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Postgraduate Training

Program Residents & Preceptors

Current Resident

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Marissa Pettit, Pharm.D.

Marissa Pettit is from Union, South Carolina, and graduated from Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy in 2023. Her medical interests include diabetes, heart failure, and hypertension. 

Major research project topic:
Pharmacist-Led Chronic Care Management in Patients with Type Two Diabetes Mellitus in a Federally Qualified Health Center in a Medically Underserved Area 

Medication use evaluation (MUE) topic:
Evaluation of the Safety and Effectiveness of Apixaban in Patients with a BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 at a Federally Qualified Health Center and Cardiology Clinic in a Medically Underserved Area

Committee Involvement:
SCSHP Education & Networking Committee Member

Speaker at South Carolina Society of Health-System Pharmacists Fall Meeting October 3, 2023 

Expanding Pharmacy Scope of Practice in South Carolina: A Focus on Oral and Injectable Contraception

Year Name Education Projects
2022-2023 Kaitlyn Phillips Pharm.D. East Tennessee State University, 2022

Major research project topic: 
Impact of Collaborative Care on Asthma Control in a High-Risk Pediatric Population at a Federally Qualified Health Center within a Medically Underserved Area

Medication use evaluation (MUE) topic: 
Evaluating Lipid-Lowering Pharmacotherapy of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus within Rural and Urban Practice Sites of a Federally Qualified Health Center within a Medically Underserved Area

Post-Residency Employment:
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident at University of Tennessee Medical Center*

* Current role

Highlights: 

  • SCSHP Education & Networking Committee Member
  • ACCP Residency Advisory Committee (2023-2024)
  • Southeastern Pharmacy Residency Conference (SERC) Executive Board Member (2023-2024)
  • Speaker at SCPhA Annual Convention (June 2023)
  • Presenter at South Carolina Society of Health-System Pharmacists Fall Meeting (October 2022) - "Turning the Tides: Revelation in Chronic Care with GLP-1s & GIP"
  • Winner, ACCP Ambulatory Care / Endocrinology PRN Walk Rounds (2023) - "Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Asthma Clinic in a High-Risk Pediatric Population at a Federally Qualified Health Center within a Medically Underserved Area"
2021-2022 Carrington Royals Pharm.D. Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2021

Medication-use evaluation (MUE) topic: 
“Incorporating Guideline-directed Therapies for Diabetes into a Rural Federally Qualified Health Center Formulary to Reduce Utilization of Sulfonylureas within an Underinsured Population”

Major research project topic:
“System Impacts Following Implementation of Pharmacy-led Medicare Annual Wellness Visits at a Rural Federally Qualified Health Center”  

Post-Residency Employment:
Tandem Health Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist *

* Current role

Highlights: 

 

Program Leadership

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P. Brandon Bookstaver, Residency Program Director

Brandon Bookstaver, Pharm.D., is the director of Residency & Fellowship Training and a professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences at the University South Carolina College of Pharmacy. Read more ...

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Reagan Kiger Barfield, Residency Program Coordinator

Reagan Kiger Barfield, Pharm.D., is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences at the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy. Read more …

Program Preceptors

 

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