The Transition
Fourth-Year Pharmacy Students Entering the Real World of Pharmacy
Volume VI, Issue III May 2020
This issue of The Transition looks a little different and is a bit more brief than initially Inside planned, but, as with every aspect of our lives right now, we are pushing forward and doing this the best we can! Covid-19 has brought about so many unexpected changes so quickly in our issue: lives, but not even a global pandemic could stop the Class of 2020 PharmDawgs. Now that we have officially (virtually) graduated, we really are ready to “enter the real world of pharmacy.” From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to the entire UGA College of Pharmacy for pouring all of your knowledge, wisdom, guidance, and love into us for the past four years. We are now Where 1-2 well-rounded, ready-to-take-on-anything pharmacists because of you. Thank you for an will unforgettable four years. your favorite Maggie Segovia, Chief Editor Pharm Dawgs Check out the list below to find out where your favorite PharmDawgs be? ended up!*
Sarah Adams Piedmont Athens Regional Athens, GA
Shannon Alexander Regulatory Pharmaceutical Fellowship in Drug FDA Information through Astellas Pharma, Purdue University, and the FDA
Andrea Ampuero Salisbury VA Salisbury, NC
Ashley Asbell University of Virginia Medical Center Charlottesville, VA
Parisa Ayers Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA
Erin Bendock University of Tennessee Medical Center Knoxville, TN
Taylor Boyle CVS Pharmacy Gainesville, GA
Judy Braich Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA
Aaron Chase AU Medical Center Augusta, GA
Dimple Dhakal Marshfield Medical Center Marshfield, WI
Paul Dossett Mercer University College of Pharmacy - Poole’s Marietta, GA Pharmacy
Sydney Finder Vanderbilt University Hospital Nashville, TN
Katie Fitton University of Utah Health Salt Lake City, UT
Kelly Gamble Ascension Seton Austin, TX
Emily Garland Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy Albany, GA
Ansley Gayle University of Florida Shands Hospital Gainesville, FL
Kelsey Geiger Publix Pharmacy Atlanta, GA
Amia Ghil Sheridan VA Healthcare System Sheridan, Wyoming
Joe Greer Regulatory Affairs Fellowship through Novartis Princeton, NJ
Maegan Hall Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN
Miki Hayashi United States Air Force Kevin Hsieh Northside Hospital Atlanta, GA
Alex Hytros St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Boise, Idaho
Brittany Jackson Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN
Brandy Jenkins Publix Pharmacy Tallahassee, FL
Behren Ketchum AU Medical Center Augusta, GA
Danny Kim Publix Pharmacy Atlanta, GA
Michael Long Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, GA
Rachel Look CVS Pharmacy Athens, GA
Sarah Maddox Mission Hospital Asheville, NC
Ezimma Nnyagu Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center Houston, TX
Felix Okotete Piedmont Athens Regional Athens, GA
Ryan Oliver Northeast Georgia Health System Gainesville, GA
Cody Parker St. Joseph’s/Candler Savannah, GA
Aasna Patel University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital Birmingham, AL
Aneet Patel Navicent Health Medical Center Macon, GA
Sonam Patel Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord, NC
Sam Pavlichek St. Joseph’s/Candler Savannah, GA
Courtney Reddig Prisma Health - Upstate Greenville, SC
Spencer Roper University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS
Catherine Rothery Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ
Brielle Scutt The Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD
Maggie Segovia James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital Tampa, FL
Rigo Segovia Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL
Summer Sizemore Erlanger Health Chattanooga, TN
Aubrey Slaughter AU Medical Center Augusta, GA
Jessica Southerland Village Drug Shop Athens, GA
Paige Trammell Kroger Pharmacy Athens, GA
Ann Truong Piedmont Columbus Regional Columbus, GA
Theodore Vaggalis Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Albany, GA
CJ Wilson Wesley Medical Center Wichita, Kansas
Amanda Wolfe Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY
David Xiao CVS Pharmacy Boston, MA
*This list is not all inclusive. It was taken from the official UGA College of Pharmacy Twitter account (@UGAPharmacy) and includes those who opted to have post-graduate plans shared.
Congratulations, Class of 2020! We made it!
Thank you to the editorial board that worked so hard on this year’s issues of The Transition - Olivia Nechvatal, Aasna Patel, Casey Rice, Catherine Rothery, and Aubrey Slaughter. Special thank you to Dr. Dianne May, our faculty advisor.