Core Learning Experiences:
- Orientation (4 weeks)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Akron and Mahoning Valley for a total of 6 weeks)
- General Pediatrics (4 weeks)
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (4 weeks)
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases (4 weeks)
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Akron, 4 weeks)
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (4 weeks)
- Electives (three 4-week learning experiences)
Longitudinal Learning Experiences:
- Ambulatory Care Clinic (one 4-hour clinic once a week, 11 months)
- Medication Safety (longitudinal experiences for 4 scheduled weeks throughout the year)
- Pharmacy Staffing (11 months) - required every third weekend and coverage of one major and one minor holiday
- Practice Management (Research) (11 months)
- Education & Preceptorship (11 months)
Potential Elective Learning Experiences (based on availability):
The director and preceptors recognize the importance of tailoring the experiences to the resident’s personal career goals. Potential elective rotations include:
- Academia
- Ambulatory Care/Specialty Pharmacy
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Bone Marrow Transport
- NEOMED Teaching Certificate – Track 2 (12 months)
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (at Aultman in Canton or Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Office Building of Boardman)
- Pharmacy Management/Leadership
- Repeat core learning experiences
Longitudinal Activities:
- BLS (Basic Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support, optional)
- Two journal club presentations (fall and spring)
- Two formal 60-minute presentations (patient case and controversial topic)
- Research project
- Medication safety project
- Medcation use evaluation or clinical guideline (determined by needs of department)
Residency Leadership
Chelsea Cooley, PharmD, BCPPS
- Role at ACH: PGY-2 Pediatric Residency Program Director & Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Emergency Medicine (Akron)
- Learning experiences precepted: Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Akron, co-preceptor)
- Colleges/Universities Attended:
- Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pennsylvania; B.S. in Biology
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Erie, Pennsylvania; Doctor of Pharmacy
- Postgraduate Training:
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Parkview Health, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Clinical Interests: Sedation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Sepsis, Infectious Disease
JoEllen Weilnau, PharmD
- Role at ACH: PGY-2 Pediatric Residency Program Coordinator; Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant
- Learning experiences precepted: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; Bone Marrow Transplant (elective)
- Colleges/Universities Attended:
- Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Doctor of Pharmacy
- Postgraduate Training:
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, West Virginia
- PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
- Clinical Interests: Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant Supportive Care, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Research, Quality Improvement
Preceptors
Jennifer Bonvechio, PharmD, BCPPS
- Role at ACH: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Medication Safety
- Learning experiences precepted: Medication Safety (Longitudinal)
- Colleges/Universities Attended:
- Ohio Northern University, Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ada, Ohio; Doctor of Pharmacy
- Clinical Interests: Medication Safety, Infusion Pumps, Quality Improvement, Interdisciplinary Teams
Jamee Colucci, PharmD
- Role at ACH: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Pediatric Pulmonary
- Colleges/Universities Attended:
- Kent State University, Kent, Ohio; Bachelor of Science
- Northeast Ohio Medical University, College of Pharmacy, Rootstown, Ohio; Doctor of Pharmacy
- Postgraduate Training:
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Akron Children’s, Akron, Ohio
- Clinical Interests: High-risk asthma, cystic fibrosis
Kyle Finnerty, PharmD, MBA, MS
- Role at ACH: Ambulatory Pharmacy Services Manager
- Learning experiences precepted: Pharmacy Management & Leadership (elective)
- Colleges and Universities Attended:
- University of Findlay, College of Pharmacy, Findlay, OH; Doctor of Pharmacy
- University of Findlay, College of Business, Findlay, OH; Master of Business Administration
- University of Utah, College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, Masters of Science – Health System Administration
- Post-Graduate Training
- PGY-1: Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT
- PGY-2: Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT
- Management interests: Operations, Ambulatory Care, Specialty Pharmacy, Transitions of Care, Population Health, 340B management
Natalia Gawelda, PharmD, BCPPS
- Role at ACH: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Akron/Aultman)
- Learning experiences precepted: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Akron/Aultman, elective)
- Colleges/Universities Attended:
- Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Illinois; Doctor of Pharmacy
- Postgraduate Training:
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois
- PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois, Peoria, Illinois
- Clinical Interests: Congenital Heart Defects, Nutrition Support, Neonatal Sedation/Withdrawal Management
Sarrah Hein, PharmD, BCPPS
- Role at ACH: Pharmacy Manager – Mahoning Valley; Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Boardman)
- Rotations precepted: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (St Elizabeth’s Boardman, elective), Pharmacy Management & Leadership (elective)
- Colleges/Universities Attended:
- Ohio Northern University, Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ada, Ohio; Doctor of Pharmacy
- Postgraduate Training:
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Florida
- PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Saint Petersburg, Florida
- Clinical Interests: Neonatal Opiate Withdrawal Syndrome, Neonatal Antimicrobial Stewardship, Medication Safety, Continuity of Care
Katie Hood, PharmD
- Role at ACH: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Pediatric Intensive Care
- Learning experiences precepted: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Colleges/Universities Attend:
- Shenandoah University, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Winchester, VA; Doctor of Pharmacy
- Postgraduate training:
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at HCA Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
- PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Queens, New York
- Clinical Interests: Nutrition Support, Sedation/Withdrawal, Cardiology/Cardiothoracic Surgery, ECMO, Medication Safety
Jennifer Kim, PharmD, BCPPS
- Role at ACH: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Mahoning Valley)
- Learning experiences precepted: Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Mahoning Valley, co-preceptor)
- Colleges/Universities Attended:
- Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia; Bachelor of Science
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Pharmacy, Richmond, Virginia; Doctor of Pharmacy
- Postgraduate Training:
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, Georgia
- Clinical Interests: Emergency Medicine, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Medication Safety
Chelsey Miles, PharmD, BCPS
- Role at ACH: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Emergency Medicine (Akron)
- Rotations precepted: Emergency Medicine (co-preceptor)
- Colleges/Universities Attended:
- Ohio Northern University, Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ada, Ohio; Doctor of Pharmacy
- Postgraduate Training:
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center, Chardon, Ohio
- Clinical Interests: Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care
Nicholas Selle, PharmD, BCPS
- Role at ACH: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Pediatric Emergency Medicine – Mahoning Valley
- Learning experiences precepted: Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Mahoning Valley, co-preceptor)
- Colleges/Universities Attended:
- University of Akron, Akron, Ohio; Pharmacy prerequisites
- Northeast Ohio Medical University, College of Pharmacy, Rootstown, Ohio; Doctor of Pharmacy
- Postgraduate Training:
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Cleveland Clinic – Akron General, Akron, Ohio
- Clinical Interests: Toxicology, Infectious Disease, Code Response
John Standish, PharmD, BCPS
- Role at ACH: Inpatient Pharmacy Services Manager (Akron)
- Learning experiences precepted: Pharmacy Staffing (Longitudinal); Pharmacy Management & Leadership (elective)
- Colleges/Universities Attended:
- University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Doctor of Pharmacy
- Postgraduate Training:
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware
- Clinical Interests: Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacogenomics, Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Kelly Williamson, PharmD, BCIDP
- Role at ACH: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Pediatric Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Learning experiences precepted: Pediatric Infectious Diseases (required), Antimicrobial Stewardship (elective)
- Colleges/Universities Attended:
- The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana; Doctor of Pharmacy
- Postgraduate Training:
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at The University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio
- PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
- Clinical Interests: Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics, Gram-Negative Resistance
- Competitive pay
- Travel allowance for attendance to ASHP Midyear Meeting and Spring Conference for final residency presentation
- Paid Vacation
- Family and Sick Leave
- Healthcare Coverage
Contact Human Resources regarding specifics and additional benefits.
Applications
Requirements for application include a PharmD from an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy and/or equivalent experience, completion of a PGY1 pharmacy residency program, and Ohio licensure within 120 days of start of program.
Application materials must be submitted via PhORCAS and should include a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, 3 letters of recommendation, and transcripts. Application deadline is Jan. 2, 2024.
In your letter of intent (max 2 pages), please address at least the following questions:
- Why are you choosing to complete a PGY2 residency in pediatrics and what do you have to offer Akron Children’s?
- What specific goals do you want to accomplish during your PGY2 residency and how do you think Akron Children’s will help you to accomplish your goals?
- What would you describe as your strengths and weaknesses?
Please address all correspondence/questions to:
Chelsea Cooley, PharmD, BCPPS
PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Akron Children’s
Department of Pharmacy
One Perkins Square
Akron, OH 44308
ccooley@akronchildrens.org
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