Pharmacy Residency Partnership Begins
July 10, 2018PCOM Doctor of Pharmacy graduates Lauren Avery, PharmD ‘18, and Irandokht Khaki, PharmD
‘18, were selected for a PGY1 residency program, a partnership between PCOM and Wellstar
North Fulton.
On July 1, 2018, two PCOM School of Pharmacy graduates began a Post Graduate Year One (PGY1) pharmacy practice residency, a partnership
between the PCOM School of Pharmacy in Suwanee, Georgia, and Wellstar North Fulton
in Roswell, Georgia.
Lauren Avery, PharmD ‘18, and Irandokht Khaki, PharmD ‘18, were selected for the 12-month
program which will prepare them to practice in a variety of patient care clinical
settings, as well as in academia.
Dr. Khaki said, “I really enjoy the challenging nature of working as part of a multidisciplinary
team focused on tackling complex clinical cases.”
Her plans are to become board certified in critical care and eventually to become
a clinical assistant professor involved in research, precepting pharmacy students
and residents, and assisting in educating other healthcare professionals in a clinical
setting.
She said, “I was impressed by the way PCOM preceptors were invested in the development
of students and residents.”
Dr. Avery plans to become a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist, to practice
as a clinical pharmacist and to one day pursue a career in academia.
She said, “I am excited to be a part of this residency program because GA-PCOM feels
like home to me. I have been fortunate to learn from faculty during my four years
here and look forward to working alongside them as colleagues.”
The PGY1 residency program builds on educational outcomes from doctor of pharmacy programs, while contributing to the development of clinical pharmacists who will
be responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions.
This training prepares residents for board certification and for PGY2 pharmacy residency
training.
The program operates under the direction of Residency Program Director Samuel John,
PharmD, BCPS, an associate professor in the department of pharmacy practice at PCOM
School of Pharmacy.
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Established in 2005, PCOM Georgia is a branch campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), a private,
not-for-profit, accredited institution of higher education with a storied 125-year
history dedicated to the healthcare professions. Located in Suwanee (Gwinnett County),
PCOM Georgia offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and physical
therapy. Graduate degrees are offered in biomedical sciences, medical laboratory science
and physician assistant studies. The campus joins PCOM South Georgia in Moultrie in
helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state. Emphasizing "a whole person" approach
to care, PCOM Georgia focuses on educational excellence, interprofessional education
and service to the community. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 678-225-7500. The campus is also home to the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center,
an osteopathic manipulative medicine clinic, which is open to the public by appointment.
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