PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program

Our PGY1 Pharmacy Residency program at Cooley Dickinson Hospital is dedicated to training pharmacists to become well-rounded pharmacy practitioners in a collaborative environment. Residents are exposed to acute care experiences, including critical care, internal medicine, and antimicrobial stewardship.

Outpatient clinic experiences in oncology and anticoagulation, as well as teaching and precepting opportunities, help to provide a solid foundation for our residents. Residents are also offered the chance to become ACLS-certified, serve as co-preceptors for IPPE and APPE pharmacy students, and teach at one of the nearby pharmacy schools.

 

 

Residency Information

View a PDF brochure to learn more about the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program

Application Deadline: The 1st Sunday of January   |   Starting Date: July 1st

Number of Positions: 2   |   Estimated Stipend: $62,000   |   Interview Required: Yes

 

 

Rotations

Required

For one month

  • Program Orientation
  • Management

For two months

  • Internal Medicine
  • Critical Care
  • Oncology (Outpatient)

Electives (choose three)

Repeat any of the required rotations (in more depth), or select from the following:

  • Academia
  • Anticoagulation Clinic
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Behavioral Health
  • Emergency Medicine

Longitudinal (Required)

  • Medication Safety
  • Pharmacy and Therapeutics
  • Research
  • Staffing every other weekend with compensated project day after weekend worked
  • Teaching seminars affiliated with MCPHS, Worcester, MA

 

 

Preceptors

Amanda Chartier, PharmD

Clinical Oncology Pharmacist

Education:

  • PharmD, Western New England University College of Pharmacy, Springfield, MA

Practice Interests: Oncology

Rotation Precepted: Oncology

Professional Experience: MSHP, HOPA, AIHP; former pharmacy manager at A high-volume Walgreens Pharmacy. Completed longitudinal APPE program at Cooley Dickinson with rotations in oncology, IM, Critical Care, and administration

 

 

Fletcher Nehring, PharmD, BCPS

Residency Program Director, Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator and Medication Safety Officer

Education:

  • PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT
  • PharmD, University of Rhode Island – Kingston, RI

Practice Interests: Medication Safety, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Research

Rotations Precepted: Medication Safety, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Research

Professional Experience: Over twenty years of preceptor experience; previously practiced at Mercy Medical Center (Springfield, MA) as a Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator

 

 

Grant Stebbins, PharmD

Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Education:

  • PharmD, Western New England University, Springfield, MA

Practice Interests: Oncology and internal medicine

Rotation Precepted: Internal medicine and oncology

Professional Experience: Former pharmacy intern at Baystate Home Infusion and a staff pharmacist at Holyoke Medical Center

 

 

Kathleen Dion, PharmD

Clinical Oncology Pharmacist for the Mass General Cancer Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Education:

  • PharmD, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA

Practice Interests: Oncology, Pediatrics, and Academia

Rotation Precepted: Oncology

Professional Experience: Involved in ASHP, PPAG, and MSHP; completed APPE matrix program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with focus in oncology and NICU

 

 

Kyle Danis, PharmD

Clinical Oncology Pharmacist

Education:

  • PharmD, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Practice Interests: Oncology

Rotation Precepted: Oncology

Professional Experience: Baystate Medical Center (2009-2020)

 

 

Maheen Chaudhry, PharmD

Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist

Education:

  • PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA
  • PharmD, MCPHS University, Worcester, MA
  • BS, Biology and Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Practice Interests: Anticoagulation, antimicrobial stewardship, medication safety

Rotations Precepted: Internal Medicine, Comprehensive Medication Management

Professional Experience: MSHP, previously practiced as a clinical pharmacist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s outpatient anticoagulation clinic, with eight years of preceptor experience.

 

 

Melissa Conde, PharmD, BCPS

Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist

Education:

  • PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA
  • PharmD, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY

Practice Interests: Oncology, critical care, internal medicine, emergency medicine

Rotations Precepted: Critical Care

Professional Experience: Clinical Pharmacist at UVM Health Network, Burlington, VT

 

 

Michelle Kososki, RPh

Director of Pharmacy

Education:

  • BS, Pharmacy, St. John’s University and Michigan State University

Practice Interests: Pain management

Rotations Precepted: Management as well as IPPE and APPE pharmacy students

Professional Experience: Worked at Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital, St. Clare’s Hospital , Winter Park Memorial Hospital, and Mary Lane Hospital. LTC experience at SunScript as Director of pharmacy and Partners Pharmacy, Northeast Director of Operations. Retail experience at Target Corporation. Member MSHP and ASHP. 15 years of precepting experience

 

 

Patricia Pittman, PharmD

Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Education:     

  • PharmD,  MCPHS University, Worcester, MA
  • BS, Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

Practice Interests: Internal medicine

Rotations Precepted: Core Staffing, Internal Medicine

Professional Experience: ASHP and MSHP; precepting students and residents for five years; retail pharmacist at Eckerd Drugs and Wal-Mart for 23 years

 

 

Scott DeCesare, RPh, SIDP-C

Pharmacy Supervisor

Education:

  • BS, Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Practice Interests: Administrative, opioid stewardship, antibiotic stewardship

Rotations Precepted: Program Orientation, staffing, as well as APPE and IPPE pharmacy students

Professional Experience: Pharmacy District Manager (Walgreens/ Rite Aid), Pharmacy Business Partner (Target), Pharmacy Manager

 

Shusen Sun, PharmD

Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Specialist/Educator at Cooley Dickinson Hospital and Clinical Professor at WNEU College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Education:     

  • PharmD, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
  • MS, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • BS, University of Science and Technology of China

Practice Interests: Emergency medicine, geriatric care, medication safety, hospital pharmacy practice research, global pharmacy

Rotations Precepted: Research, Emergency Medicine

Professional Experience: Over ten years of experience as a clinical pharmacy specialist and educator providing direct patient care in emergency departments at academic and community hospitals. Currently serves as ASHP Senior Consultant and a member of the Special Interest Groups (Geriatric, Pediatric, and Behavioral Emergencies) with the International Federation for Emergency Medicine. An experienced pharmacy research scholar and holds an appointment as an Associate Editor to the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. Actively engages in global pharmacy education and training.

 

 

Tara Brugger, PharmD

Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist

Education:

  • PharmD, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA

Practice Interests: Anticoagulation

Rotation Precepted: Anticoagulation clinic

Professional Experience: Former hospital pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at a Veterans Affairs facility.