Program Director & Coordinators
KORI E. MALEPSY, PharmD, BCPS
Studying expertise(s): Challenge Administration and Management Improvement
Pharmacy college: College of Minnesota Faculty of Pharmacy, MN
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Minneapolis VA, MN; PGY2 Well being System Pharmacy Administration Residency at VA Palo Alto, CA
Observe space(s): Program Supervisor for Residency, Pupil Schooling, and Remedy Security.
What makes you interested by precepting? Having the chance to form and share significant experiences with trainees, seeing their progress whereas additionally studying from them, and contributing to the way forward for the occupation – it’s what I like about my job!
DAVID CHARLESTHAM, PharmD, BCPP
Studying expertise(s): Longitudinal Ambulatory Care – Benzodiazepine Taper and Clozapine, Psychiatric Acute Care Elective
Pharmacy college: Belmont College Faculty of Pharmacy, TN
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Winchester Medical Heart, VA; PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency at VA Loma Linda, CA
Observe space(s): Inpatient Acute Care Psychiatry and Ambulatory Care Psychological Well being Clinic
What makes you interested by precepting All through my very own previous experiences, I’ve skilled with many caring, educated, and inspirational preceptors. I admire the chance to share this coaching with the following era of pharmacy professionals.
NADER NASSAR, PharmD, BCPP
Studying expertise(s): Longitudinal Ambulatory Care – Psychiatry, Psychiatric Ambulatory Care Elective
Pharmacy college: Regis College Faculty of Pharmacy, CO
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, KS
Observe space(s): Psychological Well being
What makes you interested by precepting? Seeing the residents develop all year long and develop their very own apply.
Preceptors
LISA ADAMS, PharmD, BCPS, CDE, CGP, CPE, CWS, FASCP
Studying expertise(s): Geriatrics Elective
Pharmacy college: College of Wyoming Faculty of Pharmacy, WY and Purdue Faculty of Pharmacy, IN
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: Licensed Diabetes Educator, Licensed Ache Educator, Wound Administration
Observe space(s): Geriatrics Administration Analysis Clinic, Residence Primarily based Major Care
What makes you interested by precepting? I take pleasure in instructing.
MARK APARICIO, PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Managed Care Elective
Pharmacy college: College of California San Diego – Skaggs Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at VA Fresno, CA
Observe space(s): Pharmacoeconomics, Formulary Administration
What makes you interested by precepting? Precepting is a rewarding and mutually helpful apply that serves to strengthen the way forward for pharmacy apply, but in addition forces the preceptor to maintain themselves sharp and updated. Enjoying an element in that course of turns into a win-win when it comes to experiences gained.
KATE BASTIAN, PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Observe Administration
Pharmacy college: College of the Pacific – Thomas J. Faculty of Pharmacy and Well being Sciences, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: VA over 10 years
Observe space(s): Affiliate Chief, Inpatient Pharmacy Service
What makes you interested by precepting? I take pleasure in having the chance to present again, and assist educate and mentor our residents.
KAMALJIT BHANGOO, PharmD, BCACP, BCPS
Studying expertise(s): Ambulatory Care and Longitudinal Ambulatory Care – Anticoagulation
Pharmacy college: Western College of Well being sciences, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: Retail 5 years (pharmacy supervisor at Walgreens), VA over eight years
Observe space(s): Anticoagulation
What makes you interested by precepting? For me, precepting residents is a approach to pay ahead alternatives that I used to be given. Being a mentor, I may help them get a glimpse into the actual world of pharmacy, and assist them hone their abilities to grow to be well-prepared, proficient pharmacists sooner or later. I additionally get to be taught from them whereas instructing what I do know. It’s a very fulfilling a part of my job.
BRETT BORBA, PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Managed Care Elective
Pharmacy college: College of the Pacific – Thomas J. Faculty of Pharmacy and Well being Sciences, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGYI Pharmacy Residency at St. Joseph’s Medical Heart, CA; retail 9 years, VA over 11 years
Observe space(s): Managed Care and Smoking Cessation
What makes you interested by precepting? I take pleasure in with the ability to give residents a backstage take a look at how VA Pharmacy is uniquely structured to ensure that us to supply optimum look after our Veterans.
JOHN CHANG, PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Acute Care Inner Medication
Pharmacy college: Loma Linda College, Faculty of Pharmacy, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Desert Regional Medical Heart, CA
Observe space(s): Inner Medication
What makes you interested by precepting? I take pleasure in instructing, collaborating with,and watching residents develop and grow to be assured in acute care medication.
CINDY DUNCAN, PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Psychiatric Ambulatory Care Elective
Pharmacy college: Washington State College, Faculty of Pharmacy
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at VA Fresno, CA
Observe space(s): Psychological Well being
What makes you interested by precepting? Precepting is a good way to share my expertise/data whereas additionally attending to know the residents higher.
WILLIE EIRICH, PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Ambulatory Care and Longitudinal Ambulatory Care – Anticoagulation
Pharmacy college: Loma Linda College, Faculty of Pharmacy, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at VA Fresno, CA
Observe space(s): Anticoagulation Clinic
What makes you interested by precepting? I take pleasure in seeing different individuals be taught!
VICTORIA LEUNG, PharmD, BCPS
Studying expertise(s): Hematology/Oncology Elective, Longitudinal Ambulatory Care – Hematology/Oncology
Pharmacy college: College of the Pacific – Thomas J. Faculty of Pharmacy and Well being Sciences, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at VA Fresno, CA
Observe space(s): Hematology/Oncology Clinic
What makes you interested by precepting? I take pleasure in offering alternatives to look after veterans receiving most cancers therapy and serving to others to develop clinically. It’s rewarding to have a task in coaching the following era of pharmacists.
KRISTINE LOWE, PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Inpatient Pharmacy/IV Orientation, Staffing (Inpatient)
Pharmacy college: College of the Pacific – Thomas J. Faculty of Pharmacy and Well being Sciences, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: Retail 13 years, outpatient VA roughly one 12 months, inpatient VA
Observe space(s): Hospital Operations
What makes you interested by precepting? Being of their footwear as soon as earlier than, I want to pay it ahead and assist the way forward for our discipline, as preceptors have helped me earlier than.
JON MALEPSY, PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Infectious Ailments Elective
Pharmacy college: College of Minnesota Faculty of Pharmacy, MN
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY2 Infectious Ailments Residency at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN
Observe space(s): Infectious Ailments, Antimicrobial Stewardship, HIV
What makes you interested by precepting? I like seeing residents develop of their data and scientific abilities as they undergo my rotation. I really feel as if I grow to be a greater ID pharmacist by way of instructing due to the difficult questions that residents typically ask. Educating helps me to suppose extra deeply about what I do know and what I nonetheless must be taught. I additionally like to teach future training pharmacists on the optimum use of antibiotics as a result of I really feel as if it should translate into extra clever use of those medicine and assist battle towards antibiotic resistance.
BRUCE MANZO, PharmD, BCPS
Studying expertise(s): Educational Detailing Elective
Pharmacy college: College of the Pacific – Thomas J. Faculty of Pharmacy and Well being Sciences, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Parkview Well being Techniques, IN
Observe space(s): Administration, Pulmonary
What makes you interested by precepting? Whereas I take pleasure in passing my expertise and data to new residents, I actually admire the perception and challenges related to every particular person I meet. Educating encourages me to remain on prime of all of my administrative and scientific abilities. I additionally really feel pleased with the accomplishments of every resident of their post-residency careers.
JEFFREY MCCAMISH, PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Ambulatory Care and Longitudinal Ambulatory Care – Ache Administration
Pharmacy college: College of Southern California Faculty of Pharmacy, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: DEA certification to prescribe schedule III narcotics, prescribing non-opioid drugs for ache beneath SOP, prescribing naloxone as a part of danger mitigation
Observe space(s): Power Ache Administration
What makes you interested by precepting? Present background in pharmacist position in ache administration as a part of an interdisciplinary crew.
BRITTANY MCMANAMAN, PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Acute Care Inner Medication
Pharmacy college: College of the Pacific – Thomas J. Faculty of Pharmacy and Well being Sciences, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: Inner Medication, Educational Detailing, Inpatient Pharmacy
Observe space(s): Inner Medication
What makes you interested by precepting? I take pleasure in passing down acute care classes and strategies I used to be taught by my pharmacist mentors. Because the daughter of a US Air Power officer, I deal with each veteran as in the event that they have been my dad; I hope to share this identical ardour for pharmacy and drive to optimize affected person care with my college students.
JOSHUA MISI, PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Transitions of Care Elective
Pharmacy college: Touro College California Faculty of Pharmacy, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at VA Fresno,CA
Observe space(s): Transitions of Care, ESA Remedy Administration, Postoperative Ache Administration
What makes you interested by precepting? Transitions of Care is a burgeoning space of apply inside pharmacy and I want to present extra alternatives for residents to achieve publicity and take part in affected person care inside this specialty.
SHANNON MONDRY, PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Substance Use Issues
Pharmacy college: Lengthy Island College, Brooklyn NY
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Heart, Brooklyn, NY; PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency at VA Loma Linda, CA
Observe space(s): Psychological Well being, Substance Use Issues
What makes you interested by precepting? I’ve at all times had a ardour to show, a satisfying a part of my profession, contributing to the expertise and training of scholars/residents for his or her success within the pharmacy occupation.
MARK MYERS, PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Ambulatory Care – Major Care/Ladies’s Well being
Pharmacy college: The College of Texas at Austin Faculty of Pharmacy, TX
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 at VA Black Hills, Ft. Meade, SD
Observe space(s): PACT Pharmacist for the Oakhurst CBOC and the Ladies’s Well being clinic
What makes you interested by precepting? I’ve sought alternatives to be concerned in instructing at a number of factors in my life (instructing English in China, intelligence briefer within the US Navy). I very a lot take pleasure in interacting with professionals who’re desperate to be taught, however principally I worth and admire the truth that it allows me to proceed studying and keep present as effectively.
DAVID NGUYEN, PharmD, BCPS
Studying expertise(s): Informatics Elective
Pharmacy college: Regis College Faculty of Pharmacy, CO
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at SSM St. Mary’s Hospital, MO; Willow Inpatient Epic Certification
Observe space(s): Scientific Pharmacy Informaticist
What makes you interested by precepting? I need to promote the development of pharmacy apply for our future pharmacists. I need to present them there are different methods of impacting and selling secure affected person care by way of info know-how.
ADAM SALEH, PharmD, BCPS
Studying expertise(s): Emergency Medication Elective
Pharmacy college: College at Buffalo Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, NY
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: Inner Medication, Essential Care, Inpatient Pharmacy
Observe space(s): Acute Care/Emergency Medication
What makes you interested by precepting? I take pleasure in interacting with the residents and serving to them make connections between what they discovered in class and real-life apply.
BETH SERRANO (CURCIN), PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Ambulatory Care – Major Care
Pharmacy college: Loma Linda College, Faculty of Pharmacy, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Residency at VA Fresno, CA
Observe space(s): Major Care
What makes you interested by precepting? Precepting permits me the chance to present again to the sphere. It’s rewarding to see a resident’s data and confidence develop all through rotations.
JENNIFER SIILATA, PharmD
Studying expertise(s): Ambulatory Care – Major Care
Pharmacy college: College of the Pacific – Thomas J. Faculty of Pharmacy and Well being Sciences, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: Inner Medication, Coronary heart Failure Clinic, Hepatitis C Clinic, Wound/Ostomy Care
Observe space(s): Major Care
What makes you interested by precepting? I take pleasure in instructing residents. I take pleasure in studying from them as effectively. There may be a lot extra to affected person care than what’s taught in class and I try to present residents the chance to develop these abilities utilizing their particular person presents/abilities.
CHEREE SOSIN, PharmD, BCPS
Studying expertise(s): Ambulatory Care – Major Care
Pharmacy college: College of California, San Francisco Faculty of Pharmacy, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Clovis Group Medical Heart, CA
Observe space(s): Scientific Pharmacy Specialist, Major Care
What makes you interested by precepting? I benefit from the problem of precepting and mannequin my precepting after an incredible mentor I had. He would say, “A very good pharmacist is aware of the rules, however an incredible pharmacist is aware of why the rules say what they do” as he dove into main literature.
BARBARA VAN MATER, PharmD
Studying experiences: Acute Care Inner Medication
Pharmacy college: College of the Pacific – Thomas J. Faculty of Pharmacy and Well being Sciences, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: Poison Management; Ache Specialist, CRMC; Oncology, CRMC; Hospice Compounding Medication; Residence Well being IV Service, CRMC; Inner Medication, CRMC; Group Pharmacy, Walmart; Administration as Chief of Pharmacy, Dinuba/Reedley Hospitals and Miami VAHS, Outpatient Supervisor; Inner Medication, VACCHCS
Observe space(s): Essential Care
What makes you interested by precepting? I like to share my data with the residents so they could grow to be well-rounded practitioners that may work independently with confidence in their very own apply.
NORA YANG, PharmD
Studying experiences: Outpatient Pharmacy Orientation
Pharmacy college: College of the Pacific – Thomas J. Faculty of Pharmacy and Well being Sciences, CA
Postgraduate coaching/expertise: Administration
Observe space(s): Affiliate Chief, Outpatient Pharmacy Operations (Administration)
What makes you interested by precepting? I take pleasure in watching residents develop all year long and making a distinction of their lives. I wish to empower residents to succeed in their full potential and to look at them develop to grow to be tremendous clinicians. Every resident has distinctive studying capabilities. As a preceptor, one has to adapt to the resident’s studying fashion. Precepting teaches me endurance together with enhancing my listening and communication abilities. I additionally take pleasure in studying from the residents as effectively.