Residents
Jacob Bost, PharmD
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Pharmacy School: University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy
Professional interests: Oncology, Transplant, Internal Medicine
Personal interests outside of the residency program: going to sporting events, exploring the city and trying new restaurants, being outside (hiking, running, etc.)
Jacob Mitchell, PharmD
Hometown: Center, Texas
Pharmacy School: University of Texas at Tyler Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy
Professional interests: Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
Personal interests outside of the residency program: Trying new restaurants, going to the gym, watching YouTube, and all things football
Abriana Palumbo, PharmD
Hometown: Bedford, Texas
Pharmacy School: UNTHSC System College of Pharmacy
Professional interests: IM or Critical Care
Personal interests outside of the residency program: Trying the weekly Crumbl cookies, exploring new locations in DFW, coaching volleyball, mentoring at church, and hanging out with friends and family
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2022-2023
Nayle Ibragimova, PharmD
Research Project: Impact of Early Dose Adjustment of Beta-Lactams in Patients with Septic Shock
PGY-2: Infectious Diseases at The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Pharmacy
Patricia Runyon, PharmD
Research Project: The Indirect Value of Health-System Pharmacy Technicians
PGY-2: Health System Pharmacy Administration Residency at Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, Texas
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2021-2022
Annmarie Vallomthail, PharmD
Research Project: The Impact of a Benzodiazepine-Sparing Strategy on Alcohol Withdrawal Management
PGY-2: Critical Care at University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Current Position: Evening Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia
Katy Olivera, PharmD, BCPS
Research Project: Evaluation of Discharge Prescription Errors at a Large Urban Emergency Department
Current Position: Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Texas Health Fort Worth
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2020-2021
Katie Calkins, PharmD, BCPS
Research Project: Optimization of Misoprostol Utilization for Induction of Labor in a Major Labor and Delivery Hospital
Current Position: Critical Care Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Texas Health Fort Worth
Sony Kaur, PharmD, BCIDP
Research Project: Implementation of the PEN-FAST Penicillin Allergy Screening Tool in the Emergency Department
PGY2: Infectious Diseases at Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center
Current Position: Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Texas Health Fort Worth
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2019-2020
Samantha Baylor, PharmD, BCPS
Research Project: Incidence of Delirium Among Elderly Patients Taking Melatonin and Other Sleep Aids
Current Position: Overnight Critical Care Pharmacist at The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Whittney Cunningham, PharmD, MBA
Research Project: The Impact of the Implementation of an MRSA Nasal Swab Protocol on the Duration of Therapy of Vancomycin in Patients with Pneumonia
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacist at Methodist Dallas Medical Center
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2018-2019
Tania Joakim, PharmD, BCPS
Research Project: Evaluating Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Door to Administration Time in Patients With Anticoagulant Associated Intracranial Hemorrhages in the Emergency Department
Current Position: Critical Care Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Medical Center Plano
Kira Monaco, PharmD, BCPS
Research Project: Evaluation of Vancomycin Loading Doses on Time to Therapeutic Trough Attainment in the Obese Population
Current Position: Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Medical Center Plano
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2017-2018
Brittany Parker, PharmD, BCPS
Research Project: Evaluation of the Use of Intravenous Hydrocortisone, Thiamine, and Ascorbic Acid in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Patients in Intensive Care Units
Current Position: Medication Safety Office and Clinical Lead Pharmacist - Controlled Drugs
Amrita Das, PharmD
Research Project: Treatment of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections with Oritavancin in the Emergency Department of a Large Tertiary Hospital
Current Position: Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Texas Health Fort Worth
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2016-2017
Van Ngo, PharmD, BCPS
Research Project: Retrospective Evaluation for Culture Correlation Using Microarray-Based, Multiplexed Rapid Diagnostic Instrument (Verigene® System) for Bloodstream Infections
Current Position: UTSW William P Clements Jr University Hospital
Sameer Afghani, PharmD, BCPS
Research Project: Addition of a Pharmacist in the Management of Septic Patients in the Emergency Department
PGY2: Internal Medicine at Phoenix VA Health Care System
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Internal Medicine, Neurology at Boston Medical Center