PGY-1 Pharmacy Residents
Tasneem Baker
School of Pharmacy: MCPHS Worcester Campus
Hometown: Egypt / Iraq / Worcester, MA
Email: Tasneem.Baker@baystatehealth.org
Professional interests: Oncology, Precision Medicine.
Personal interests: Playing Backgammon, spending time with family and friends, and cooking.
What attracted you to Baystate Medical Center?
As a longitudinal APPE student at BMC, I witnessed their commitment to training highly skilled pharmacists which made me want to continue my learning with such supportive and caring staff members.
What is your favorite thing about living in the area?
I love how beautiful MA is in the fall :)
What are you most excited for this year?
Expanding my clinical knowledge and getting to know my co-residents.
Huong Trinh
School of Pharmacy: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Hometown: Vietnam
Email: huong.trinh@baystatehealth.org
Professional interests: Critical Care, Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Research
Personal interests: Swimming, drawing portraits, cooking, and traveling
What attracted you to Baystate Medical Center?
Baystate Medical Center's supportive learning environment is something excites me. The wide range of rotations choices in both acute care and ambulatory experience and the unique opportunities to work with diverse patient populations make Baystate a place where I choose to learn and grow.
What is your favorite thing about living in the area?
It is a convenient location to travel to different major cities and has very affordable cost of living.
What are you most excited for this year?
I am excited to learn and develop my clinical experience and have fun with co-residents!
Amjad Hmlan
School of Pharmacy: University of Arizona
Hometown: Saudi Arabia
Email: Amjad.Hmlan@Baystathealth.org
Professional interests: Infectious Diseases
Personal interests: Reading and Cooking
What attracted you to Baystate Medical Center?
Diverse Clinical Rotation
What is your favorite thing about living in the area?
Small City
What are you most excited for this year?
Expanded Clinical services and enhanced interdisciplinary training programs
Brittney Brzoska
School of Pharmacy: Western New England University
Hometown: Chicopee, MA
Email: brittney.brzoska@baystatehealth.org
Professional interests: Ambulatory Care, Transitions of Care, and Critical Care
Personal interests: Painting, exploring the woods, and taking my cat outside to play in the grass
What attracted you to Baystate Medical Center?
I was attracted to Baystate Medical Center because of my fantastic experience on APPE rotations. The staff were extremely knowledgeable, welcoming, and great teachers.
What is your favorite thing about living in the area?
I enjoy that living in Western Mass makes it very easy to take daytrips to most of New England!
What are you most excited for this year?
I am most excited to learn, gain confidence in my skills, and to spend time with my co-residents.
Tomasz Niewinski
School of Pharmacy: Western New England University
Hometown: Chicopee, MA
Email: tomasz.niewinski@baystatehealth.org
Professional interests: Health System Leadership
Personal interests: Golfing, traveling and spending time with friends and family.
What attracted you to Baystate Medical Center?
The amazing learning environment, great preceptors, and the size of the program.
What is your favorite thing about living in the area?
Being close to home.
What are you most excited for this year?
Learning and becoming a better and more well-rounded pharmacist.
PGY1 Pharmacy recent graduates
Kayla Hopkins
School of Pharmacy: Western New England UniversityPost-Graduate Position: Clinical Pharmacist at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Akrofi Akotiah, PharmD
School of Pharmacy: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Worcester CampusPost-Graduate Position: Clinical Pharmacist at Danar Farber, Boston. MA
Thi (Anna) Tran, PharmD
School of Pharmacy: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences-Worcester CampusPost-Graduate Position: TBD
School of Pharmacy: University of Michigan
Post-Graduate Position: Clinical Pharmacist at Michigan Health
CLARA FORBES, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: University of Rhode Island
Post-Graduate Position: Clinical Pharmacist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston MA
BRIANA O'CONNEL, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: Western New England University
Post-Graduate Position: PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy at Baystate Medical Center
ERIN PERISCO, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: University of Rhode Island
Post-Graduate Position: Clinical Pharmacist at Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, ME
School of Pharmacy: University of Rhode Island
Post-Graduate Position: Clinical Pharmacist, Baystate Medical Center
HANYU (DIANA) DAI, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: Texas Tech University Health and Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy
Post-Graduate Position: Flex Pharmacist, Baystate Medical Center
EMILY DUFF, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
Post-Graduate Position: PGY-2 Critical Care Residency, Baystate Medical Center
JENNIFER HAMMOND, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: University of New England School of Pharmacy in Portland, ME
Post-Graduate Position: PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Residency, Baystate Medical Center
SAMANTHA SCHERMERHORN, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: Wegmans School of Pharmacy, St. John Fisher College
Post-Graduate Position: PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
School of Pharmacy: Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Post-Graduate Position: PGY2 Geriatric Pharmacy Resident, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
CLARE CYCZ, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
Post-Graduate Position: PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
BARBARA DAMAS, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Post-Graduate Position: Clinical Pharmacist, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
KATHERINE MARTI, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
Post-Graduate Position: Clinical Pharmacist, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
HANNAH RITCHIE, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
Post-Graduate Position: PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
School of Pharmacy: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Post-Graduate Position: PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident, UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, MA
ALISON GEARY, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy
Post-Graduate Position: Multispecialty Pharmacist, Trinity Health St Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT
TAYLOR HODLE, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: Wilkes University, Nesbitt School of Pharmacy
Post-Graduate Position: PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
MATTHEW MURPHY, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: Western New England University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Post-Graduate Position: PGY2 Research Pharmacy Resident, Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT
BRANDON OPITZ, PHARMD
School of Pharmacy: Western New England University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Springfield, MA
Post-Graduate Position: PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Resident, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
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