On June 24, at St. Luke’s Chapel on the campus of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), the MUSC Residency Class of 2022 graduated with full pomp and circumstance.
The program included presentations of two Chief Resident Awards, the Preceptor of the Year Award, and the Residency Committee Exit Award followed by the presentation of certificates to the graduates of both the post graduate year one (PGY1) and post graduate year two (PGY2) programs. In addition, there were presentations of certificates for both the Research Certificate Program and the Academician Preparation Program.
Krista McElray, residency manager and PGYI residency program director, welcomed guests. Philip Hall, dean of the MUSC College of Pharmacy, introduced MUSC pharmacy keynote speakers Walt ’88 and Lynn Uber ’88. MUSC pharmacy luminaries in their own right, the Ubers received the award named for a MUSC pharmacy legend – the William H. Golod Award.
Speakers Lynn and Walt Uber
The Ubers have been awarded many honors as teachers and preceptors, both winning multiple teacher of the year honors throughout their careers. They met at the University of Buffalo School of Pharmacy, where they both received bachelor of science degrees in 1986. They married in December of 1986 and were the only two from their graduating class to pursue Pharm.D.s, which they earned from MUSC in 1988, and careers in clinical pharmacy.
In 1989, Lynn completed an adult internal medicine/surgery residency at MUSC and Walt completed one in critical care, after which they accepted faculty positions with the College of Pharmacy. Starting in 1993, Lynn Uber worked with the adult and pediatric abdominal transplant program and Walt Uber worked with the adult and pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery/Heart and Lung Transplant program.
They have been mentors/advisors for MUSC pharmacy and medical students, residents and fellows for the past 30 years. As the Pharm.D. "forefathers" of the abdominal and thoracic transplant programs, they have been recognized often for their contributions to pharmacy practice.
Awards and Certificates
The Chief Resident Award was presented to Jessica Newman as PGY1 chief resident and to Tramauni Brock as PGY2 chief resident.
The Preceptor of the Year was Felicia Bartlett.
The Residency Committee Exit Award was presented to Kelly Crowley.
| PROGRAM & DIRECTOR | GRADUATES |
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PGY1 Traditional Krista McElray, Pharm.D., BCPS |
Uzoamaka Chinedu Abajue, Pharm.D. Anna Michele Dugovich, Pharm.D. Samuel Aaron Effoe, Pharm.D. Katelynn Marie Granger, Pharm.D. Maria Nicole Muehrcke, Pharm.D. Jessica Nicole Newman, Pharm.D. Susan Ngo, Pharm.D. Shikha Pareshkumar Patel, Pharm.D. Kiera Katharina Roubal, Pharm.D. Taylor Nicole Sprague, Pharm.D. Tatianna Alexis Timor, Pharm.D. Matthew Bryant Warrick, Pharm.D. |
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PGY1 HSPAL Krista McElray, Pharm.D., BCPS |
Cassye Anna-Marie Weinkauf, Pharm.D. |
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PGY1 Pharmacotherapy Wendy Bullington, Pharm.D., BCPS |
Katarina Alexandria Sisk, Pharm.D. |
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PGY1 Community Kristy Brittain, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE |
Jiaying Li, Pharm.D. Minali Patel, Pharm.D. Nicholas Vincent Silvestri, Pharm.D. |
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PGY2 Ambulatory Emily Ware, Pharm.D. |
Hayley Taylor Davis, Pharm.D. Katherine T. Henn, Pharm.D. |
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PGY2 Critical Care Joe Mazur, Pharm.D. BCPS |
Olivia Morgan Kreidler, Pharm.D. Alyssa Morgan Lear, Pharm.D. |
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PGY2 Emergency Medicine Kelsey Billups, Pharm D, BCPS |
Kailey Elise Denny, Pharm.D. |
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PGY2 HSPAL Kelly Crowley, Pharm.D. |
Tramauni Emon Ne'Cole Brock, Pharm.D. |
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PGY2 Infectious Diseases Krutika Mediwala, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP |
Rachel Faye Burgoon, Pharm.D. Aaron Christian Hamby, Pharm.D. |
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PGY2 Oncology Jennifer MacDonald, Pharm.D., BCOP |
Marissa Duco, Pharm.D. Abigail Shockley, Pharm.D. |
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PGY2 Pediatrics Lauren Haney, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCPPS |
Kristen Curry, Pharm.D. Polina Langer, Pharm.D. Kelsey Ryan, Pharm.D. |
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PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Wendy Bullington, Pharm.D., BCPS |
Allison Fabick, Pharm.D., BCPS |
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PGY2 Psychiatry Clint Ross, Pharm.D., BCPP |
Christie Costello, Pharm.D., BCPS Amelia Grace Slane, Pharm.D., BCPS |
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PGY2 Transplant Holly Meadows, Pharm.D., BCPS |
Kelsey Samantha Coffman, Pharm.D. Taylor Lee Carcella, Pharm.D. |
Research Certificate Program
(Presented by Erin Weeda, Pharm.D., BCPS)
Recipients:
Uzoamaka Abajue
Christie Costello
Kristen Curry
Kailey Denny
Anna Dugovich
Aaron Effoe
Katelynn Granger
Olivia Kreidler
Polina Langer
Alyssa Lear
Jiaying Li
Maria Nicole Muehrcke
Jessica Newman
Susan Ngo
Minali Patel
Shikha P. Patel
Kiera Roubal
Kelsey Ryan
Nick Silvestri
Katarina Sisk
Taylor Sprague
Tatianna Timor
Matthew Warrick
Cassye Weinkauf
Academician Preparation Program
Presented by Katherine H. Chessman, Pharm.D., FPPA, FCCP, BCNSP, BCPS
Recipients:
Uzoamaka C. Abajue (Mentor, Philip Hall)
Christie Costello (Mentor, Shannon Drayton)
Jiaying Li (Mentor, Dave Shirley)
Minali Patel (Mentor, Joli Fermo)
Shikha Patel (Mentor, Marwah Alnewais)
Maria Muehrcke (Mentor, Nicole Bohm/Scott Brag)
Nicholas Vincent Silvestri (Mentor, James Sterrett)
Katarina Sisk (Mentor, Nicole Pilch/Kristy Brittain)
Matthew Bryant Warrick (Mentor, Erin Weeda)
Cassye Anna-Marie Weinkauf (Mentor, Elizabeth Weed)
