May 7, 2021
AUBURN, Alabama - A record-setting 66 Harrison School of Pharmacy graduates were recently selected to post-graduate programs at hospitals, clinics, universities and the pharmaceutical industry around the country. Along with setting a new benchmark, it is the fifth year in a row for at least 50 Auburn pharmacy graduates to move on to the highly competitive programs.
The residencies are post-graduate training in an organized and directed program that builds upon knowledge, skills, attitudes and abilities gained from the pharmacy degree program. While many first-year programs, or PGY-1, are general in nature, some allow students to specialize in certain areas, such as managed care, ambulatory care, community pharmacy and health system administration. Some choose to pursue a second-year residency, or PGY-2, that can focus on specialty practice areas, such as infectious diseases, oncology, pediatrics and psychiatry.
Those accepted to PGY-1 and PGY-2 residencies are spread among 16 states with 23 remaining in-state to care for those in Alabama.
“If this past year has shown us anything, it is how critically important health care workers are and the impact they make in their communities,” said Richard A. Hansen, dean of the Harrison School of Pharmacy. “These students completed their rotations in the midst of a global pandemic and I think it is no coincidence that we have a record number of our graduates accepted to residency programs.”
The Harrison School of Pharmacy boasted a 69% match rate among those participating in the PGY-1 process. The HSOP delegation filled some of just 5,121 positions around the country that are accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
In all, a record-setting 46 members of the Class of 2021 are moving on to PGY-1 residencies with another accepted to a post-graduate fellowship. Additionally, six previous graduates will enter a PGY-1 residency while 13 will enter PGY-2 programs.
“These residency programs are very competitive, and it speaks volumes of our faculty and staff and their work in preparing practice-ready graduates,” Hansen said. “These programs know when they match with an HSOP graduate, they are getting someone that is a critical thinker, a problem solver and someone who will have a positive and enduring impact on patients, communities and the health care system.”
Of those entering PGY-1 residency programs, the 52 will be spread among 12 states with 20 in Alabama; nine in Georgia; six in Florida; four in Tennessee; three in Virginia; two each in Kentucky and Texas; and one each in Illinois, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah, and Washington, D.C. The 13 PGY-2 residents represent 10 states with three in Alabama; two in Utah; and one each in Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.
Those in second-year programs will specialize in areas such as ambulatory care, critical care, emergency medicine, infectious diseases, oncology, pain management and palliative care, pediatric and pharmacy informatics.
| Name | Location | City, State |
|---|---|---|
| Kaitlyn Abbott | St. Vincent's Hospital | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Amanda Altstatt | Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital | Roanoke, Virginia |
| Devin Archer | Piedmont Athens Regional | Athens, Georgia |
| Sarah Aycock | Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | Columbus, Georgia |
| Aaron Bissell | Methodist Healthcare/University Hospitals | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Taylor Byrd | Smith's Pharmacy (Kroger) | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Christina Camp | Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center | Hazard, Kentucky |
| Holly Clark | Huntsville Hospital | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Grace Coefield | Mercer University College of Pharmacy | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Laura Comalander | West Florida Healthcare | Pensacola, Florida |
| Leah Croft | USA Health University Hospital | Mobile, Alabama |
| Fuller Currie | Tarrytown Pharmacy | Austin, Texas |
| Cindy Doan | McLeod Regional Medical Center | Florence, South Carolina |
| Allison Durant | Ascension Sacred Heart | Pensacola, Florida |
| Allison Field | Upstate University Hospital - SUNY | Syracuse, New York |
| Alexa Filley | University of Louisville Health - University of Louisville Hospital | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Courtney Hamby | St. Vincent's Hospital | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dillon Hamilton | Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | Columbus, Georgia |
| Ben Harding | Princeton Baptist Medical Center | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Shelby Harris | East Alabama Medical Center | Opelika, Alabama |
| Tinia Harris | Regional One Health | Memphis, Tennessee |
| James Holland III | John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital | Thomasville, Georgia |
| Madissen Humphries | DCH Regional Medical Center | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Hannah Jeter | University of Texas/MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, Texas |
| Logan Jones | Huntsville Hospital | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Kaitlin Kennedy | Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | Tallahassee, Florida |
| Hayden Lee | Baptist Medical Center South | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Taylor Mathwich | Children's of Alabama | Birmingham, Alabama |
| James Miracle | Jackson Hospital and Clinic | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Alena Mitchell | Mobile Infirmary | Mobile, Alabama |
| Taylor Mosteller | Princeton Baptist Medical Center | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Chanley Moye | Florida A&M University/Community Health Northwest Florida | Pensacola, Florida |
| Chance Partlow | Wake Forest University/Baptist Medical Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Priya Patal | Novocure Pharm.D. Marketing Fellowship | New York, New York |
| Priyal Patel | Virginia Commonwealth University/Kroger | Richmond, Virginia |
| Jessica Patel | Mercer University College of Pharmacy/Kroger | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Anna Lee Petitt | Ascension Sacred Heart | Pensacola, Florida |
| Anna-Kathryn Priest | Jackson Hospital and Clinic | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Alec Raley | University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Ashley Robertson | Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | Columbus, Georgia |
| Cailyn Sandoval | DCH Regional Medical Center | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Amie Sauer | TriStar Centennial Medical Center | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Trent Settles | Parkridge Health System | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Maddie Sheffield | Emory University Hospital | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Victoria Simmons | DCH Regional Medical Center | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Jackson Spradlin | Huntsville Hospital | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Forrest Stewart | East Alabama Medical Center | Opelika, Alabama |
| Mallory Stringer | Memorial Health University Medical Center | Savannah, Georgia |
| Ashley Turk | Inova Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Edidiong Umoren | Howard University Hospital | Washington, D.C. |
| Justin Weinstein | North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System | Gainesville, Florida |
| Alec Wesolowski | Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, Illinois |
| Mafe Zmajevac | Auburn University Clinical Health Services | Auburn, Alabama |
| Name | Location (Residency Type) | City, State |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Archer | University of Virginia Health System (Infectious Diseases) | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jacob Calahan | Huntsville Hospital (Oncology) | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Kaitlyn Claybrook | Ohiohealth Grant Medical Center (Emergency Medicine) | Columbus, Ohio |
| Elleyna Clinton | Banner-University Medical Center Tucson/University of Arizona (Pediatric) | Tucson, Arizona |
| Megan Fonteno | University of Utah/Huntsman Cancer Institute (Oncology) | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Grace Hoffman | Swedish American: A Division of UW Health (Critical Care) | Rockford, Illinois |
| Riley Jackson | Texas Children's Hospital (Pharmacy Informatics) | Houston, Texas |
| Courtney Lee | Birmingham VA Medical Center (Pain Management and Palliative Care) | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Kyle Manning | University of Utah Health (Infectious Diseases) | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Courtney McDonald | Piedmont Columbus Regional (Ambulatory Care) | Columbus, Georgia |
| Carl Okerberg | University of Michigan Health System (Pharmacy Informatics) | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Devan Rockwell | USA Health Physicians Groups (Ambulatory Care) | Mobile, Alabama |
| Rachel Rusk | Caromont Regional Medical Center (Emergency Medicine) | Gastonia, North Carolina |
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Auburn University’s Harrison School of Pharmacy is ranked among the top 25 percent of all pharmacy schools in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report. Fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the School offers doctoral degrees in pharmacy (Pharm.D.) and pharmaceutical sciences (Ph.D.) while also offering a master’s in pharmaceutical sciences. The School's commitment to world-class scholarship and interdisciplinary research speaks to Auburn's overarching Carnegie R1 designation that places Auburn among the top 100 doctoral research universities in the nation. For more information about the School, please call 334.844.8348 or visit http://pharmacy.auburn.edu.