Pharmacy Residency - Graduates

Hannah Langlais, PharmD

School of Pharmacy: University of Connecticut

Research Project: Management of Agitated Patients Intoxicated with Alcohol in the Emergency Department

Current position: Critical Care/ Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at Bridgeport Hospital

Sean Tan, PharmD

School of Pharmacy: Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Research Project: Bleeding Risk among Cancer Patients Receiving Concurrent CYP-Interacting Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors with Direct Oral Anticoagulants versus Alternative Anticoagulation Therapies

Current position: Oncology Pharmacist at The Hospital of Central Connecticut Cancer Center

Megan Machnicz, PharmD

School of Pharmacy: University of Connecticut

Research Project: Impact of Sodium Bicarbonate on Mortality in Cardiac Arrest Matched for Initial Presenting Rhythm

Current position: Clinical Pharmacist at MidState Medical Center

Olga Shutov, PharmD

School of Pharmacy: Western New England University

Research Project: Efficacy of Secondary Oral Vancomycin Prophylaxis in a High-Risk Patient Population Receiving Systemic Antibiotics

Current position: Oncology Pharmacist at Hartford Hospital

Kaitlin Armstrong, PharmD, BCPS

School of Pharmacy: Western New England University, 2021

Residency: HOCC PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, 2022, Maine Medical Center PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, 2023

Residency Project: Impact of Clevidipine versus Nicardipine on Time in Range when Lowering Blood Pressure

Current Position: Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at The Hospital of Central Connecticut

Julia R. James, PharmD

School of Pharmacy: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 2021

Residency: HOCC PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, 2022, University of North Carolina PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency, 2023

Residency Project: Impact of a pharmacist-led transitions of care service on reducing readmissions among heart failure patients

Current Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cardiology at WakeMed

Hannah Pamer, PharmD

School of Pharmacy: Northeastern University School of Pharmacy, 2020

Residency: HOCC PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, 2021 

Residency Project: Readmission Rate of Patients with Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder on Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Medication Across a Healthcare System

Current Position: Oncology Pharmacist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Matthew Thaller, PharmD, BCCCP

School of Pharmacy: St. John's University College of Pharmacy, 2020

Residency: HOCC PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, 2021, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, 2022

Residency Project: Assessing the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions in emergency department outpatient settings for UTI, CAP, and SSTI

Current Position: Critical Care Pharmacist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Caitlin Caulfield, PharmD

School of Pharmacy: Northeastern, 2019

Residency: HOCC PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, 2020

Residency Project: Clinical Utility of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Polymerase Chain Reaction Nasal Swab Testing in Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Current Position: Clinical Pharmacist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Patricia Nwabuokei, PharmD, BCIDP

Residency: HOCC PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, 2020, Connecticut Children’s PGY2 Infectious Disease Pharmacy Residency, 2021

Residency Project: Effects of a non-narcotic elastomeric pump as an opioid-sparing modality in surgical patients

Current Position: Pediatrics Pharmacist at Yale New Haven Health

Kasia Sasiela, PharmD, BCPS

School of Pharmacy: University of Connecticut, 2018

Residency: HOCC PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, 2019

Residency Project: Impact of dexmedetomidine use on hospital length of stay and benzodiazepine requirements in patients being treated for alcohol withdrawal

Current Position: Ambulatory care pharmacist at Hartford HealthCare