PGY-1 Pharmacy Program
Program Director
Kevin Chang, PharmD, BCCCP
PGY1 Residency Program Director
Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator
Clinical Pharmacist, Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Education: PGY2 Critical Care Residency, University of North Carolina Medical Center; PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago; PharmD, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy
Program Coordinator
Kelli Covington, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
PGY1 Residency Program Coordinator
Residency Education Committee Co-Chair
Clinical Pharmacist, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit/Pediatrics
Education: PGY2 Pediatrics (Critical Care), Children's National Medical Center; PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Children's National Medical Center; PharmD, University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Program Committee Chairs
Shannon Kuhrau, PharmD, BCCCP
Residency Research & MUE Committee Co-Chair
PGY2 Critical Care Residency Program Coordinator
Residency Research Co-coordinator
Clinical Pharmacist, Burn Intensive Care Unit
Education: PGY2 Critical Care Residency, Loyola University Medical Center; PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Loyola University Medical Center; PharmD, Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove Campus
Jordan Meckel, PharmD, BCCCP
Residency Research & MUE Committee Co-Chair
Clinical Pharmacist, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
Education: PGY2 Critical Care Residency, University of California at Davis Medical Center; PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of California at Davis Medical Center; PharmD, University of Texas at Austin
Claire Schmidt, PharmD
Residency Education Committee Co-Chair
Clinical Pharmacist, Abdominal Transplant and Hepatology
Education: PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Residency, Loyola University Medical Center; PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center; PharmD, Creighton University
Pamela Nicoski, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Residency Professional Development & Wellness Committee Co-Chair
Clinical Pharmacist, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Education: PGY2 Pediatric Residency, Medical University of South Carolina; PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Duke University Medical Center; PharmD, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy
Erica Konopka, PharmD
Residency Professional Development & Wellness Committee Co-Chair
Clinical Pharmacist, Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Education: PGY2 Cardiology/Critical Care Specialty Residency, University of Southern California; PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Southern California; PharmD, University of Florida
Required Rotations
- Orientation
- Administration
- General Medicine
- Critical Care (Medical, Surgical-Trauma, Cardiovascular, or Neurosciences ICU)
- Acute/Critical Care Specialty (Cardiology, Hepatology, Hematology/Oncology, 2nd ICU, or ED)
- Infectious Diseases
- Pediatrics (Pediatrics/PICU or NICU)
- Transplant (Abdominal, Heart, Lung, or Bone Marrow)
- Research (December)
- Pharmacy Operations (longitudinal)
Elective Rotations
- Acute Care, Critical Care, Pediatrics, or Transplant rotation not done above
- Ambulatory Care (LVAD Longitudinal Clinic or Outpatient Heart or Lung Transplant)
- Burn ICU or Cardiac ICU
- General Medicine – Academia
- Infectious Diseases (Stewardship or Transplant ID)
- Informatics
- Investigational Drugs
- Medication Safety
- Offsite Rotations
- Specialty Pharmacy