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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
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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.”
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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!
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Engagement Announcements
Ada Onwubuya got engaged on May 20.
Congratulations, Ada!
Van Ngo got engaged on January 30.
Congratulations, Van!
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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
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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
PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Resident
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
PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Resident
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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
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist
Olga Shvarts
To be determined
Sameer Afghani
Phoenix VA System
PGY2 Internal Medicine Resident
Andrew Young
To be determined
Levi Campbell
To be determined
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Caleb Carter
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas, TX
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Oluchi Emelogu
Michael E Debakey VA Houston
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Resident
Sara Huh
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas, TX
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Mehwish Mamood
VANTX Health Care System
Clinical Pharmacist
Natalie Martinez
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas, TX
PGY2 Critical Care Resident
Danni McMahan
NTXVA Health Care System
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Resident
Van Ngo
Texas Health Harris Methodist Ft Worth
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist
Bo Hyung Song
VANTX Health Care System
PGY2 Mental Health Resident
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Kerry Anne Rambaran
KGI Claremont, CA
Herman Johannesmeyer
Marshall B Ketchum University Fullerton, CA
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Benjamin Dagraedt
TTUHSC SOP Lubbock
PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Resident
Justin Pedigo
TTUHSC SOP Lubbock
PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Resident
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Residency Collage
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