Pharmacy preceptors

Home town: Gallup, NM

Pharmacy school: University of Colorado

Year started at Presbyterian St. Luke’s and Rocky Mountain Children's: 2011

Rotation precepted: Internal Medicine

Areas of clinical interest: Pharmacy potpourri, pain management, med safety

Favorite book: Several. Outlander series, Lamb, P&P, HP, etc. etc.

Favorite movie: Too many to name!

Advice for future residents: Be flexible, take deep breaths, adapt.

Home town: Denver, CO

Pharmacy school: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Year started at Presbyterian St. Luke’s and Rocky Mountain Children's: 2014

Areas of clinical interest: Anticoagulation, transitions of care, interdisciplinary care models, interprofessional education

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: Camping, gardening, movies

Favorite movie: I love all of the Marvel movies

Advice for future residents: Take all the opportunities you can this year to learn new skills and knowledge. Even though you are a resident, don’t forget about maintaining some degree of work-life balance.

Home town: Sioux City, IA

Pharmacy school: University of Iowa

Year started at Presbyterian St. Luke’s and Rocky Mountain Hospital Children's: 2005

Rotation precepted: Critical Care

Areas of clinical interest: critical care, medical emergencies – cardiac arrest, ischemic strokes, MH), nutritional support, fluids/electrolytes

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: camping, crafting, reading historical fiction and spending time with my family

Favorite movie: The Holiday – my Christmas favorite

Favorite restaurant in Denver: Fire on the Mountain – the G.W. Carver sandwich with an IPA.

Advice for future residents: Be ready to master your time management skills.

Home town: Sacramento, CA…. but Denver is home

Pharmacy school: The University of Colorado, Skaggs School of Pharmacy

Year started at Presbyterian St. Luke’s and Rocky Mountain Children's: 2019

Rotation precepted: Service Commitment (staffing)

Areas of clinical interest: ID, med-safety, sterile compounding

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: Tennis, pilates, yoga, hiking

Favorite book: Blink (Malcom Gladwell) and Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)

Favorite movies: Harry Potter, The 5th Element, Little Miss Sunshine, Beetlejuice, Palm Springs…. There’s so many more that I can’t think of right now… I love movies!

Favorite restaurant in Denver: City O City, Dos Santos, Shells and Sauce, Fish&Beer, TruFoods, North

Advice for future residents: Live close by (if possible), stay organized, be eager and excited to learn and don’t be afraid to ask for help!

Home town: Larchwood, Iowa

Pharmacy school: The University of Iowa

Year started at Presbyterian St. Luke’s and Rocky Mountain Children's: 2004

Rotation precepted: Administration

Areas of clinical interest: Staff development and process improvement in a large tertiary care medical center

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: Cycling, skiing, golfing

Favorite movie: Forrest Gump

Favorite restaurant in Denver: Sushi Den

Advice for future residents: Residency training is an incredible opportunity to further develop the skills of an independent practitioner. Kudos for pursuing your career development!

Home town/state: Trinidad, Colorado

Pharmacy school: University of Colorado

Year started at Presbyterian St. Luke’s and Rocky Mountain Children's: 2015

Rotation precepted: Medication Safety

Areas of clinical interest: advancements in the immune system therapy for various indications

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: Cycling, skiing, travel

Favorite book: The Life we Bury

Favorite movie: Grew up in a movie theater and this is a hard question

Favorite restaurant in Denver: Locanda Del Borgo

Advice for future residents: See as much as you can see while you can

Home town: Mesa, Arizona

Pharmacy school: University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Year started at Presbyterian St. Luke’s and Rocky Mountain Children's: 2018

Rotation precepted: Internal Medicine- Solid Organ Transplant

Areas of clinical interest: Fungal infections & anticoagulation

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: Mountain biking, snowboarding, watching junk TV and collecting comic books

Favorite book: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Favorite movie: Much like medicine, this is a gray area and requires a discussion far beyond the scope of this bio

Favorite restaurant in Denver: Shanahans Steak House

Advice for future residents: Never sacrifice quality for quantity in any phase of your life

Home town: Byron Center, MI

Pharmacy school: University of Colorado

Year started at Presbyterian St. Luke’s and Rocky Mountain Children's: 2018

Rotation precepted: Adult Solid Organ Transplant

Areas of clinical interest: solid organ transplant, end-organ disease states, immunology, virology, pediatrics, teaching

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: hiking, fly fishing, taking my dog to dog parks, taking care of my plants, snow boarding

Favorite book: I have a hard time picking favorites, but Any Human Heart and Reincarnation Blues are in my top five

Favorite restaurant in Denver: Domo, Benzina, or North Italia - all are excellent!

Advice for future residents: Use this time to cement the basics of being a great pharmacist: get the clinical knowledge down, learn to build rapport with your team, develop your time management, and adapt to working in the “grey-zone” where your expertise is needed.

Pharmacy school: University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Year started at Presbyterian St. Luke's: 2022

Rotation(s) precepted: BMT/Onc

Areas of clinical interest: BMT/Onc, patient education/teaching

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: yoga, running, taco connoisseur

Favorite restaurant in Denver: TBD

Advice for future residents: Take advantage of every learning opportunity and don’t forget self-care!

Home town: Denver Colorado

Pharmacy school: Regis University School of Pharmacy

Year started at Presbyterian St. Luke’s and Rocky Mountain Children's: 2022

Rotation precepted: Pediatrics

Areas of clinical interest: neonatology, medication safety

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: reading, cooking, traveling

Favorite book: A Thousand Splendid Suns

Advice for future residents: Stay open minded and trust the process. You never know where your pharmacy journey will take you.

Home town: Cedar Hill, TX

Pharmacy School: Texas Tech, University Health Sciences School of Pharmacy

Year Started At Presbyterian St. Luke’s: 2024

Rotation(s) precepted: Neonatology

Areas of clinical interest: Antimicrobial stewardship

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: anything outside!  hiking, yoga, swimming 

Favorite book: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

Advice for future residents: just keep swimming!

Home town: Lexington, KY

Pharmacy School: University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Year Started At Presbyterian St. Luke’s: 2023

Rotation(s) precepted: I’m currently a clinical float, so I occasionally precept internal medicine or ICU rotations

Areas of clinical interest: Internal medicine, general surgery

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: Working out, cooking, traveling, exploring new restaurants

Favorite book: I don’t read as much as I should.. but I would recommend Atomic Habits

Advice for future residents: Spend time doing what you enjoy outside of work and prioritize your mental health as much as you can

Home town: Pinetop Arizona

Pharmacy School: University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy 

Year Started At Presbyterian St. Luke’s: 2025

Rotation(s) precepted: Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Disease 

Areas of clinical interest: Infectious Diseases

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: Watching my kids play sports, hiking, snowboarding

 Favorite book: The Green Mile

Advice for future residents: Ask questions, it's ok to not know the answers to everything. We are all learners and will learn things from you as well!

Home town: Sugar Land, TX

Pharmacy School: Texas A&M College of Pharmacy

Year Started At Presbyterian St. Luke’s: 2020

Rotation(s) precepted: Pediatrics

Areas of clinical interest: PICU, NICU

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: Skiing

Favorite book: The Hyperion Cantos, Dan Simmons

Advice for future residents: Don't Panic

Home town: Brookfield, WI

Pharmacy School: Regis University

Year Started At Presbyterian St. Luke’s: 2016

Rotation(s) precepted: PICU/Peds, NICU, Pediatric Oncology

Areas of clinical interest: Anything pediatric

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: Skiing, biking, hiking – basically all the “Colorado” things.

Favorite book: Anything I can get for free on my Kindle

Advice for future residents: You can do anything for a year! Also, this is the ONLY time in your pharmacy career where you will get continuous feedback on your performance. Make sure you take advantage of that and request feedback about your performance and use that as a tool to grow.

Hometown: Abbasiya, Kuwait; Modesto, CA

Pharmacy School: University of Colorado

Year Started at Presbyterian St. Luke’s: 2022

Rotation(s) precepted: Adult Solid Organ Transplant

Areas of clinical interest: abdominal/thoracic transplant, infectious diseases, immunology, anticoagulation, pain management

Hobbies outside of pharmacy: snowboarding, music festivals, video games, traveling to new cities to eat food, weightlifting

Favorite restaurant: Temaki Den

Advice for future residents: Be yourself. Use what you know and what you’ve been through to handle whatever comes your way.