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Current Residents
Wendy Chen, PharmD
University of Kansas
Dr. Chen is a PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident at Olathe Hospital. She is from Shawnee, KS and graduated from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy in 2024. Her clinical interests include oncology and ambulatory care and she looks forward to exploring potential PGY2 opportunities within those areas. Outside of residency, she enjoys spending time with family and going on walks in different parks.
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Haley Nikolaenko, PharmD
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Dr. Nikolaenko, a PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at Olathe Hospital, received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Pharmacy in 2024. Her primary clinical interests include critical care/emergency medicine, psychiatric pharmacy, and internal medicine; however, she keeps her mind open to other areas of pharmacy. Outside of pharmacy, Haley loves to spend time with her friends and family and exercising (including strength training and cardio). If and when she has free time, she enjoys watching Chiefs football during football season, reading a good book, watching movies, and trying to find new hobbies now that she is no longer in pharmacy school.
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Past Residents
Past Residents
Class of 2023-2024
Class of 2023-2024
Alec Melanson, PharmD (University of Wisconsin)
Residency Project: Assessing the Impact of Pharmacist-Led Anticoagulation Education in Outpatient Clinics at a Health System
Post residency: Clinical Pharmacist, University Health, Kansas City, MO
Curtis Theard Jr, PharmD, MHA (Regis University)
Residency Project: Impact of AUC/MIC dosing of vancomycin
Post residency: Clinical Pharmacist, AdventHealth Avista Adventist Hospital, Louisville, CO
Kendall Schlesener, PharmD (University of Kansas)
Residency Project: Microbiologic trends of nitrite negative urine analysis
Post residency: Clinical Outpatient Oncology Pharmacist, University Health, Kansas City, MO
Class of 2022-2023
Class of 2022-2023
Cole Lawson, PharmD (University of Missouri - Kansas City)
Residency Project: Implementation and Outcomes of high dose IV push levetiracetam.
Post residency: Clinical Pharmacist, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, KS
Samantha Brown, PharmD (University of Missouri - Kansas City)
Residency Project: Impact of Emergency Medicine pharmacist on adverse events during ER procedural sedation .
Post residency: Clinical Pharmacist, Olathe Hospital
Madeline Burling, PharmD (University of Kansas)
Residency Project: Effect on blood products use after implementation of rotational thromboelastography algorithm.
Post residency: PGY-2 Emergency Medicine, North Kansas City Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Class of 2021-2022
Class of 2021-2022
David Trenary, PharmD (University of Kansas)
Residency Project: Antimicrobial stewardship for patients discharged on antibiotics for respiratory infections.
Post residency: Oncology Pharmacist, University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City, KS
Genée Figuieras, PharmD, MBA (University of Kansas)
Residency Project: Evaluation and treatment of iron-deficiency anemia in heart failure in a community hospital.
Post residency: PGY-2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency, HCA Health-System, Kansas City, MO
Connor Foxhoven, PharmD (University of Missouri - Kansas City)
Residency Project: Evaluation of safety after system transition to weight-based norepinephrine in a community hospital.
Post residency: Clinical Pharmacist, University Health, Kansas City, MO
Class of 2020-2021
Class of 2020-2021
Justice Oehlert, PharmD (University of Kansas)
Residency Project: Outcomes associated with pharmacist-driven MRSA nasal screenings in patients with suspected pneumonia
Post residency: Emergency Medicine Pharmacist, Olathe Hospital, Olathe, KS
Kristen Farnet, PharmD, MBA (University of Kansas)
Residency Project: Evaluation of a beta lactam allergy pharmacy assessment on non-preferred antimicrobial use in a community hospital
Post residency: PGY-2 Oncology at The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS
Amelia Gooch, PharmD (University of Missouri – Kansas City)
Residency Project: Impact of pharmacist-led education of asymptomatic bacteriuria treatment in a community hospital
Post residency: Clinical Pharmacist, Saint Luke's East Hospital, Lee's Summit, MO
Class of 2019-2020
Class of 2019-2020
Eric Potrykus, PharmD (University of Wisconsin – Madison)
Residency Project: Implementation of a nurse-driven on-demand ordering system for compounded intravenous medications in a community hospital
Post residency: Informatics Pharmacist, University Health - University Health, Kansas City, MO
Mary Foster, PharmD (University of Kansas)
Residency Project: Impact of a pharmacist on discharge medication reconciliation at a community hospital
Post residency: Clinical Pharmacist, Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS
Patricia Callahan, PharmD (University of Maryland)
Residency Project: Impact of a pharmacist-driven probiotic protocol on Clostridioides difficile infection at a community hospital
Post residency: PGY-2 Infectious Diseases at Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO
Current position: Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Martinsburg VA Medical Center, Martinsburg, MD
Class of 2018-2019
Class of 2018-2019
Kyle Hommer, PharmD (Drake University)
Residency Project: Utilization of procalcitonin for lower respiratory infections at a community hospital
Post residency: Emergency Medicine Pharmacist, Olathe Hospital, Olathe, KS
Jamie Reynolds, PharmD (University of Missouri – Kansas City)
Residency Project: Impact of a novel alcohol withdrawal treatment protocol on intensive care admission rates at a community hospital
Post residency: PGY-2 Psychiatry at Western Missouri Mental Health Center, Kansas City, MO
Connor Flanagin, PharmD (University of Missouri – Kansas City)
Residency Project: Evaluation of a pharmacy managed heart failure education program
Post residency: PGY-2 Pharmacy Administration at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Class of 2017-2018
Class of 2017-2018
Jake DeCelles, PharmD (University of Missouri – Kansas City)
Residency Project: An evaluation of liposomal bupivacaine at a community hospital
Post residency: Operating Room Pharmacist, Medical Center of Aurora, Denver, CO
Nena Moradi, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP (University of Kansas)
Residency Project: Identification of risk factors for the treatment of patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria at a community hospital
Post residency: Critical Care and Internal Medicine Pharmacist, Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, MO
Class 2016-2017
Class 2016-2017
Patricia Hoover, PharmD, BCPS, BCSCP (University of Missouri – Kansas City)
Residency Project: Evaluation of pharmacists’ clinical interventions at a community hospital
Post residency: Clinical Pharmacist - Internal Medicine/Oncology, University Health, Kansas City, MO
Lisa Phan, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP (University of Missouri – Kansas City)
Residency Project: Pharmacist-driven intervention and duration of antimicrobial therapy for pneumonia at hospital discharge
Post residency: PGY-2 Critical Care at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Class of 2015-2016
Class of 2015-2016
Michael Starling, PharmD, BCPS (Drake University)
Residency Project: Enhancement of patient safety by reducing clinically insignificant smart pump alerts
Post-residency: PGY-2 Pharmacy Administration at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Noha Elbermawy, PharmD, BCPS (University of Missouri – Kansas City)
Residency Project: Assessment of antibiotic duration in adults with community-acquired pneumonia and need for antimicrobial stewardship at discharge
Post-residency: Internal Medicine Pharmacist, Olathe Hospital, Olathe, KS
Class of 2014-2015
Class of 2014-2015
Nicole Wilson, PharmD, BCIDP (Midwestern University – Glendale)
Residency Project: Comparison of a pharmacy versus nursing driven culture review program in the emergency department of a community hospital
Post-residency: PGY-2 Infectious Diseases at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Divine Chi, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP (University of Kansas)
Residency Project: Digoxin use in heart failure and readmissions at a community hospital
Post residency: Cardiology Clinical Pharmacist, The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS
Current position: Lead Oncology Pharmacist, Olathe Hospital, Olathe, KS
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