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CUMC - Bergan Mercy Pharmacy Residents

2024-2025

Valentina Bertrand

Valentina Bertrand, PharmD

College of Pharmacy Attended: Midwestern University-College of Pharmacy, Glendale Campus

Gratuation Year: 2024

Practice Area Interests: NICU, Cardiology, Ambulatory Care

Research Project: The Impact of an Early Advancement Feeding Protocol on Total Parenteral Nutrition Therapy in a Level IIIB Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Tyler Jones

Michael "Tyler" Jones, PharmD

College of Pharmacy Attended: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy

Gratuation Year: 2024

Practice Area Interests: Family medicine, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Infectious Disease

Research Project: A Retrospective Evaluation of Antidepressant and Antianxiety Use in Hospitalized Patients With Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Jessica Oloriz

Jessica Oloriz, PharmD

College of Pharmacy Attended: Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions

Graduation Year: 2024

Practice Area Interests: Emergency Medicine, Critical Care

Research Project: Opioid Prescribing at Discharge and Beyond for Adult Trauma Patients with Rib Fractures Managed Surgically versus Non-Surgically

Meghan Ryan

Meghan Ryan, PharmD

College of Pharmacy Attended: Drake University

Graduation Year: 2024

Practice Area Interests: Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Antimicrobial Stewardship

Research Project: Evaluation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Driven Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Nasal Screening Test Implementation on De-escalation of Empiric Anti-MRSA Therapy in Hospitalized Patients with Pneumonia

Jozey Seaton

Jozey Seaton, PharmD

College of Pharmacy Attended: University of Iowa

Graduation Year: 2024

Practice Area Interests: Emergency Medicine, Critical Care

Research Project: Comparison of Tenecteplase versus Alteplase in Clinical Outcomes of All Patients Deemed as Appropriate Candidates for Thrombolytic Therapy

Group photo of the Pharmacy Residents of 2024-2025

Former Residents - Where Are They Now?

Pharmacy Residents 2023-2024

2023-2024 - Front row: Shayna Skokan, Jessica Van Laren; Back row: Jared Tiu, Jordan Kimball, Dominick Babich

Dominick Babich, PharmD - ED/Critical Care Overnight Pharmacist at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy in Omaha, NE

Jordan Kimball, PharmD - Pharmacist at Iowa Poison Control

Shayna Skokan, PharmD - Internal Medicine Pharmacist at Bryan Health in Lincoln, NE

Jared Tiu, PharmD - PGY-2 Infectious Disease Residency at Houston Methodist in Houston, TX

Jessica Van Laren, PharmD - PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency at Kaiser Permanente in Denver, CO

Pharmacy Residents - 2023-2024

2022-2023 - Front row: Dasjah Mason, Alyssa Rokusek, Srishti Singal; Back row: Jerrick Bowers, Nathan Feldmann, Sam Wilson

Jerrick Bowers, PharmD – completed PGY2 Health System Pharmacy and Leadership with CHI Health in Omaha, NE; now working as a Pharmacist for CHI Health in Omaha, NE

Nathan Feldmann, PharmD – Pharmacist at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE

Dasjah Mason, PharmD – Internal Medicine pharmacist at The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City

Alyssa Rokusek, PharmD – ED/Critical Care Overnight Pharmacist at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy in Omaha, NE

Srishti Singal, PharmD – completed PGY2 Critical Care at UC Health Memorial in Colorado Springs, CO; now working as a Critical Care Pharmacist at Ascension St. Francis in Evanston, IL

Sam Wilson, PharmD – Pharmacist at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy in Omaha, NE

Pharmacy Residents 2021-2022

2021-2022 - Front row: Christa Taylor, Maureen Martin, Katie Renken; Back row: Brooke Conroy, Craig Ripski, Jena Dresbach

Brooke Conroy, PharmD –Pharmacist at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyoming

Jena Dresbach, PharmD – completed PGY2 Critical Care at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT; now working as a Critical Care Pharmacist at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT

Maureen Martin, PharmD – completed PGY2 Ambulatory Care at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN; now working as an MTM Pharmacist in the Diabetes/Endocrinology, Addiction Medicine, and Interventional Pain Clinics at Hennepin Healthcare Minneapolis, MN.

Katie Renken, PharmD – Pharmacist at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, NE

Craig Ripski, PharmD – completed PGY2 Infectious Disease at Jesse Brown VA Med in Chicago, IL; now working as a clinical pharmacist at Bryan Health in Lincoln, NE

Christa Taylor, PharmD – Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy in Omaha, NE

Pharmacy Residents 2020-2021

2020-2021 - Front row: Jessel Dela Cruz, Adam Bassing, Taylor Lenz; Back row: Natalie Tiefenthaler, Casie Walters, Emily Oliver

Adam Bassing, PharmD – Critical Care Pharmacist at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy in Omaha, NE

Jessel Dela Cruz, PharmD – completed PGY2 in Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership at CHI Health in Omaha, NE; now working as the Pharmacy Supply Chain and Business Operation Manager at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, HI

Taylor Lenz, PharmD – completed PGY2 in Emergency Medicine at Mercy One Medical Center in Des Moines, IA; now working as an Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist and PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Director at Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital in Corpus Christi, TX

Emily Oliver, PharmD – completed PGY2 in Pain Management and Palliative Care at Hospice of Southern Illinois in Bellevile, IL; now working as an Institutional Clinical Pharmacist at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO

Natalie Tiefenthaler, PharmD – completed PGY2 in Ambulatory Care at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, NE; work working as an Ambulatory Care Pharmacist with Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, NE

Casie Walters, PharmD – completed PGY2 in Psychiatry at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN; work working as a Clinical Pharmacist in Forensic Psychiatry at St. Peter Regional Treatment Center in St. Peter, MN.

Pharmacy Residents 2019-2020

2019-2020 - Front row: Sarah Ermer, Sam Katzman, Marina Kaminsky; Back row: Daniel Hannig, Xavier Hill, Braxton Wilcox

Sarah Ermer, PharmD – Completed PGY2 in Pain Management and Palliative Care at University of Iowa College of Pharmacy in Iowa City; post-PGY2 accepted a position as an Opioid Stewardship Clinical Pharmacist

Daniel Hannig, PharmD – Critical Care Pharmacist at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy in Omaha, NE

Xavier Hill, PharmD - Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Long Beach VA Hospital in Long Beach, California

Marina Kaminsky, PharmD – Hospital Pharmacist at Providence St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, MT

Sam Katzman, PharmD – Completed PGY2 in Emergency Medicine at Mercy One in Des Moines, IA; Critical Care/Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at University of Louisville Health in Louisville, KY

Braxton Wilcox, PharmD – Clinical Pharmacist at CHI Health Anticoagulation Clinic in Omaha, NE

Pharmacy Residents 2018-2019

2018-2019 - Front row: Spencer Evans, Alison Miller, Eric Bierle; Back row: Samantha Brongiel, Athena Aus, Cassidy Latusek

Athena Aus, PharmD - Staff pharmacist at Banner Health - North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO

Eric Bierle, PharmD – Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator at CHI Health Lakeside in Omaha, NE

Samantha Brongiel, PharmD - Completed PGY2 in Oncology at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut; post-PGY2 now working as a Clinical Oncology Pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine Specialty Pharmacy in Chicago, IL

Spencer Evans, PharmD - Completed PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership at CHI Health in Omaha, NE; post-PGY2 working as a Pharmacy Manager at CHI Health Lakeside in Omaha, NE

Cassidy Latusek, PharmD - Hospital Pharmacist at Mayo Clinic - Saint Mary's Campus in Rochester, MN

Alison Miller, PharmD - Clinical Pharmacist Emergency Medicine at Children's Healthcare Colorado in Denver, CO

Pharmacy Residents 2017-2018

2017-2018: Front row: Antonio Luo, Kailey Frenzel, Jon Van Breusegen; Back row: Akosua Boateng, Megan Wachter, Tiffany Ramos

Akosua Boateng, PharmD - Clinical Pharmacy Manager at HCA Houston Southeast in Pasadena, TX

Kailey Frenzel, PharmD – Clinical Pharmacist, Internal Medicine at Bryan Health in Lincoln, NE

Antonio Luo, PharmD - Patient Care Pharmacist at University of California-San Francisco Medical Center in San Francisco, CA

Tiffany Ramos, PharmD - Clinical Pharmacist at Queens Medical Center in Honolulu, HI

Jon VanBreusegen, PharmD - Clinical Pharmacist at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO

Megan Wachter, PharmD - completed PGY2 in Psychiatry at Eastern Colorado VA Healthcare System; post PGY2 working as a Mental Health Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner at the Massaponax Veterans Affairs Clinic in Fredericksburg, VA