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PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program
The PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH) is dedicated to training pharmacists in becoming well rounded pharmacy practitioners in a collaborative environment. Residents are exposed to several acute care experiences such as critical care, internal medicine, and emergency medicine, as well as outpatient experiences such as oncology. Teaching and precepting opportunities are also available.
Pharmacy Student Teaching opportunities
Many pharmacy student teaching opportunities are available through our affiliation with local colleges of pharmacy, including precepting opportunities for APPE students. Classroom teaching opportunities are also available.
Interdisciplinary Education
Interdepartmental and interdisciplinary education opportunities are available to residents, including In-services, formal “Grand Rounds” and journal clubs.
Residency Information
Duration/Type: 12 mo. residency
Number of Positions: 2
Application Deadline: December 31, 2022
Starting Date: July 3, 2023
Estimated Stipend: $50,000
Interview Required: Yes
Rotations
Required (8 months)
- Orientation (1 month)
- Internal Medicine (2 months)
- Critical Care (2 months)
- Administration (1 month)
- Hematology / oncology (2 months)
- Emergency Medicine (1 month)
- Research (longitudinal)
- Medication Safety (longitudinal)
- Pharmacy and Therapeutics (longitudinal)
Elective (4 months)
Repeat any of the above required month-long rotations, or select from below:
- Behavioral Health
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Academia
Preceptors
Marla O’Shea-Bulman, PharmD, BCPS, SIDP-C
Residency Program Director, Pharmacy Clinical Manager, and Medication Safety Officer
Education:
- PharmD, University of Colorado – Denver, Aurora, CO
- BA, Biological Sciences, Chemistry minor, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
- BS, Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Practice Interests: Geriatrics, medication safety, analytics, pharmacy advocacy
Rotations Precepted: Medication safety, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Research
Professional Experience: Twenty-five years of preceptor experience; previously practiced at Baystate Medical Center in critical care, neurology, nephrology, and internal medicine; currently serving as a member of the MSHP Legislative Committee and a Massachusetts delegate to the ASHP House of Delegates
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, eight years of preceptor experience.
Claudia Hilera-Botet, PharmD, BCPS
Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist
Education:
- PharmD, University of Puerto Rico – San Juan, PR
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA
Practice Interests: Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Rotations Precepted: Critical Care
Professional Experience: Clinical Pharmacist at Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital, Clinical Pharmacist at Saint Francis Hospital
Michelle Kososki, RPh
Director of Pharmacy
Education:
- BS, Pharmacy, St. John’s University and Michigan State University
Practice Interests: Pain Management
Rotations Precepted: Administration as well as IPPEs and APPEs
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
Scott DeCesare, RPh, SIDP-C
Pharmacy Supervisor, Antimicrobial Stewardship Co-chair
Education:
- BS, Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Practice Interests: Administrative, Opioid Stewardship, Antibiotic Stewardship
Rotations Precepted: Staffing, APPE and IPPE
Professional Experience: Pharmacy District Manager (Walgreens/ Rite Aid), Pharmacy Business Partner (Target), Pharmacy Manager
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
Ed Tessier, PharmD, BCPS, MPH
Clinical Pharmacist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Adjunct Faculty for Physician Assistant Programs at George Washington University, Westfield State College, Dominican University of California, and Bay Path University
Education:
- MPH, UMASS, Amherst, MA
- PharmD, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy, Pocatello, ID
- Pharmacy Residency, St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, MN
- BS, Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
Practice Interests: General medicine, medication safety, and education with research in medication reconciliation, anticoagulation safety, and handover communication
Rotations Precepted: Internal medicine and Critical Care
Professional Experience: Clinical pharmacist and clinical coordinator at multiple acute and sub-acute settings across western MA; faculty for undergraduate and graduate programs across western MA including UMass Amherst School of Nursing and Springfield College
Shusen Sun, PharmD, BCPS
Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Specialist/Educator at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
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: 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.
Diptiman Bose, PhD
Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at WNEU College of Pharmacy
Education:
- Postdoctoral scholar, University of California, Davis, CA
- PhD, Cellular Pharmacology, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
- MS, Cellular Pharmacology, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
- BS, Pharmacy, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
Practice Interests: Research, Global Pharmacy
Rotations Precepted: Academia
Professional Experience: Clinical staff pharmacist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital and residency research preceptor. Previously, Diptiman was an assistant project scientist in the Department of Molecular Biosciences at the School of Veterinary Sciences at UC-Davis.
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: Second year at Cooley and first year precepting; involved in ASHP, PPAG, and MSHP; completed APPE matrix program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with focus in oncology and NICU
Nicholas Houle, PharmD
Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Education:
- PharmD, Western New England University College of Pharmacy, Springfield, MA
Practice Interests: Internal Medicine, Psychiatric Pharmacy, Critical Care Medicine
Rotations Precepted: Staffing
Professional Experience: Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital since 2020; completed longitudinal APPE rotation at Stratton VA Medical Center with focus on Ambulatory Care and Internal Medicine
Amanda Kozlik, 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
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)
