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
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 home infusion pharmacist 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, BCPS
Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Specialist/Educator at Cooley Dickinson Hospital and Clinical Associate 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.