28 Pharmacy Graduates are Residency Bound and Ready

Of the graduating Class of 2025 at the Wegmans School of Pharmacy, an impressive 30 percent were selected to engage in year-long residencies, training in medical centers, community pharmacies, and health centers around the nation.

These graduates continue the Wegmans School of Pharmacy’s long-standing tradition of success in matching students to post-graduate experiences.

“Our graduates continue to secure competitive residencies around the nation,” said Dr. Christine Birnie, dean of the School. “Using the knowledge and skills gained in our program, these graduates will impact all areas of the profession to advance pharmacy practice.”

This year’s PGY-1 residency-bound graduates include:

• Kenzie Alexanian, Sinai Hospital (Baltimore, Maryland)
• Casey Atkins, Carilion New River Valley Medical Center (Christiansburg, Virginia)
• Emily Austin, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (Buffalo, New York)
• Christopher Bunk, Lakeland Regional Health (Lakeland, Florida)
• Adriana Chapa, Mohawk Valley Health System (Utica, New York)
• Lisa Daitz, New York Finger Lakes VA Health Care System (Canandaigua, New York)
• Anthony Daoud, Medstar National Rehabilitation Network (Washington, D.C.)
• Maria Dutcher, SUNY at Buffalo/Middleport Family Health Center (Middleport, New York)
• Amerah Elshayeb, St. Joseph’s University Medical Center (Patterson, New Jersey)
• Nicole Henry, New York Finger Lakes VA Health Care System (Canandaigua, New York)
• Andrea Hoare, SUNY Upstate University Hospital (Syracuse, New York)
• Kelly Jenkins, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy (Aurora, Colorado)
• Belkis Kaplan, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center (Englewood, New Jersey)
• Korinne Minton, Saint Vincent Hospital – Ambulatory Care Setting (Erie, Pennsylvania)
• Gina Morelli, White River Junction Vermont VAMC (White River Junction, Vermont)
• Molly Moyer, Highland Hospital (Rochester, New York)
• Anda Ochi, Canton-Potsdam Hospital (Potsdam, New York)
• Danielle Oncer, Corpus Christi Medical Center (Corpus Christi, Texas)
• Bugra Ozer, Providence Health Care System (Providence, Rhode Island)
• Megan Pohorecki, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (Buffalo, New York)
• Niyaz Pordel, Larkin Community Hospital (South Miami, Florida)
• Marianna Raqueno, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (Santa Barbara, California)
• Mariah Rullan, Penobscot Community Health Center, Inc. (Bangor, Maine)
• Kamaladdin Saei, Kaiser Permanente – Mid Atlantic State (Whitemarsh, Maryland)
• Sabrina Sarkis, Unity Hospital of Rochester (Rochester, New York)
• Trevor Spalding, University of Rochester Medical Center (Rochester, New York)
• Stephanie Taskovski, Saint Vincent Hospital – Acute Care Setting (Erie, Pennsylvania)
• Jamie Wolfe, Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon)

Additionally, Feifei Jia accepted a post-doctoral fellowship in global companion diagnostics through the Joint Rutgers University/Daiichi Sankyo Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Program.

Seven members of the Class of 2024 will engage in PGY-2 experiences as well. These include:

• Alyssa Beyer, Tufts Medical Center (Boston, Massachusetts)
• Alicia Bill, University of Rochester Medical Center (Rochester, New York)
• Bryan Horne, St. John Fisher University Wegmans School of Pharmacy (Rochester, New York)
• Kristina Logan, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (Livingston, New Jersey)
• Rhiannon Reynolds, Maxor National Pharmacy Services, LLC (Amarillo, Texas)
• Allison Rogowski, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Buffalo, New York)
• Alicia Zimmer, SUNY Upstate University Hospital (Syracuse, New York)