Selvi Chhabra, PharmD, MBA
Residency Year: 2026-2027
School: University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA
Research Project: Deprescribing concurrent benzodiazepine/opioid use in the primary care setting
Service Project: Improving Medication Therapy Management workflow alignment across specialty clinics
Where They Went: TBD
Catherine Gargan, PharmD
Residency Year: 2026-2027
School: St. John's University
PGY1 Residency: Huntington Hospital, Huntington, NY
Research Project: Assessment of antibiotic use in UTI, SSTI, URI and CAP in outpatients
Service Project: Support expansion of Meds-to-Beds program
Where They Went: TBD
Hazel Billings-Chiu, PharmD
Residency Year: 2025-2026
School: University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Hartford Hospital, Hartford Healthcare (Hartford, CT)
Research Project: Deprescribing anticholinergics in primary care patients over 65 years old
Service Project: Monitoring of implementation of Meds to Beds Program
Where They Went: UConn Health Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Farmington, CT
Mariam Zedan, PharmD
Residency Year: 2025-2026
School: University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: UConn John Dempsey Hospital, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Project: Renal screening in primary care patients with diabetes
Service Project: Quantifying ambulatory care pharmacist interventions by standardizing and enhancing pharmacist documentation
Where They Went: UConn Health Ambulatory Care/MTM Pharmacist, Farmington, CT
Constance Chan, PharmD
Residency Year: 2024-2025
School: University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY
Research Project: Identifying Opportunities to Modify Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients Treated for Inflammatory Conditions
Service Project: Technology Enhancements to Improve Medication Access for Patients Requiring Financial Assistance
Where They Went: UConn Health Ambulatory Care/MTM Pharmacist, Farmington, CT
Braylee Wardwell, PharmD
Residency Year: 2024-2025
School: University of Rhode Island School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Penobscot Community Healthcare, Bangor, ME
Research Project: Removing Access Barriers for HPV Vaccine in Primary Care
Service Project: Implementation of a Meds to Beds Program
Where They Went: UConn Health Ambulatory Care/MTM Pharmacist, Farmington, CT
Laura DiVirgilio, PharmD
Residency Year: 2024-2025
School: Western New England College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Community-based with Big Y and Western New England, Springfield, MA
Research Project: Impact of Pharmacist Intervention on Statin Use in Adult Internal Medicine Patients with Diabetes
Service Project: Establishing a Transitions of Care Clinical Service for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
Where They Went: Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist Dartmouth Health, Lebanon, NH