Rotations and Preceptors

RotationRotation preceptor

Core Longitudinal Clinics

Sarah Muench, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
Colleen Lauster, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES

Core Pharmacist Clinic

Sarah Muench, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
Colleen Lauster, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES

Family Medicine 

Elena Kline, PharmD, BCGP, BCACP

Ambulatory Pharmacy Administration

Ali Peterson, PharmD 

Research 1, 2, 3, 4

Various

Infectious Disease Clinic

Christy Yost, Pharm, BCIDP

Academics

Maureen Smythe, PharmD, Various 

Specialty Pharmacy

Noor Al-Bassam, PharmD, BCPS 

Population Health

Elena Kline, PharmD, BCGP, BCACP 

High-Risk OB

Colleen Lauster, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES 

Pediatric Ambulatory (Neurology)

Veena Rajanna, MS, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS 

Patient Care Lab

Shelia Wilhelm, PharmD

Transitions of Care - Service Requirement

Sarah Muench, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES 

Orientation - Outpatient Clinics

Sarah Muench, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES

Colleen Lauster, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES 

RotationRotation preceptor

Core Longitudinal Clinics

Sarah Muench, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
Colleen Lauster, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES

Core Pharmacist Clinic

Sarah Muench, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
Colleen Lauster, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES

Family Medicine 

Elena Kline, PharmD, BCGP, BCACP

Ambulatory Pharmacy Administration

Ali Peterson, PharmD 

Research 1, 2, 3, 4

Various

Infectious Disease Clinic

Christy Yost, Pharm, BCIDP

Academics

Maureen Smythe, PharmD, Various 

Specialty Pharmacy

Noor Al-Bassam, PharmD, BCPS 

Population Health

Elena Kline, PharmD, BCGP, BCACP 

High-Risk OB

Colleen Lauster, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES 

Pediatric Ambulatory (Neurology)

Veena Rajanna, MS, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS 

Patient Care Lab

Shelia Wilhelm, PharmD

Transitions of Care - Service Requirement

Sarah Muench, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES 

Orientation - Outpatient Clinics

Sarah Muench, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES

Colleen Lauster, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES 

Rotations

The PGY-2 ambulatory care residency program strives to meet the needs of the resident based on previous PGY-1 residency experience, interests, and individual goals of the candidate. The residency program is divided into four 3-month block rotations, with the first rotation devoted to orientation to the diabetes, outpatient clinic anticoagulation service, high-risk OB, pharmacist, and discharge transition clinics. The resident will be scheduled in each clinic 1-2 half days per week during the orientation-outpatient clinic. This will allow the resident to establish a presence and build a rapport with the nursing and physician staff as well as with patients of the outpatient clinic.

Based on resident’s interest and individual training plan, the resident can choose 1-2 elective learning experiences during the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarter. All elective experiences are longitudinal (unless otherwise noted) where the resident will spend 1-2 half days per week per clinic. The resident will maintain a longitudinal practice in core longitudinal clinics (diabetes, outpatient clinic anticoagulation service, internal medicine, and discharge transition clinics) as well as longitudinal core pharmacist clinic. The resident will be given 1-2 half days per week longitudinally to work on research and practice management projects.

The sequence of learning experiences is dependent upon preceptor availability. 

Required learning experiences

  • Orientation - Outpatient clinics (Q1 - first 3 months of residency year)
  • Core longitudinal clinics (Q2-Q4)
    • Outpatient clinic anticoagulation service
    • Diabetes clinic
    • Discharge transition clinic
    • Internal medicine clinic
  • Core pharmacist clinic (longitudinal Q2-Q4)
  • Ambulatory administration (Q2-Q3 or Q3-Q4) 
  • Research 1, 2, 3, and 4 (Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4)
  • Continuing education program 1, 2 (timing dependent on when CE scheduled)
  • Transitions of care - service requirement (longitudinal Q1-Q4) 

Elective learning experiences

  • Academics
  • Family medicine (longitudinal - 3 month experience) 
  • Infectious diseases clinic (longitudinal - 3 months experiences) 
  • Pediatric ambulatory (neurology) (longitudinal-3 months)
  • Specialty pharmacy (longitudinal - 3 month experience) 
  • Population health (longitudinal - 3 month experience)
  • High-risk OB (longitudinal - 3 month experience)
  • Patient care lab instructor, Wayne State University (longitudinal - 3 month experience)
Preceptors
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Noor Al-Bassam, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical pharmacy specialist, specialty pharmacy
noor.al-bassam@beaumont.org
Rotation: Specialty pharmacy
Training: PGY1 pharmacy practice residency – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak
Education: PharmD – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Practice/research interests: Internal medicine, cardiology, gerontology

Claudia Hanni PharmD, BCPS
Clinical pharmacy specialist, internal medicine
Claudia.hanni@beaumont.org
Rotation: Internal medicine- inpatient
Training: PGY1 pharmacy residency – Harper University Hospital, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, PGY2 pharmacotherapy residency - Harper University Hospital, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
Education: BS biochemistry - University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI; PharmD – Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Practice/research interests: Anticoagulation reversal, chronic disease state management, transition of care

Elena Kline, Pharm.D., BCGP, BCACP
Clinical pharmacy specialist, ambulatory care
elena.kline@beaumont.org
Rotation: Family medicine, population health (Beaumont FMC, Sterling Heights)
Training: PGY-1 residency - VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI
Education: Pharm.D. - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Practice/research interests: Chronic disease state management, nephrology, readmission reduction, financial justification, and implementation of ambulatory pharmacy services

lauster-colleen.jpgColleen Lauster, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES
Clinical pharmacy specialist, ambulatory care
colleen.lauster@beaumont.org
Rotation:  Longitudinal ambulatory clinics (anticoagulation, diabetes, discharge transitional clinic), high risk OB, pharmacist clinic
Training:  Pharmacy practice residency- University of Illinois at Chicago; ambulatory care specialty residency- Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak
Education:  BS pharm – Wayne State University, Detroit; PharmD – Wayne State University, Detroit
Practice/research interests:  Diabetes

muench-sarah.jpgSarah Muench, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
Clinical pharmacy specialist, ambulatory care
sarah.muench@beaumont.org
Rotation: Longitudinal ambulatory clinics (anticoagulation, diabetes, discharge transition clinic), pharmacist clinic
Training: Ambulatory care specialty residency – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak
Education: BS pharmacy & PharmD – Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Practice/research interests: Diabetes, anticoagulation, and transitions of care

Veena Rajanna, MS, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Clinical pharmacy specialist, pediatric ICU & neonatal ICU
veena.rajanna@corewellhealth.org
Rotation: PGY1 & PGY2 health system administration residency – University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Minneapolis
Education: PharmD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MS – University of Minnesota
Practice/research interests: General pediatrics, pediatric critical care

Prakash Shah, Pharm.D.Prakash Shah, Pharm.D.
Clinical pharmacy specialist, infectious disease
prakash.shah@beaumont.org
Rotation: Infectious disease
Education: BS Pharmacy & PharmD – University of Florida, Gainsville
Practice/research interests: HIV/AIDS, pharmacokinetics of antimicrobials

Maureen A. Smythe, PharmD, FCCPMaureen A. Smythe, PharmD, FCCP
Coordinator of student & resident education; professor (clinical), Wayne State University, department of pharmacy practice
maureen.smythe@beaumont.org
Rotation: Academics
Training: Critical care fellowship – Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Education: BS pharmacy & PharmD – Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Practice/research interests: Anticoagulation