Residency Bound! More than a Third of 2022 Pharmacy Graduates Head to Programs Nationwide

An impressive percentage of graduates from the Wegmans School of Pharmacy Class of 2022 were selected to engage in year-long residencies continuing the School’s long-standing tradition of success in matching students to post-graduate experiences. In the last seven years, the percentage of each graduating class to match with a program has remained steady, jumping from 15 percent in 2015 to 27 percent in 2021and 35 percent in 2022.

“We are extremely proud our graduates for earning these competitive placements,” said Dr. Christine Birnie, dean of the School. “We know that these graduates will take the knowledge they have gained at the School and in their rotations to positively impact the profession not only in our region, but throughout the country.”

In the Class of 2022, more than a third of the class will participate in Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) residencies, training in medical centers, community pharmacies, and health centers around the nation. This year’s PGY-1 residency-bound graduates include:

• Lauren Adamchick, VA Western New York Healthcare System, New York
• Erica Barbay, Upstate University Hospital - SUNY, New York
• Deanna Berg, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania
• Morgan Bermingham, VA Western New York Healthcare System, New York
• Miranda Cain, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Ohio
• Brianne Comstock, Rochester General Hospital, New York
• Taylor Culpepper, Finger Lakes VA Health Care System, New York
• Catherine DeFazio, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, New York
• William DePasquale, Highland Hospital, New York
• Hannah Fifield, Rochester General Hospital, New York
• Madeline Grossman, Children's Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Hannah Guererri, Finger Lakes VA Health Care System, New York
• Cassandra Lopane, Albany Medical Center, New York
• Megan Newkirk, Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York
• Quyen Nguyen, Middleport Family Health, New York
• Lindsey Parese, Stratton VA Medical Center - Albany, New York
• Maria Pinto, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York
• Alexa Wade, North Florida/South Georgia VHS - Lake City, Florida

Twelve members of the Class of 2021 will engage in PGY-2 experiences as well. These include:

• Chelsea Barvian, PGY-2, Kaleida Health/Buffalo General Hospital, New York
• Allison Hitchcock, PGY-2, Upstate University Hospital, New York
• Jenna Houk, PGY-2, VA Hudson Valley Health Care System, New York
• Elizabeth Uttaro, PGY-2, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, New York
• Devin Donnelly, PGY-2, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, New York
• Courtney Dudla, PGY-2, Community Care Physicians/Albany College of Pharm, New York
• Emily Geraci, PGY-2, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, New York
• Riley Goho, PGY-2, St. John Fisher College/Rochester General Hospital, New York
• Morgan Marriott, PGY-2, Moffitt Cancer Center, Florida
• Gurminder Sanghera, PGY-2, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, New York
• Samantha Schermerhorn, PGY-2, Tufts Medical Center, Massachusetts
• Molly Tice, PGY-2, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, Ohio