Meet the Preceptors

• Critical Care
• Infectious Diseases
• Pediatrics
• Internal Medicine
• Leadership and Administration
• Drug Policy and Medication Safety
• Ambulatory and Speciality Pharmacy
• Oncology/BMT
• Solid Organ Transplant
• Investigational Drug Service

Critical Care

Abigail Russell, PharmD, BCCCP, MPH

Rotation precepted: Emergency Medicine

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: CHI St. Luke's Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

PGY2: Critical Care at CHI St. Luke's Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Advice for career success: Some things to consider when pursuing a successful career in pharmacy is to keep an open mind, try not to be afraid to venture outside your comfort zone, and commit to being a lifelong learner.

Rotation precepted: Emergency Medicine

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

PGY2: Emergency Medicine Lakeland Regional Health

Rotation precepted: Nutrition Support

Education: Arnold and Marie College of Pharmacy Long Island University

PGY1: The Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Medical Center

PGY2: Emory University Hospital

Rotation precepted: Medical Intensive Care Unit

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: The University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy and University of Illinois Hospital & Health Scien

PGY2: Critical Care at The University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy and University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System

Advice for career success: Don't be afraid to challenge yourself and step out of your comfort zone!

Rotation precepted: Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Education: Purdue University College of Pharmacy

PGY1: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

PGY2: Critical Care at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Advice for career success: Always stay curious no matter how much experience you have. And always have an open mind. The best part of medicine is that there is almost always more than one way to achieve the same goal.

Rotations precepted: Critical Care - Trauma/Surgical ICU, Academia

Education: UTHSC College of Pharmacy (Tennessee)

PGY1: The Johns Hopkins Hospital

PGY2: Critical Care at UPMC Presbyterian

Advice for career success: Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the world. It beats money, power, and influence. - Henry Chestter

Rotation precepted: Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Education: Purdue University College of Pharmacy

PGY1: OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital

PGY2: Critical Care at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

Advice for career success: "You will never always be motivated, so you must learn to be disciplined."

Rotation precepted: Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Intensive Care Unit

Education: Ferris State University College of Pharmacy

PGY1: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital

PGY2: Critical Care at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital

Advice for career success: "To be an impactful pharmacist and clinical specialist, you should be visible, credible, and dependable."

Rotation precepted: Medical Intensive Care Unit

Education: University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy

PGY1: Valleywise Health

PGY2: Critical Care at University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy

Advice for career success: "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." -Winston Churchill

Rotation precepted: Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Education: Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy

PGY1: University of Tennessee Medical Center

PGY2: Cardiology at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

Advice for career success: Pharmacy is as small as everyone says it is. Take time to slow down, connect, and build relationships. You never know where you'll end up or who you'll work with in the future!

Rotations precepted: Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Academia

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: West Virginia University

PGY2: Critical Care at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Rotation precepted: Burn Intensive Care Unit

Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

PGY1: Regional One Health

PGY2: HSPAL at Regional One Health

Advice for career success: Say yes to new opportunities, even if they scare you.

Rotation precepted: Trauma Intensive Care Unit

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: Cleveland Clinic Martin Health

PGY2: University of Rochester Medical Center

Rotation precepted: Vascular Intensive Care Unit

Education: University of Charleston School of Pharmacy

PGY1: University of Mississippi Medical Center

PGY2: Infectious Diseases at the University of New Mexico Hospitals

Advice for career success: In pharmacy, we deal predominantly in relationships, so try to know what you don't know and remain humble in your interactions with others.

Rotation precepted: Neuromedicine Intensive Care Unit

Education: UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

PGY1: NorthShore University HealthSystem

PGY2: Critical Care at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Advice for career success: Keep feeding your passion for learning, and always look at mistakes or pitfalls as opportunities to get stronger

Infectious Diseases

Rotation precepted: Infections Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship

Education: Wingate University School of Pharmacy

PGY1: Medical University of South Carolina

PGY2: Infectious diseases Medical University of South Carolina

Advice for career success: Make sure to take the whole patient scenario into account when developing plans!

Rotation precepted: Infections Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: Bay Pines VA HCS

PGY2: Infectious Diseases UF Health Shands Hospital

Advice for career success: Set specific 1 year, 5 year, 10 year, and career goals early and revisit often. Acknowledge when you are achieving a goal and celebrate your successes.

Rotation precepted: Infections Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship

Education: University of California, San Francisco

PGY1: Henry Ford Health

PGY2: Infectious Diseases at Henry Ford Health

Rotation precepted: Infections Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship

Education: University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

PGY1: University of Kentucky Medical Center

PGY2: Infectious Diseases at University of Kentucky Medical Center

Pediatrics

Rotations precepted: Academia

Education: University of Georgia College of Pharmacy

PGY1: UF Health Shands Hospital

PGY2: Medical University of South Carolina

Rotation precepted: Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: UF Health Shands Hospital

PGY2: University of North Carolina Hospital

Advice for career success: Become a life-long learner

Rotation precepted: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: Seattle Children's Hospital

PGY2: Oncology at Seattle Children's Hospital

Advice for career success: Spend the years after finishing residency figuring out who you are and what you like to do outside of being a pharmacist, and maximize your time off to do those things you love. It will help you be a more well-rounded and less stressed human being.

Rotation precepted: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: AdventHealth Orlando

PGY2: Pediatrics at AdventHealth for Children

Advice for career success: Remember to keep an open mind!

Rotation precepted: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Education: The University of North Texas Health Science Center College of Pharmacy

PGY1: Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport

PGY2: Pediatrics at UVA Health

Advice for career success: "The only thing predictable about life is its unpredictability."

Rotation precepted: General Pediatrics

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center

PGY2: Pediatrics at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Advice for career success: "The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one." by Mark Twain

Internal Medicine

Rotation precepted: Internal medicine

Education: University of Maryland Baltimore School of Pharmacy

PGY1: University of Florida Health Shands Hospital

Advice for career success: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

Rotation precepted: Internal medicine

Education: University of Connecticut College of Pharmacy

PGY1: Yale New Haven Hospital

Advice for career success: Know what you're good at and what you need to develop, and leverage your strengths while actively working on improving weaknesses

Rotation precepted: Internal medicine

Rotation precepted:

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: University of Minnesota

Additional Training: Internal Medicine Pharmacy Fellowship, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida

Advice for career success: Pharmacy is not an easy journey, but with dedication, you will find it incredibly rewarding. Success as a pharmacist goes beyond clinical skills - it's about seizing every chance to learn and looking for ways to improve patient care.

Leadership

Rotation precepted: Hospital Pharmacy Administration and Leadership

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: University of North Carolina Hospitals

PGY2: Solid Organ Transplant at the University of North Carolina Hospitals

Advice for career success: Foster your growth mindset. You will have some days, weeks, months that are tougher for you. Know that this is normal and part of your professional growth journey. Use healthy strategies to recharge and keep the long view in mind.

Rotations precepted: Pharmacy Administration, Ambulatory Pharmacy Administration

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

Advice for career success: Always focus on continuous learning and be open to new learning experiences outside your comfort zone.

Rotation precepted: Administration

Education: Lipscomb University

PGY1: Cone Health

PGY2: HSPAL at Cone Health

Additional Training: UNC Chapel Hill - Master of Health System Pharmacy Administration

Rotation precepted: Administration

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: University of Kentucky Healthcare

PGY2: Pediatrics at the University of Kentucky Healthcare

Favorite quote: “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.” by Mark Twain

Rotations precepted: PGY1 Administration Rotation, PGY2 HSPAL Operations Management

Education: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

PGY1: Wolfson Children's Hospital

Advice for Career Success: Reviewing the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is a great start!

Education: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

PGY1: The Johns Hopkins Hospital

PGY2: Oncology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Advice for career success: Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better- Maya Angelou

Rotation precepted: Pediatric Clinical Administration, Medication Safety & Quality

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: St. Joseph's Hospital - BayCare

PGY2: HSPAL at St. Joseph's Hospital - BayCare

Additional Training: University of North Carolina Masters of Science - Pharmacy Administration and Leadership

Advice for career success: "Time is your most valuable currency."

Drug Policy and Medication Safety

Rotation precepted: Drug Policy/Medication Safety

Education: Creighton University

PGY1: University of Colorado

PGY2: Critical Care/Infectious Diseases University of Missouri-Kansas City

Advice for career success: The best advice I have for residents is to trust the process and to celebrate personal growth as well as professional. Additionally, always have something planned that you look forward to in order to get you through the tough times.

Rotation precepted: Drug Policy/Medication Safety

Education: Auburn University

PGY1: North Florida/South Georgia Veteran's Health System

Advice for career success: "There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure" - Colin Powell

Rotation precepted: Drug Policy/Medication Safety

Education: University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis

PGY1: University of Kentucky HealthCare

PGY2: Critical care at the University of Kentucky HealthCare

Ambulatory Care/Specialty

Rotation precepted: Speciality Pharmacy

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

Additional Training:

Test and Treat Certification

Collaborative Practice Certification

Certified to Administer Immunizations

Certified in Implementing Pharmacogenomics into Clinical Practice

Advice for career success: "The path is easily read, it's lined with all the doubters, regretting all they said" - Lyric, Edwin McCain

Rotations precepted: Ambulatory Care longitudinal rotations, Ambulatory Care elective

Education: U Toronto, Shenandoah University

Advice for Career Success: Be adaptable. Networking is important. Review your goals and priorities often. Prioritize people over details.

Rotation precepted: Transitions of Care

Education: University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy

PGY1: Community Pharmacy at The Mississippi State Department of Health

PGY2: HSPAL with a focus in Population Health and Ambulatory Care

Advice for career success: You never know where your career could take you so keep an open mind!

Rotation precepted: Specialty Pharmacy

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

Advice for career success: Find the niche of pharmacy you love and that excites you each day.

Oncology/BMT

Rotation precepted: Outpatient Bone Marrow Transplant

Education: Palm Beach Atlantic University

PGY1: Memorial Regional Hospital

PGY2: Oncology/BMT at Memorial Cancer Institute

Advice for career success: It's not about the resident who knows the most, it's about the resident that grows the most. Focus on growth rather than to know it all.

Rotation precepted: Inpatient Bone Marrow Transplant

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: Winter Haven Hospital

PGY2: Memorial Cancer Institute

Advice for career success: Strive to keep going, no matter how arduous the road in front of you looks. Just take it a step at a time and follow your passion. A quote I live by - "Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."

Solid Organ Transplant

Rotation precepted: Abdominal Solid Organ Transplant (Liver)

Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison

PGY1: Yale New Haven Hospital

PGY2: Solid organ Transplant at Yale New Haven Hospital

Rotation precepted: Abdominal Solid Organ Transplant (Kidney-Adults/Pediatrics)

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: Duke University Hospital

PGY2: Solid Organ Transplant at Duke University Hospital

Rotation precepted: Cardiothoracic Solid Organ Transplant (Heart/Lung)

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville, FL

PGY2: Solid Organ Transplant at The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Advice for career success: Career progression often depends upon taking risks and advocating for yourself. The cost of stability is often diminished opportunities for growth. There is no perfect fit when you're looking for the next big thing to do. You have to take opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you, rather than the other way around.

Rotation precepted: Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiothoracic Transplantation Clinic

Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy

PGY1: UF Health Shands Hospital

PGY2: Critical Care at UF Health Shands Hospital

Investigational Drug Service

Rotation precepted: Investigational Drug Service

Education: Saint Louis College of Pharmacy

PGY1: University of Utah Hospital

PGY2: Oncology National Institutes of Health Clinical Center