Ubers deliver keynote address, welcome Residency Class of 2022

On June 24, at St. Luke’s Chapel on the campus of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), the MUSC Residency Class of 2022 graduated with full pomp and circumstance.

The program included presentations of two Chief Resident Awards, the Preceptor of the Year Award, and the Residency Committee Exit Award followed by the presentation of certificates to the graduates of both the post graduate year one (PGY1) and post graduate year two (PGY2) programs. In addition, there were presentations of certificates for both the Research Certificate Program and the Academician Preparation Program.

Krista McElray, residency manager and PGYI residency program director, welcomed guests. Philip Hall, dean of the MUSC College of Pharmacy, introduced MUSC pharmacy keynote speakers Walt ’88 and Lynn Uber ’88. MUSC pharmacy luminaries in their own right, the Ubers received the award named for a MUSC pharmacy legend – the William H. Golod Award.

Speakers Lynn and Walt Uber

The Ubers have been awarded many honors as teachers and preceptors, both winning multiple teacher of the year honors throughout their careers. They met at the University of Buffalo School of  Pharmacy, where they both received bachelor of science  degrees in 1986. They married in December of 1986 and  were the only two from their graduating class to pursue Pharm.D.s, which they earned from MUSC in 1988, and careers in clinical pharmacy.

In 1989, Lynn completed an adult internal medicine/surgery  residency at MUSC and Walt completed one in critical care, after which they accepted faculty positions with the College of Pharmacy. Starting in 1993, Lynn Uber worked with the adult and pediatric abdominal transplant program and Walt Uber worked with the adult and pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery/Heart and Lung Transplant program. 

They have been mentors/advisors for MUSC pharmacy and medical students, residents and fellows for the past 30 years. As the Pharm.D. "forefathers" of the abdominal and thoracic transplant programs, they have been recognized often for their contributions to pharmacy practice.

 

Awards and Certificates

The Chief Resident Award was presented to Jessica Newman as PGY1 chief resident and to Tramauni Brock as PGY2 chief resident.

The Preceptor of the Year was Felicia Bartlett.

The Residency Committee Exit Award was presented to Kelly Crowley.

PROGRAM & DIRECTOR	GRADUATES
PGY1 Traditional Krista McElray, Pharm.D., BCPS	Uzoamaka Chinedu Abajue, Pharm.D. Anna Michele Dugovich, Pharm.D. Samuel Aaron Effoe, Pharm.D. Katelynn Marie Granger, Pharm.D. Maria Nicole Muehrcke, Pharm.D. Jessica Nicole Newman, Pharm.D. Susan Ngo, Pharm.D. Shikha Pareshkumar Patel, Pharm.D. Kiera Katharina Roubal, Pharm.D. Taylor Nicole Sprague, Pharm.D. Tatianna Alexis Timor, Pharm.D. Matthew Bryant Warrick, Pharm.D.
PGY1 HSPAL Krista McElray, Pharm.D., BCPS	Cassye Anna-Marie Weinkauf, Pharm.D.
PGY1 Pharmacotherapy Wendy Bullington, Pharm.D., BCPS	Katarina Alexandria Sisk, Pharm.D.
PGY1 Community Kristy Brittain, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE	Jiaying Li, Pharm.D. Minali Patel, Pharm.D. Nicholas Vincent Silvestri, Pharm.D.
PGY2 Ambulatory Emily Ware, Pharm.D.	Hayley Taylor Davis, Pharm.D. Katherine T. Henn, Pharm.D.
PGY2 Critical Care Joe Mazur, Pharm.D. BCPS	Olivia Morgan Kreidler, Pharm.D. Alyssa Morgan Lear, Pharm.D.
PGY2 Emergency Medicine Kelsey Billups, Pharm D, BCPS	Kailey Elise Denny, Pharm.D.
PGY2 HSPAL Kelly Crowley, Pharm.D.	Tramauni Emon Ne'Cole Brock, Pharm.D.
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Krutika Mediwala, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP	Rachel Faye Burgoon, Pharm.D. Aaron Christian Hamby, Pharm.D.
PGY2 Oncology Jennifer MacDonald, Pharm.D., BCOP	Marissa Duco, Pharm.D. Abigail Shockley, Pharm.D.
PGY2 Pediatrics Lauren Haney, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCPPS	Kristen Curry, Pharm.D. Polina Langer, Pharm.D. Kelsey Ryan, Pharm.D.
PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Wendy Bullington, Pharm.D., BCPS	Allison Fabick, Pharm.D., BCPS
PGY2 Psychiatry Clint Ross, Pharm.D., BCPP	Christie Costello, Pharm.D., BCPS Amelia Grace Slane, Pharm.D., BCPS
PGY2 Transplant Holly Meadows, Pharm.D., BCPS	Kelsey Samantha Coffman, Pharm.D. Taylor Lee Carcella, Pharm.D.

 

Research Certificate Program

(Presented by Erin Weeda, Pharm.D., BCPS)

Recipients:

Uzoamaka Abajue

Christie Costello

Kristen Curry

Kailey Denny

Anna Dugovich

Aaron Effoe

Katelynn Granger

Olivia Kreidler

Polina Langer

Alyssa Lear

Jiaying Li

Maria Nicole Muehrcke

Jessica Newman

Susan Ngo

Minali Patel

Shikha P. Patel

Kiera Roubal

Kelsey Ryan

Nick Silvestri

Katarina Sisk

Taylor Sprague

Tatianna Timor

Matthew Warrick

Cassye Weinkauf 

 

 

Academician Preparation Program

Presented by Katherine H. Chessman, Pharm.D., FPPA, FCCP, BCNSP, BCPS

Recipients:

Uzoamaka C. Abajue (Mentor, Philip Hall)

Christie Costello (Mentor, Shannon Drayton)

Jiaying Li (Mentor, Dave Shirley)

Minali Patel (Mentor, Joli Fermo)

Shikha Patel (Mentor, Marwah Alnewais)

Maria Muehrcke (Mentor, Nicole Bohm/Scott Brag)

Nicholas Vincent Silvestri (Mentor, James Sterrett)

Katarina Sisk (Mentor, Nicole Pilch/Kristy Brittain)

Matthew Bryant Warrick (Mentor, Erin Weeda)

Cassye Anna-Marie Weinkauf (Mentor, Elizabeth Weed)