Residency Showcase Program Listings

Residency website:  Grady Residency Website

Interested in PGY1 or PGY2 Pharmacy Residency programs at Grady? Join us in November or December to learn about our exceptional programs and meet our residents and RPDs.

We invite you to learn more about our programs through the following events. 

• UGA-GSHP Residency Roundtable (virtual) - Wednesday, November 5th, 6-7:30pm EST
• SNPhA x ACCP Virtual Residency Showcase (virtual) - Tuesday, November 11th, 5-6pm EST
• MUSC Residency showcase (virtual) - Tuesday, November 18th, 6-8pm EST
• ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting Residency Showcase (in-person) - Tuesday, December 9th, 8-11 AM PST (BOOTH 5426)
• ASHP Supplemental Residency Showcase (virtual) – Wednesday, December 17^th, time TBD

• Grady Pharmacy Residency Programs Open House (virtual) - Thursday, November 20th, 3-4pm EST
• https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86974577932?pwd=SUZWUVVCN2NqYkQwS3NHR3Bod1ptUT09

• Grady Pharmacy Residency Programs Open House (virtual) - Thursday, December 18th, 4-5pm EST
• https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86974577932?pwd=SUZWUVVCN2NqYkQwS3NHR3Bod1ptUT09

Overview

Established in 1996 Grady Memorial Hospital's Pharmacy Residency programs have a long-standing history for a commitment to excellence in patient care and residency training. Pharmacy residency training at Grady occurs under the preceptorship of full-time, Grady-employed clinical pharmacists. All members of the clinical staff have one or two years of residency training from an accredited program. Residents participate in a 24-hour, in-house, on-call program unique to only a few programs nationally. In this capacity, they are responsible for addressing drug information questions, responding to pharmacokinetic consults, anticoagulation consults, and participating as a member of the Code Blue Response and Stroke Response teams. Internal Medicine services at Grady consist of 17 IM teaching teams and faculty hospitalist services staffed by physicians from Emory and Morehouse Schools of Medicine.

The Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency offers diverse opportunities for the resident to concentrate on broadening their clinical skills and knowledge base in the area of internal medicine. The environment of an academic medical center with extensive medical specialties and a diverse patient population provide ample learning experiences for one to develop into a successful independent practitioner. The expertise of a large clinical pharmacy staff provides a strong group of mentors within the different specialties of the profession.

 The PGY-2 Internal Medicine (IM) Residency is designed to provide advanced training in internal medicine pharmacotherapy. It will begin on July 1 and continue through June 30.

Program Fundamentals:

 The primary emphasis of the residency is to develop clinicians with expertise in pharmacotherapy of internal medicine and related areas. Over the course of the year the resident will: gain experience in the management of common and uncommon medical diseases; develop a solid understanding of disease state pathophysiology and treatment of commonly used medications; strengthen his/her communications skills through formal and informal presentations and interactions with other healthcare professionals in a variety of settings; participate in medical and pharmacy related interdisciplinary committees. In addition, the resident will enhance his/her teaching skills by precepting pharmacy practice residents and/or students on internal medicine rotations.

 Residents completing this program will become a well-rounded, independent internal medicine pharmacy practitioner.

Learning experiences available to the Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident include:

Required Experiences (4-5 weeks per learning experience)

Orientation (1)

Internal Medicine I, II, III, IV (4)

• Emory and Morehouse Schools of Medicine Teaching Services, Hospitalist Services, Unit-Based Services

Medical ICU (1)

Infectious Diseases (1 – ID Consults or HIV Inpatient Service)

Clinical Research (1)

Longitudinal Experiences

Pharmacotherapy Clinic (weekly, 9 months)

24-hour in house Clinical On-Call Program (12 months)

Administration and Medication Use (12 months)

Journal Club (monthly, 12 months)

Inpatient Staffing/Pharmacy Operations (12 months)

Professional Development Series (9 sessions, 12 months)

Elective Experiences (4)

Flexible and are arranged based on the needs and interests of the resident

Ambulatory Clinic (variety)

Cardiology

Critical Care (Surgical/Trauma, Neuro, Burn)

Emergency Medicine

Hematology/Oncology

Infectious Diseases (ID Consults, HIV Inpatient Services, Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Nephrology

Neurology

Toxicology/Poison Control

Other Learning Experiences

 Teaching Certificate Program via Mercer University (if not completed during PGY1)

• Experiential and Didactic Tracks
• Precepting, Facilitation, Lecture, Teaching Philosophy

2 ACPE-accredited presentations (Seminar/Grand Rounds and Clinical Care)

Medication Use Evaluation (MUE)

Residency Research Advisory Committee seminars

Flipped Research Project (Present at Vizient and SERC)

Current Resident (see bio on main residency page):

Kaitlyn Wallace, PharmD (R-272)

Core Preceptors (see bios on main residency page):

Irene Bemis, PharmD, BCPS

Sarah Boyko, PharmD, BCPS

Kristina Evans, PharmD, BCPS

Niaima Geresu, PharmD

Rachele Hollis, PharmD, BCPS

Michael Knauss, PharmD, BCPS, AACC, FGSHP

Kristen Mancuso, PharmD, BCPS

Olivia Morgan, PharmD, BCCCP, BCGP

Bethany Mullinax, PharmD, BCCCP

My Nguyen, PharmD

Manish Patel, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS

Melissa P. Patel, PharmD, BCPS

Marina Rabinovich, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM

Ted Walton, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP

Stella Ye, PharmD, BCPS

Recent Graduates

Jamarius Carvin, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist - Internal Medicine

Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA

Kelley Frances Henley, PharmD, MPH
Clinical Pharmacist – Critical Care
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Rachele Hollis, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist – Internal Medicine
Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA

Hiba Yacout, PharmD, BCPS (R229)

Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist

Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA

Hannah Leschorn, PharmD, BCPS

Internal Medicine Clinical Specialist

Emory Midtown Hospital, Atlanta, GA

Stella Ye, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist – Transitions of Care

Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA

Sarah Boyko, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist – Internal Medicine

Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA

Tina Wang, PharmD, BCPS

Transitions of Care/Internal Medicine Clinical Hospital Pharmacist

Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL

Recent flipped projects presented at national meetings:

Quantifying Pharmacist Intervention on Unit Based Coverage (current project)

Comparison of symptom-triggered lorazepam and phenobarbital scheduled taper in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal in non-critically ill patient

Evaluation of inpatient initiation of SGLT-2i for heart failure

Evaluation of patients initiated on long-acting injectable antipsychotics during psychiatric hospitalization 

Bleeding risk associated with dual antiplatelet therapy in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement

Deprescribing medications among older people to reduce polypharmacy at a comprehensive academic medical center (Sr Care Pharm. 2021 Apr 1;36(4):208-216)

Safety of anticoagulation in patients with an intracranial hemorrhage at a comprehensive stroke center (Journal of Stroke Medicine. 2020;3(2):138-143)

 FACTS ABOUT GRADY

 Grady Health System

• 689-bed tertiary care teaching hospital offering comprehensive medical care to the Atlanta area
• Ponce HIV/AIDS Center
  • One of the largest free-standing clinics devoted to the care of HIV patients in the US
  • Named a top 3 US HIV/AIDS clinic
• Over 20 medical and specialty clinics
• Heart Failure Program (American Heart Association Gold Plus Recipient)
• EPIC EMR, Vigilanz
• Named “Most Wired” – Hospitals and Health Networks every year!

 Grady Memorial Hospital

• Level-I Marcus Trauma Center
• New Emergency Room with over 300 visits/day
• Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Marcus Neuroscience Center
• Certified Burn Center
• Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence
• Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
• Georgia Poison Center
• 115 adult ICU beds
  • 30 Surgical/Trauma ICU beds
  • 30 Medical ICU beds
  • 18 Neurosurgical ICU beds
  • 8 Burn ICU beds
  • 40 Intermediate ICU beds

 On-Site Ambulatory Clinics include:

• HIV Clinic
• Hepatitis C Clinic
• 4 Adult Medicine/Urgent Care Clinics
• Pharmacotherapy Clinic
• Oncology Clinic
• Anticoagulation Clinic
• Heart Failure Clinic
• Lipid Clinic

 Affiliations

• Emory University School of Medicine
• Morehouse School of Medicine
• Mercer University College of Pharmacy
• University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
• South University School of Pharmacy

The GHS PGY-2 IM Residency will participate in the WebAdMIT online residency application process.

 The application deadline is January 5.

Specific requirements for application to the Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency program (submission deadline January 5):

1. Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy
2. Successful completion of an ASHP accredited or Candidate Status PGY-1 Pharmacy residency
3. Eligibility for licensure in the state of Georgia
4. Personal and leadership qualifications for successful completion of a PGY-2 residency
5. Letter in Intent
6. Curriculum vitae
7. PhORCAS references (see below)
8. Questionnaire (see below)

References

Submit four (4) references which will utilize the Standardized Reference form provided in PhORCAS. Three (3) references should be provided by residency preceptors and one (1) from the residency program director.

Please answer the following questions and upload them to PhORCAS:

(1)  Which clinical learning experiences in your residency program did you most like and which did you least like? Why?

(2)  What would your residency preceptors say are your strengths and weaknesses?

(3)  Describe your most rewarding experience from residency or pharmacy school.

(4)  Describe the ideal PGY-2 residency program.

(5)  What job do you plan to pursue at the conclusion of the PGY-2 Internal Medicine residency?

Applicants invited for an on-site interview during January or February will be required to present a professional presentation on a topic related to clinical pharmacy practice (may present residency research project if some data collection and analysis has been completed).

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