PGY-1 Residents - Lincoln
Current Residents
Name: Paige Nekola
Email: paige.nekola@va.gov
Hometown: Papillion, NE
College: Creighton University
Why the VA: I did my ambulatory care rotation at the Lincoln VA and I was amazed by the level of autonomy pharmacist have. I also love the patient population that the VA serves.
Favorite thing about LVA that I didn’t know before the match: How closely providers and pharmacists work together. Providers seem to really value pharmacists input and are very receptive to pharmacist recommendations.
Research Project: Deprescribing Campaign with VISN23 VA Healthcare System
Career Interests: I hope to get a clinical position as an ambulatory care pharmacist. Eventually I would like a 50/50 clinical and academia position.
What I enjoy about Lincoln: I really enjoy the college sports atmosphere Lincoln has. If you enjoy any kind of sports entertainment, Lincoln is 100% the place to be.
Hobbies: Playing/watching sports, outdoor activities, traveling, cooking, spending time with family and friends
Name: Quyen Vu
email: quyen.vu@va.gov
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
College: University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Why the VA: PGY1 Residency Program at the VA is designed to develop clinical pharmacists with high levels of skills required to manage patient care as a member of interdisciplinary teams. Pharmacists at the VA have been working in collaborative practice models and are given great autonomy to make clinical decisions on patients’ behalf. My clinical interest is ambulatory care. The VA offers many opportunities focusing on ambulatory care experiences. Moreover, working with the vets is incredibly humbling, given their past experiences and exposures.
Favorite thing about LVA that I didn’t know before the match: The people at the LVA. Everyone is so friendly and helpful.
Research Project: Pre-diabetes reverse order QI project
Career Interests: Ambulatory Care
What I enjoy about Lincoln: I enjoy everything about Lincoln. Lincoln is a very safe and peaceful city. I have been living here pretty much my entire life. It is very family-oriented, a great place to start a family.
Hobbies: Hiking, swimming, hanging out with friends and family.
Past Lincoln VA PGY1 Residents
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Class of 2019-2020: |
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Anne Alley Drake University |
Pharmacist-Run Medication Reconciliation for Veterans Admitted to Non-VA Hospice Care. ASHP Resident Poster Presentation. |
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Taylor Blomme University of Minnesota |
Evaluation of a tobacco cessation process implemented within veteran’s affairs pharmacist-run medication therapy management clinics. ASHP Resident Poster Presentation. |
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Class of 2018-2019: |
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Christina Wilkinson University of Wyoming 2019-2020: PGY2 in Amb Care, VA NWI, Grand Island, NE Current: NWI Pain/Whole health Pharmacist |
The Utilization of an Amiodarone Monitoring Note and its Effect on Monitoring for Adverse Events |
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Holly Dorscheid University of Wisconsin Current job: Population Health Amb Care Pharmacist, Advocate Aurora HealthCare, Elm Grove, WI. |
Lithium Lab Monitoring throughout VA Nebraska-Western Iowa: A review of the lithium monitoring dashboard. ASHP Resident Poster Presentation |
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Class of 2017-2018 |
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Cassie Schmidt Creighton University Current Job-PACT Hot Springs, SD VA |
Implementation of naloxone prescribing within Veterans Affairs pharmacy clinics |
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Tina Chov Creighton University Current Job: MH pharmacist, Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek, CA. |
Evaluation of the use of medical nutrition therapy for diabetic patients in a Veterans Affairs pharmacy clinic |
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Class of 2016-2017: |
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Maggie Hein UNMC Current Job- PACT Albuquerque VA |
Appropriate use of fibrate therapy within Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System |
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Alexis Thomas Creighton University First Job-PACT Kansas City VA Current Job: CHI Anticoag |
Appropriate use of fibrate therapy within Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System |
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Class of 2015-2016: |
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Michael Wegner Creighton University First Job: University of New Mexico Hospital |
Proper osteoporosis monitoring in men at Lincoln VA |
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Maggie Kruschel South Dakota State University Current Job: PACT Ft Meade, SD VA |
Review of Aggrenox to Plavix for secondary stroke prevention conversion |
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Class of 2014-2015: |
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Kelsey Frichtl SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY – EDWARDSVILLE First Job: PACT pharmacist, Las Vegas VAMC Current Job: South Texas VAMC |
Proper Dosing of Pantoprazole Based on Indication.
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Evan Gahan UNMC First job: Clinical pharmacist in specialty clinics (HepC), Kansas City VA Current job: PACT at Belton, MO CBOC. |
Evaluating Practice Guidelines for the Oversight and Monitoring of Patients Taking Target Specific Oral Anticoagulants |
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Class of 2013-2014: |
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Emily Carr Farris State University -First/Current job: PACT pharmacist Yuma, AZ CBOC |
PHARMACIST MONITORING OF AMIODARONE. |
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Sean Kubik University of Iowa -First job: Pharmacist Lincoln VA. -Then: PACT pharmacist Lincoln VA. -Current: HPBC, Iowa City VA |
EVALUATION OF PHARMACIST PARTICIPATION IN A PILOT PROGRAM UTILIZING A CLINICAL INTERVENTION DOCUMENTATION TOOL AT THE LINCOLN VA. Sean Kubik, Justin Frazer |
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Class of 2012-2013: |
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Jeremy Boehme Idaho State University -Current job: PACT Pharmacist @ VA Rice Lake CBOC (Minneapolis) |
SERO-NEGATIVE IMMUNIZATION TITERS FOR MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA AND HEPATITIS B IN HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL, AND VACCINE RE-ADMINISTRATION. Jeremy Boehme, Julie Stading, Marvin Bittner, Yongyue Qi. |
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Kathleen Wallace University of Iowa -First/Current job: Staff Pharmacist @ Central Iowa VA- Des Moines |
IMPACT OF POLYPHARMACY ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS TAKING MULTIPLE ANTIPSYCHOTICS. Kathleen Wallace, Julie Stading, Pamela Neujaur. |
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Class of 2011-2012: |
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Linda Phan University of Michigan First Job: Amb Care pharmacist @ Kingman Regional Medical Center -Current job: Clinical Coordinator, Amb Care @ Kingman Regional Medical Center |
Stading, JA, Bilslend, L, White, R, Phan, L. Initial experience of clinical pharmacy services delivered by computer communication via Cisco Jabber video in a United States Veterans Administration Medical Center. Published: Journal of Pharmacy Technology. 2014, Vol. 30(3) 76–80. |
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Andrea Walter Creighton University -Initial Job post-residency: Telepharmacist, Lincoln VAMC -Current job: Mental Health Pharmacist, Lincoln VAMC |
Assessment of group-based diabetes education using the “Continuing your journey with diabetes” conversation map in the veteran population. Published: Diabetes Spectrum. |
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