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VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System

 

PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program - Past & Present Residents

Residents 2021 - 2022
Brynn Riveland, PharmD
Brynn Riveland, PharmD
University of Kansas
 
 
 
Gunther Wehrman, PharmD
Gunther Wehrman, PharmD
University of Kansas
 
 
 

Residents 2020 - 2021
Nicole Henderson, PharmD
Nicole Henderson, PharmD
University of Kansas
 
 
 
Hannah Twenhafel, PharmD
University of Kansas
Research Project: Efficacy of Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) in the Prevention of Recurrent Deep Vein Thrombosis in Morbidly Obese Veterans versus Veterans of Normal & Obese Weight Veterans
 
 

Residents 2019 - 2020

 

Samantha Anderson, PharmD Samantha Anderson, PharmD
University of Kansas
 
 
 

 

Melissa Hinrichsen, PharmD Melissa Hinrichsen, PharmD
University of Kansas
 
 
 

Residents 2018 - 2019

 

Natalie Koury, PharmD Natalie Koury, PharmD
University of Kansas
Research Project Publication:
Grabarczyk TR, Wissman NK. Weight Outcomes With Empagliflozin as Compared With Liraglutide in Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Ann
Pharmacother.2020 Apr 10;:1060028020915791.doi: 10.1177/1060028020915791.[Epub ahead of print]PubMed PMID: 32274930
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Primary Care (Pittsburgh VA Medical Center)

 

Samantha Ramm, PharmD Samantha Ramm, PharmD
University of Missouri – Kansas City
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
Clinical Pharmacist – Truman Medical Center
 
 

Residents 2017 - 2018
Shannon Baltrusaitis
Shannon Baltrusaitis, PharmD
University of Kansas
Research Project Publication:
Baltrusaitis SL, Grabarczyk T.Glycemic control and 10-year odds of all-cause fractures in elderly veterans with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract.2019 May;151:46-55.doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2019.03.027.
Epub 2019 Mar 20.PubMed PMID: 30904745.
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation
Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – VA Eastern Kansas HCS
 
Audra Bayless, PharmD
Audra Bayless, PharmD
University of Kansas
 
 
 

Residents 2016-2017
Michael Buck, PharmD
Michael Buck, PharmD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation
Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – VA Eastern Kansas HCS
 
 
Michael Cobretti, PharmD
Michael Cobretti, PharmD
University of Colorado - Denver
Research Project Publication:
Cobretti MR, Bowman B, Grabarczyk T, Potter E.Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors and Heart Failure Exacerbation in the Veteran Population: An Observational Study.Pharmacotherapy.2018 Mar;38(3):334-340.doi: 10.1002/phar.2085.Epub 2018 Feb 19.PubMed PMID: 29364549.
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation
PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Resident, Boise Idaho VA Medical Center

Residents 2015-2016
Kimberly Howe, PharmD
Kimberly Howe, PharmD
Regis University
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
Clinical Pharmacist,Clinical Pharmacist, University of Colorado Hospitals
 
Bryan Jennings, PharmD
Bryan Jennings, PharmD
South College
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
Clinical Pharmacist, VA Eastern Kansas HCS - Topeka
 

Residents 2014-2015
Melissa Navinskey, PharmD
Melissa Navinskey, PharmD
University of Missouri – Kansas City, May 2014
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
Clinical Pharmacist, VA Eastern Kansas HCS - Leavenworth
 
 
Wangui Nganga, PharmD
Wangui Nganga, PharmD
University of Wisconsin – Madison, May 2014
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care – Augusta, GA VAMC
 
 

Residents 2013-2014
Elizabeth Debes, Pharm.D.
Elizabeth Debes, PharmD
University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, May 2012
Research Project Publication:
Berland, E., et al. 2014. Assessment of Diabetes Outcomes in VA Patients: A Retrospective Study of a Pharmacist-Run CDM Clinic. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2 (2014) 558-564
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
Clinical Pharmacist, VA Eastern Kansas HCS - Topeka
 
Danielle Backus, Pharm.D.
Danielle Backus, Pharm.D.
Drake Univeristy College of Pharmacy, May 2013
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
PGY-2 Geriatrics and Academia at Midwestern College of Pharmacy (Glendale, AZ)
Assistant Professor at Pacific University School of Pharmacy (Hillsboro, OR)

Residents 2012-2013
Christina Banks, Pharm.D.
Christina Banks, Pharm.D.
University of Iowa Collage of Pharmacy, May 2012
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Primary Care at the Iowa City, VA
 
Kyleigh Gould, Pharm.D.
Kyleigh Gould, Pharm.D.
University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, May 2012
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Primary Care at the Topeka VA
 

Residents 2011-2012
Brandi Johnson, Pharm.D.
Brandi Johnson, Pharm.D.
South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy, May 2011
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
Clinical Pharmacist at Sanford Anticoagulation Management Service in Sioux Falls, SD
 
Amy Cummings, Pharm.D.
Amy Cummings, Pharm.D.
Drake University College of Pharmacy, May 2011
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
PGY2 Resident in Ambulatory Care at the Kansas City VA
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in Primary Care at the Kansas City VA
 

Residents 2010-2011
Melissa Thomson, Pharm.D.
Melissa Thomson, Pharm.D.
University of Oklahoma School of Pharmacy, May 2010
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
Pharmacy Manager for Wal-Mart Pharmacy in Independence, KS
 
Tasha Rausch, Pharm.D.
Tasha Rausch, Pharm.D.
South Dakota State University School of Pharmacy, May 2010
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
Outpatient Clinical Pharmacist in Sioux Falls, SD VA
 

Residents 2009-2010
Virgil S. Angleton, Pharm.D.
Virgil S. Angleton, Pharm.D.
University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, May 2009
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Primary Care at Wichita, KS VA
 
Ashley Freeman, Pharm.D.
Ashley Freeman, Pharm.D.
University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, May 2009
Post PGY1 Residency Occupation:

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Primary Care at Topeka VA
 

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