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Pharmacy residency profiles

UW Health in northern Illinois Pharmacy Residency Program directors and coordinators

Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) Residency Program Director

Rotations precepted: PGY1 and PGY2 Leadership, Admin.
Pharmacy school attended: Creighton University School of Pharmacy
Professional interests: Implementing strategic and progressive pharmacy programs
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? Watching people achieve their professional goals
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? Easy … the people I work with every day.

PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program Director

Rotations precepted: PGY1 Orientation, Specialty Pharmacy, Community Outreach, Headache and Gastroenterology.
Pharmacy school attended: University of Illinois-Chicago
Residency program: PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency Program at NorthShore University Health System
Professional interests: Specialty pharmacy clinical management, outcomes and patient safety
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? The community built within the pharmacy department makes every day at work enjoyable. I also love the dynamic landscape of specialty pharmacy. There is always something new to learn.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? The innovation and growth within the pharmacy department initially attracted me to SwedishAmerican.

PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program Director

Rotations precepted:
- PGY1: Critical Care I and II, Code Blue Response
- PGY2 Critical Care: Critical Care, Medical Intensive Care, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Surgical Intensive Care, Advanced Critical Care
Pharmacy school attended: Midwestern University – Chicago College of Pharmacy
Residency program: PGY1 Northshore Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Ill.
Professional interests: Critical care, toxicology and infectious disease. Member of ASHP and SCCM and serve on hospital committees — Antimicrobial Stewardship, Critical Care, Code Blue and Organ Donation.
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? We are a community hospital that offers a wide range of pharmacy services. We have a great group of providers and nurses that work well as a team. Working in a mixed ICU allows me to interact with almost all the providers in the hospital including intensivists, pulmonologist, surgeons, hospitalists and APNs.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? We have a diverse group of technicians and pharmacists that treat each other like family.

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director

Rotation precepted: PGY1 and PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Practice
Pharmacy school attended: University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
Residency program: PGY1 St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Professional interests: Residency, infectious diseases, medication safety
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? The variety
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? Phenomenal opportunities for pharmacists and pharmacy service expansion, alongside great co-workers

PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency Program Director

Rotations precepted:
- PGY2 Emergency Medicine: Orientation, Emergency Medicine I-IV, Emergency Medicine Clinical Practice, Research and Projects, Teaching and Precepting
- PGY2 Critical Care: Emergency Medicine
- PGY1: Emergency Medicine
Pharmacy school attended: University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
Residency program: University of Kansas Hospital – PGY1
Professional interests: Emergency medicine, critical care, experiential education
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? How quickly we are able to observe a pharmacist intervention improve the patient’s status. I also enjoy seeing the success of our former residents and students as they move on to do great things after their training at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? The multidisciplinary, collaborative approach in the ED is second to none from ED leadership, ED providers, ED nursing and ED ancillary staff.

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator

Rotations precepted:
- PGY1: Orientation, Pharmacy Project, Evening Clinical
- PGY2 Critical Care: Orientation, Pharmacy Project, Teaching and Precepting
Pharmacy school attended: Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Residency program: PGY1 SwedishAmerican Hospital
Professional interests: Critical care, general medicine, residency improvement initiatives
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? I enjoy seeing the wide range of disease states and diverse patient populations that are found throughout the hospital and being able to make a difference in their care.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? I was drawn to the community feel of the Pharmacy Department and found throughout the hospital. Everyone is passionate about patient care while still maintaining a great relationship among departments.

PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator

Rotations precepted:
- PGY2 Emergency Medicine: Orientation, Emergency Medicine I-IV, Emergency Medicine Clinical Practice, Research and Projects, Teaching and Precepting
- PGY2 Critical Care: Emergency Medicine
- PGY1: Emergency Medicine
Pharmacy school attended: Pacific University, Hillsboro, Ore.
Residency programs: Providence St. Peter Hospital – PGY1 (Olympia, Wash.); UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital – PGY2 Emergency Medicine (Rockford, Ill.)
Professional interests: Emergency medicine, critical care
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? Being able to see a wide array of disease states and seeing the impact of pharmacist intervention in improving patient status in real time.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? The collaboration and teamwork that the ED displays when stabilizing a patient along with the dedication to improving patient outcomes.

Pharmacy preceptors

Rotations precepted: Medicine, Advanced Medicine, Pharmacy Precepting.
Pharmacy school attended: Ohio Northern University
Residency program: PGY1 SwedishAmerican Hospital
Professional interests: GI/liver disease, nutrition support, precepting students and residents.
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? The people I work with and mix of patients, there’s never a dull moment.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? Sense of community and care. Being from Rockford, I’ve always wanted to come back and practice pharmacy in my hometown to give back and work towards providing exceptional care to my community. I was ecstatic to match as a resident back in my hometown, as well as then have the opportunity to stay on after residency and continue my growth in the organization.

Rotation precepted: Specialty Pharmacy

Rotations precepted: PGY1 Community Residency Longitudinal Patient Centered Dispensing, Administration
Pharmacy school attended: Midwestern University – Chicago College of Pharmacy
Professional interests: Meds to Beds Program
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? I love that our department is a mixture of inpatient and outpatient care. We are able to assist with transitions of care for our patients that are in the hospital and provide exceptional outpatient services to our community.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? SwedishAmerican has the culture that really fits who I am as a person and a leader. We are innovative, creative and allow our employees’ voices to be heard. Our outpatient pharmacy team is very close and we consider each other like a family. We care for each other and our patients in an extraordinary way.

Rotation precepted: Mental Health
Pharmacy school attended: Drake University
Residency programs: Creighton University Medical Center (Inpatient PGY1), University of Texas at Austin (Mental Health PGY2)
Professional interests: Long-acting injectable antipsychotics, management of delirium
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? Helping an underserved/stigmatized population, meeting very interesting people
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? Multidisciplinary teams that are very supportive of pharmacy

Rotations precepted: Management, Administration
Pharmacy school attended: Midwestern University – Chicago College of Pharmacy
Professional interests: Growing programs to support patient care needs of our community
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? The people I work with, our teamwork and collaboration and continued innovation.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? As a student doing rotations here, I loved the culture and the people I was fortunate to learn from. At the time, I wanted to pursue retail pharmacy and did so for eight years, but I stayed in touch with some of the pharmacy team. Fortunately, an opportunity arose to join the team and I’ve continued to expand my career here ever since. The people I work with truly make the difference each and every day.

Rotation precepted: Anticoagulation Clinic
Pharmacy school attended: Midwestern University – Chicago College of Pharmacy
Professional interests: Cardiology, anticoagulation, diabetes management
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? Establishing long-term relationships with patients
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? I did my last pharmacy school rotation here in 2006, and loved it so much I stuck around.

Rotation precepted: Specialty Pharmacy

Rotation precepted: Surgical/Oncology
Pharmacy school attended: Midwestern University – Chicago College of Pharmacy
Professional interests: Oncology/Hematology
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? Being an integral part of the health care team regarding our patients’ care.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? The people who work here make coming to work fun every day.

Rotations precepted: Anticoagulation Committee (longitudinal), Admin elective
Pharmacy school attended: Drake University
Professional interests: Anticoagulation, ambulatory care pharmacy, clinical administration
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? Growing focus on ambulatory pharmacy services within primary and specialty care clinics
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? Opportunity to be involved in expansion of clinical pharmacy services

Rotation precepted: Leadership
Pharmacy school attended: University of Illinois-Chicago
Residency program: PGY1 UW Health SwedishAmerican
Professional interests: Pediatrics, neonatal intensive care, medication safety
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? Working in pediatrics and the NICU is so fulfilling because you get to see families go home. No one wants to see their child sick and in the hospital. By providing the best care, we get to see them go home happy and healthy.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? As a lifelong member of the Rockford community, it was important to me to be able to give back and serve the people I have known my entire life. SwedishAmerican Pharmacy has a very strong clinical program and very good reputation, which allows me to practice at the top of my license.

Rotation precepted: Ambulatory Care
Residency program: PGY1 Community-Based UW Health SwedishAmerican

Rotations precepted: PGY1 and PGY2 Women and Children’s Services, PGY2 Critical Care, PGY2 Disaster Preparedness
Pharmacy school attended: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Residency program: PGY1 UW Health SwedishAmerican
Professional interests: NICU, pediatrics
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? Seeing premature neonates make full recoveries, participating in interdisciplinary rounds
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? Relationships with my co-workers and the robust Clinical Pharmacy Program

Rotation precepted: Oncology
Pharmacy school attended: South Dakota State University
Professional interests: I enjoy working with students and residents.
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? Working with our clinical team.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? This career path gives me great job satisfaction.

Rotations precepted: Type 2 Diabetes/Obesity, along with MTMs
Pharmacy school attended: University of Illinois-Chicago
Professional interests: Obesity medicine, addiction medicine
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? I love supporting people working on weight loss along with lifestyle counseling.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? The culture and innovation

Rotation precepted: Patient Centered Dispensing
Pharmacy school attended: University of Illinois-Chicago
Professional interests: Women’s health
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? My favorite thing about working in the Outpatient Pharmacy is being able to provide our patients with their medications before being discharged from the hospital through our Meds to Bed Program and all of the problem solving that goes along with that.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? I am passionate about giving back to the Rockford community, and SwedishAmerican provides me with all of the resources I need to make that possible as a pharmacist.

Rotation precepted: Cardiology
Pharmacy school attended: University of Illinois-Chicago
Professional interests: Cardiology, anticoagulation
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? I enjoy the interactions with providers and nursing staff. I like being a part of the care team and helping make decisions that directly impact patient care.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? I was a P4 student here and really liked the staff and work environment. I was lucky enough to have four job offers upon graduation and I chose SwedishAmerican because of the established and well-respected Clinical Pharmacy Program.

Rotations precepted: Advanced Primary Care, Primary Care and Anticoagulation
Pharmacy school attended: Midwestern University – Chicago College of Pharmacy
Residency programs: PGY1 Comprehensive Pharmacy Services at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago; PGY2 Ambulatory Care, UW Health, Madison, Wis.
Professional interests: Diabetes and hypertension management
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? Direct patient care and the ability to establish a long-term relationship with patients and providers.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? The multidisciplinary approach to patient care.

Rotations precepted:
- PGY2 Emergency Medicine: Emergency Medicine I-IV, Emergency Medicine Clinical Practice, Emergency Medical Services and Prehospital Emergency Care
- PGY2 Critical Care: Emergency Medicine
- PGY1: Emergency Medicine
Pharmacy school attended: Midwestern University – Chicago College of Pharmacy
Professional interests: Prehospital care, toxicology and pediatric emergencies
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? No two days are the same.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? I have the opportunity to practice in a team environment where providers, nurses and other health care professionals value and seek out my clinical expertise.

Pharmacy school attended: University of Iowa
Residency program: PGY1 at Northwestern
Professional interests: Working toward improving patient care and safety. Patient areas of interest: medical-surgical, infectious disease, nutrition support.
What is your favorite thing about your practice area? Active involvement in a wide variety of clinical and professional activities.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? The people and clinical opportunities in pharmacy.

Pharmacy program residents

Hometown: Gurnee, Ill.
Pharmacy school: The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
Professional interest areas: Infusion services, emergency medicine, oncology, education/teaching.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? I immediately fell in love with the people and atmosphere the pharmacy team creates here. I look forward to continuing my journey and learning as much as I can throughout my time here.
What are your future goals and plans? Pursuing a PGY2 if applicable towards my interests OR entering a pharmacy team as an inpatient pharmacist AND/OR holding a formal education/teaching position for students or other faculty members.

Hometown: Chicago
Pharmacy school: University of Illinois-Rockford
Professional interest areas: Infectious disease, cardiology and academia.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? Having previously worked with some of the staff during my pharmacy rotations, I’ve consistently been impressed by their depth of knowledge, dedication and the supportive environment they create. These positive experiences influenced my decision to pursue a residency here. I am looking forward to growing my clinical knowledge under the guidance of such knowledgeable pharmacists.
What are your future goals and plans? I would love to find myself in a dual position, both at a university and as an inpatient clinical pharmacist. I want to have the opportunity to teach students both in and outside of the classroom.

Hometown: Carpentersville, Ill.
Pharmacy school: Roosevelt University, Schaumburg, Ill.
Professional interest areas: Ambulatory care, specialty pharmacy, outpatient clinics.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? I enjoy patient interactions, so I wanted to choose a program that allowed me to have many outpatient opportunities. Past residents spoke highly about SwedishAmerican in terms of learning experiences and opportunities. The staff I spoke to before choosing SwedishAmerican were warm and welcoming. I also chose SwedishAmerican because of the population in Rockford, as I would like to provide better access to health care and increase health literacy.
What are your future goals and plans? Stay at SwedishAmerican as a staff pharmacist if positions are available because my experience has been great so far. Otherwise, I would like to find a job in an ambulatory care clinic.

Hometown: Peoria, Ill.
Pharmacy school: Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Professional interest areas: I am interested in specialty pharmacy and ambulatory care. I am currently most interested in heart failure, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes management.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? I believe this program offers strong pharmacist mentorship, unique learning experiences and opportunities that strongly aligned with my interests, which will ultimately help me become a well-rounded and capable pharmacist who serves patients in the outpatient setting.
What are your future goals and plans? After completing my PGY1 Community residency, I plan to pursue a position where I can continue to provide high-quality patient care in a specialty pharmacy or in an ambulatory care setting.

Hometown: Covington, Ky.
Pharmacy school: University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
PGY1 residency program: Baptist Health Louisville
Professional interest areas: ACLS and stroke management
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? The people. Leading up to and during my interview, I felt so welcomed by everyone I met at UW Health SwedishAmerican. These interactions, on top of the strong program, confirmed that SwedishAmerican would be the program for me.
What are your future goals and plans? Complete my BCEMP certification post-residency.

Hometown: Gilman, Ill.
Pharmacy school: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
PGY1 residency program: OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Ill.
Why did you choose UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital? UW Health SwedishAmerican offers a wide variety of rotations and experiences to develop well-rounded critical care pharmacists. After meeting the residency team, it was clear they were extremely supportive of their residents and passionate about providing an individualized learning environment for them. The modernized critical care unit at SwedishAmerican also allows residents to experience new technologies and resources throughout the year.
What are your future goals and plans? Obtain BCCCP board certification and apply for a critical care pharmacist position in Illinois.

Northern Illinois Pharmacy Residency research projects

Pharmacy residents at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital develop project management skills by completing clinical research projects during their residency.

Residents initiate, design, and implement a project throughout the course of the year. Resident research projects lead to process improvements and aid in growth of the pharmacy department and hospital. Past resident projects are listed below.

2023-2024 residents

Silvia Elakatt (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Justification of a Pharmacist-Managed Intranasal Esketamine Clinic (pdf)
Magdala Schmitz (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Implementation and Evaluation of Standardized Pharmacist Review of Prior to Admission Medication Lists (pdf)
Radhika Patel (PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Resident): Impact of Pharmacist Intervention on Prescribing Rates of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Patients with Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (pdf)
Emen Salam (PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Resident): Impact of Pharmacist Integration into the Denosumab Infusion Services Workflow (pdf)
Leandra Garcia (PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Resident): Evaluation of Time to Administration of Levetiracetam for Seizures after Transition to IV Push from Infusion in the Emergency Department (pdf)
Zachary Weimer (PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident): Evaluation of Phenobarbital Use for Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Intensive Care Patients (pdf)

2022-2023 residents

Mohil Trivedi (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Gastrointestinal bleeds in patients receiving therapeutic anticoagulation with direct oral anticoagulants or warfarin – Evaluation of odds ratios (pdf)
Brooke Williams (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Evaluation of antimicrobial use in patients with ESBL-producing Enterobacterales cystitis (pdf)
Jessica DePaul (PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Resident): Justification of a Pharmacist-led Collaborative Hypertension Management Service in a Health-System Owned Primary Care Clinic (pdf)
Tracy Lor (PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Resident): Analysis of the rate of clinical pharmacist intervention in patients taking direct oral anticoagulants (pdf)
Daniel Smith (PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Resident): Relationship between Ceftriaxone and Hypoalbuminemia and Potential Impact on Clinical Dosing Strategies (pdf)
Michaela Todd (PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident): Evaluation of Midodrine Use in Critically Ill Patients Requiring Intravenous Vasopressors (pdf)

2021-2022 residents

Sleman Alayobi (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Myeloid Growth Factors (MGFs) in Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Chemotherapy: Evaluation of MGFs Use in Hospitalized Patients
Rita Piro (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Evaluation of antimicrobial use in patients with penicillin allergies in a community hospital
Durdana Iqbal (PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Resident): How Pharmacy Intervention Affects Number of Inactivated Zoster Vaccines Administered in an Outpatient Setting
Fatima Khaleq (PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Resident): Evaluation of postsurgical opioids dispensed from a single community hospital outpatient pharmacy for acute pain management
Cheyenne Beene (PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Resident): Clinical Pharmacist Impact on Diltiazem Administration Route in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department in Atrial Fibrillation with Rapid Ventricular Response
Grace Hoffman (PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident): Clinical Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Cisatracurium Dosing Protocol in COVID-19

2020-2021 residents

Grant Perschke (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Evaluation of the management of immune related adverse events related to treatment with checkpoint inhibitors in a regional cancer center and community hospital
Dayna Redini (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Implementation of a pharmacist-led protocol to assess transitions of care in uncontrolled or new insulin requiring diabetic patients
Agnieszka Karpa (PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Resident): Comparison of medication adherence at a single community hospital specialty pharmacy versus external specialty pharmacies
Amy Lawando (PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Resident): Influence of academic detailing on GLP-1 receptor agonist prescribing habits in a primary care clinic
Veronika Yurchenko (PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Resident): Clinical pharmacist impact on antibiotic selection for skin and soft tissue infections in the emergency department
Michael Pierce (PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident): Dexmedetomidine medication use evaluation for alcohol withdrawal syndrome

2019-2020 residents

Jeremy Kosacz (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Pharmacist impact on transitions of care in hospitalized diabetic patients on new insulin therapy: evaluation of readmissions
Michael Pierce (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Evaluation of intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy utilization in complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion
Dylan Kist (PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Resident): Implementation of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium Order Set for Intubated Patients in a Community Hospital Emergency Department

2018-2019 residents

Dylan Kist (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Evaluation of Gonorrheal and Chlamydial Infections Presenting in the Emergency Department of a Community Hospital
Alexa Smalley (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Rapid susceptibility results and pharmacist impact on antibiotic stewardship for gram-negative bloodstream infections in a community hospital
Elizabeth Canterbury (PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Resident): Naloxone utilization by first responders, emergency medical services, and emergency department personnel in opioid overdose patients presenting to the emergency department

2017-2018 residents

Jordan Johnson (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Evaluation of the management of immune related adverse events associated with checkpoint inhibitors in a regional cancer center
Jessica Jones (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Sepsis treatment of inpatients in a community hospital: Evaluation of antibiotic and fluid administration
Angela Zivkovic (PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Resident): Implementation of a ketamine order set for the treatment of pain in a community hospital emergency department

2016-2017 residents

Kenneth Gogol (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Does pharmacist intervention affect prescription fill rates of antiplatelet medications following a percutaneous intervention (PCI) with stent placement? A comparison of current and historical standards of care
Ashley Weber (PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Resident): Evaluation and Implementation of a Diabetic Ketoacidosis Protocol in the Emergency Department

2015-2016 residents

Konstantyn Romadin (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): The effect of inhaler to nebulizer conversion on hospital readmission rates in patients with chronic obstruction pulmonary disease (COPD)
Matthew Smith (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Evaluation of the impact of pharmacist driven utilization of oritavancin in a community hospital emergency department

2014-2015 residents

Giles Slocum (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Evaluation of a pharmacist managed basal/bolus insulin protocol in a community hospital
Stephanie Wong (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Impact of pharmacist-driven discharge medication reconciliation on reducing medication discrepancies and decreasing readmissions in federally qualified health center (FQHC) patients

2013-2014 residents

Joe Revak (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Effect of Joint Pharmacy and Respiratory Therapy Intervention on 30 Day Readmission Rates for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Bridget Sterling (PGY1 Pharmacy Resident): Pharmacist-led initiative to reduce hospitalizations and length of stay in the treatment of venous thromboembolism

Applying to Pharmacy Residency Programs in northern Illinois

Application process

Applicants should submit a standard application through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS). Please encourage reference writers to add a brief, program-specific comment if possible.

To do so, follow the steps below:

Go to the PhORCAS portal page.
If you have not created an account, select the Create New Account link and complete the account registration.
From the PhORCAS portal page, log in and complete the application process.

All applications must include:

Letter of intent
Curriculum vitae (CV)
3 letters of reference
Official pharmacy school transcripts

All applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:

Doctor of Pharmacy from an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy
Eligible for Illinois licensure
U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States
For PGY2 applicants, successful completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 residency (eligible for early commitment through the PGY1 program)

Application deadlines

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Jan. 13, 2025
PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency: Jan. 8, 2025
PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency: Jan. 6, 2025
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency: Jan. 8, 2025
PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency: Jan. 31, 2025

Pharmacy Residency Stipends and Benefits in northern Illinois

PGY1 residents receive a stipend of $52,200 per year, and PGY2 residents receive a stipend of $54,700 per year.

Additionally, each year residents receive the following benefits:

Medical, dental and vision insurance benefits
Professional travel and meeting attendance reimbursement
Free parking

Pharmacy Residency programs at UW Health in northern Illinois

About UW Health in northern Illinois

For more than a century, SwedishAmerican Hospital has cared for our community and the great people who live here. That’s why we’re dedicated to delivering high quality health care and strategies to keep our community well. As a part of UW Health, we offer patients local access to many world-class specialists right here in northern Illinois.

SwedishAmerican is also a teaching hospital that hosts the University of Illinois College of Medicine’s residency program. Clinical pharmacists are assigned to the emergency department, each floor of the hospital, specialty pharmacy, cancer center, retail pharmacy and the pharmacist managed anticoagulation clinic.

Our robust pharmacy residency program has grown over the last few years, and we now offer five different programs:

2024 virtual information session

UW Health in northern Illinois invites you to attend our 2024 Virtual Information Session to learn more about the programs we have to offer. You will have the chance to hear from current residents and program directors in program-specific breakout rooms.

When: Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, from 3–4 p.m. CT

Please fill out this form to receive information about session time and for Webex meeting information

Our community

Rockford is filled with museums, golf courses, unique shopping, acres of state parks to explore, along with some of the best restaurants around — there’s no limit to what you can find in the region. This friendly Midwest community offers a range of residential opportunities whether you’re looking for something out of the way, in the country, along the river, or right in the heart of the city — at a cost typically 20 percent less than that of bigger cities. Even better: We’re less than 90 minutes from Chicago, Madison and Milwaukee, making a weekend getaway simple.

Find out more

Visit gorockford.com to learn about the community
Take a look at our family-like culture: facebook.com/swedishamericanrockford

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Pharmacy residency profiles

UW Health in northern Illinois Pharmacy Residency Program directors and coordinators

Thomas Carey, Pharm.D.

Ellyn Chwistek, Pharm.D., CSP

Wendy Harney, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCCP

Kara Hoadley, Pharm.D., BCPS

David P. Huhtelin, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCEMP

Jessica Jones, Pharm.D., BCPS

Veronika Yurchenko, Pharm.D., BCEMP

Pharmacy preceptors

Alexa Brisard, Pharm.D., BCPS

Kamolchanok (Deer) Cheung, Pharm.D.

Wendy Copeland, Pharm.D.

Daniel Dispensa, Pharm.D.

Lisa Dyer, Pharm.D.

Michael Ellerbroek, Pharm.D., BCPS, CACP

Chenelle Fanouth, Pharm.D.

Monica Hambley, Pharm.D.

Ammie Hodges, Pharm.D., BCPS, CACP

Jordan Johnson, Pharm.D.

Fatima Khaleq, Pharm.D.

Jeremy Kosacz, Pharm.D., BCPS

Katie Loehr, Pharm.D.

Kristel Miller, Pharm.D., MS, BCMTMS

Sierra Meeks, Pharm.D.

Brandon Pierce, Pharm.D., BCPS, CACP

Khrystyna Savchuk, Pharm.D., BCACP

Kirk Schubert, Pharm.D.

Lisa Thompson, Pharm.D., BCPS

Pharmacy program residents

Megan Best, Pharm.D.

Natalie Moreno, Pharm.D.

Alejandra (Ale) Cazares, Pharm.D.

Monesa Vu, Pharm.D.

Madeline Wermeling, Pharm.D.

Brandon Olson, Pharm.D.