Current and Past Pharmacy Residents

Current Residents

Steven Nguyen, PharmD

 

I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and I completed my Bachelor of Science at Portland State University. I recently completed my PharmD at Oregon State University. My biggest pharmacy interest is oncology, but I look forward to expanding my knowledge in several areas. On my leisure time, I like to go to the gym and play video games with my friends. A fun fact about me is that I have been coaching basketball for more than 5 years now.

Past Residents

Meagan Sabug, PharmD, class of 2026

  • Project: Impact of AUC Guided Vancomycin Dosing on Time to AUC/MIC Goal in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
  • Current position: Clinical Pharmacist at Sky Lakes Medical Center


McKenna Gruba, PharmD, class of 2025

  • Project:  Impact of Penicillin Allergy Testing on the Delabeling of Penicillin Allergies and Antibiotic Treatment in Subsequent Hospital Admissions

 

Nimita Patel, PharmD, class of 2025

  • Project:  Impact of Collaborative Pharmacist-Led Diabetes Management in Rural Areas on Glycemic Control

 

Katy Scott, PharmD, class of 2023

  • Project: A Retrospective and Prospective Analysis of Prescribing Fluoroquinolones in Urinary Tract Infections
  • PGY-2 in Ambulatory Care completed in 2024
  • Current position:  Ambulatory Care Pharmacist at Sky Lakes Medical Center

 

Fernando Amaya, PharmD, class of 2023

  • Project: A Retrospective Review of Anti-seizure Medication Use in Emergency Department
  • PGY-2 in Oncology completed in 204
  • Current position:  Oncology Pharmacist at Carson Tahoe Health

 

Nick Jorgensen, PharmD, class of 2022

  • Project: Impact of PGY-1 Resident Driven Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention on Outcomes in the Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) Setting
  • Current position: Ambulatory Pharmacist at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center

 

Brandon Montgomery, PharmD, class of 2022

  • Project:  Analysis and Development of a Pharmacy Protocol for the Treatment of Non-Oncologic Extravasation Events
  • Current position: Clinical Pharmacist at St. Charles Medical Center

 

Elisabeth Manning, PharmD, class of 2021

  • Project: Efficacy of Ceftriaxone in Obese versus Non-obese Patients- a retrospective study
  • Current position: Oncology Pharmacist at Sky Lakes Medical Center

 

Melanie Jakobs, PharmD, class of 2021

  • Project: Implementation and Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Managed Potassium Replacement Protocol in a Community Hospital
  • Current position: Clinical Pharmacist at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital

 

Katie Bullock, PharmD, class of 2020

  • Project: Implementation and evaluation of a pharmacist-managed insulin protocol in a community hospital

 

Stephani Jirikovic, PharmD, class of 2020

  • Project: Assessing the impact of a follow-up phone call between appointments on blood pressure control in a pharmacist-led hypertension clinic
  • Current position: Clinical Pharmacist at Providence Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente

 

Josie Rupp, PharmD, class of 2019

  • Project: Effect of pharmacist driven pain management education on morphine milligram equivalents (MME) dispensed 60 days status post total hip or knee replacement
  • Current position: Oncology Pharmacist at Asante Medical Center

 

Joan Erwert, PharmD, class of 2019

  • Project: Evaluation of patient functional status improvement following participation in a pharmacist-guided, non-prescribing, multidisciplinary pain clinic
  • Current position: Clinical Pharmacist at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center

 

Austin Pliska, PharmD, class of 2018

  • Project: Pharmacist-led medication reconciliation and patient follow-up to prevent readmission and improve transitions of care
  • PGY-2 in Ambulatory Care completed in 2019

 

Brian Michaels, PharmD, class of 2018

  • Project: Evaluation of IV antibiotic use and length of therapies and the incidence of Clostridium difficile infections in the inpatient setting
  • Current position: Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at Sky Lakes Medical Center