Past Residents
Children's of Alabama has had 60 residency program graduates since its ASHP-Accredited status was granted in 1997. Nine of these residency graduates have chosen to continue their training in PGY2 programs in specialty pediatric practice areas. Almost all our residency graduates are currently in pediatric pharmacy practice; however, a few past graduates are employed in adult institutions, academia, and even in industry. Three graduates are now residency program directors at their pediatric practice sites.
We are proud that many of our residency graduates choose to remain at Children's post-residency or return later in their careers to work with us again. 22 past residents are currently employed full-time at Children's, with another 3 working part-time. In addition, one past resident is on the faculty at Samford University and maintains a practice site at Children's. Many of these staff members are actively involved in training our new residents each year!
Recent Residency Graduates
Listed below are our most recent graduates, their school of pharmacy, their immediate post-PGY1 position and institution, and their residency research project.
2023-2024
Anna Armstrong
Samford University
PGY2 Pediatric Critical Care, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Evaluating the Impact of Nirsevimab on Rates of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection
Steven Fruehwald
Samford University
Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Acute Care Pharmacist, Brenner Children’s Hospital
Hospital-Wide Comparison of Acute Kidney Injury and Hospital Length of Stay in Pediatric Patients receiving Scheduled Ketorolac
Jasmine Morgan
Samford University
Pediatric Internal Medicine Pharmacist, Levine Children’s Hospital
Evaluation of a Standardized BK Polyomavirus Management Protocol in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
2022-2023
Lindsay Allison
University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy
Multispecialty Pharmacist, Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
Antibiotic use in Staphylcoccal Scalded Skin Syndrome
Savannah Jones
Samford University
PGY2 pediatrics, Samford McWhorter School of Pharmacy
Evaluating Melatonin Use in Pediatric Patients
Gracelyn “Gracie” Wade
Auburn University
Pediatric pharmacist, Baptist Health System
Vitamin D deficiency in renal transplant patients: efficacy of replacement
2021-2022
Rachael (Jaszczenski) Savage
Medical College of Wisconsin
Clinical pharmacist, Children’s Wisconsin
Melatonin Appropriateness in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
Taylor Mathwich
Auburn University
Staff pharmacist, Children’s of Alabama
Ketorolac Efficacy in Post-Operative Patients Less than 2 Years of Age
April (Jones) Smith
Samford University
Staff pharmacist, Children’s of Alabama
Assessment of Dexmedetomidine Withdrawal in a Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
2020-2021
Charles “Chad” Bowman
University of Mississippi
Pediatric clinical/operational pharmacist, Rush University Medical Center
Evaluating Vancomycin Exposure in Pediatric Patients Using an Area Under the Curve (AUC)
Rachel (Elston) Murphy
Auburn University
Clinical Pharmacist, Huntsville Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Evaluation of Micafungin Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients with Leukemia
Jessica (Grunwald) Gurley
University of Arkansas
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Dell Children’s Hospital
Safety of Intravenous Ketorolac for Post-Operative Pain Management in Children Less than 2 years of age
2019 - 2020
Christian “Hubbs” Bottcher
Auburn University
Clinical Pharmacist, Huntsville Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Benefits of a pharmacy-led medication reconciliation compared to current standard of practice in a pediatric teaching hospital
Jerrica (Eaton) James
University of Mississippi
PGY2 pediatric oncology, Children’s Hospital of Seattle
Evaluation of the management of gram-negative bacteremia in a pediatric hospital
Cathryn Schrader
University of Georgia
Staff pharmacist, Children’s of Alabama
Vitamin D deficiency in renal transplant recipients: incidence and efficacy of replacement therapy
2018-2019
Leanna (Barker) Garner
Auburn University
Pediatric clinical pharmacist, Ochsner LSU Health
Evaluation of the current management of pediatric osteomyelitis
Joshua Branstetter
University of Florida
PGY2 pediatric critical care, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital
Efficacy and tolerability of ceftaroline compared to vancomycin for the treatment of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus associated cystic fibrosis exacerbations in children
Madeleine King
Auburn University
PGY2 pediatric oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Efficacy and cost savings of fixed dose rasburicase for tumor lysis syndrome management in pediatric oncology patients
2017-2018
Mary Claire (Estess) Blackmon
Auburn University
Staff pharmacist, Children’s of Alabama
Mycophenolate mofetil pharmacokinetics and early immune events after pediatric kidney transplant
Kayley (Liuzzo) Carney
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
PGY2 pediatric critical care and infectious disease, Children’s Hospital Colorado
Fish oil-based lipid emulsion’s role in transitioning pediatric patients from plant-based to combination plant and fish-oil based lipid emulsion
Andrew Smelser
University of Mississippi
Clinical pharmacist, University of Iowa Children’s Hospital
Evaluation of acute kidney injury in pediatric cystic fibrosis patients, a single-center experience
