Rotations and Preceptors

Other pharmacists and physicians may be involved in precepting depending upon the specialty clinics of interest to the resident.

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 Internal Medicine, Diabetes, Outpatient Clinic Anticoagulation Service , and Discharge Transition Clinics. The resident will be scheduled in each clinic 1-2 half days per week during the Orientation block. This will allow the resident to 1.) Establish a presence in the Outpatient Clinic and build a rapport with the nursing and physician staff whom the resident will be working with throughout the year 2.) Allow the resident to build a rapport with patients assigned to them longitudinally for disease state management (anticoagulation, diabetes, hypertension, etc.).

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. Given the longitudinal nature of the PGY2 program, no learning experiences can be repeated. Learning experiences scheduled with non- pharmacist preceptors will be scheduled after RPD and PGY2 Steering Committee members agree that resident is ready for independent practice.

Required Learning Experiences

• Orientation (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)
• Practice Management (Longitudinal) 
• Research 1, 2, 3, and 4 (Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4)
• Continuing Education Program 1, 2 (Longitudinal)
• Service Requirement (Longitudinal) 

Elective Learning Experiences

• Academics (Wayne State University) (1 month concentrated experience) 
• Family Medicine (Sterling Heights Family Medicine Center) (Longitudinal- 3 month experience) 
• Ambulatory Care Infectious Diseases Clinic HIV/AIDS (Longitudinal- 3 months experiences) 
• Internal Medicine- Inpatient (1 month concentrated experience) 
• Managed Care/Henry Ford Outpatient Clinics (1 month concentrated experience) 
• 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

Noor Al-Bassam, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Specialty Pharmacy
noor.al-bassam@beaumont.org
Rotation: Specialty Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency – Beaumont 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

Colleen 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- Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
Education:  BS Pharm – Wayne State University, Detroit; PharmD – Wayne State University, Detroit
Practice/Research interests:  Diabetes

Sarah 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 – Beaumont 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