sara Huh


Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Mehwish Mamood


Clinical Pharmacist

Natalie Martinez


PGY2 Critical Care Resident

Danni McMahan

NTXVA Health Care System

PGY2 Ambulatory Care Resident

Van Ngo

Texas Health Harris Methodist Ft Worth


Bo Hyung Song


PGY2 Mental Health Resident


Kerry Anne Rambaran

KGI Claremont, CA

Herman Johannesmeyer

Marshall B Ketchum University Fullerton, CA

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

Benjamin Dagraedt

TTUHSC SOP Lubbock


Justin Pedigo

TTUHSC SOP Lubbock



Residency Collage



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THE TECH TIMES...Megan Geurds – “Evaluation of antibiotic utilization in an emergency department post-implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist culture review service.”