Freeman Health System Pharmacy is committed to providing high quality pharmaceutical care to our patients, as well as being a resource for other healthcare providers. Our health system includes multiple campuses in Joplin, Neosho and Fort Scott, Kan., while our team consists of more than 30 pharmacists and more than 30 technicians that work together to meet the ever-rising demand of the Pharmacy Department. Our services include:
- Pharmacokinetic Consult Service
- Heparin and Warfarin Dosing Management
- Renal Dosing Adjustments
- IV to PO Automatic Conversion
- Antibiotic Stewardship
- Pharmacist Ran Metabolic Support Service
- Medication Reconciliation Technician Program
- 24 Hour Central Pharmacy Coverage
QuickMeds Pharmacy™
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Pharmacy Residency
Purpose
The purpose of the residency is to provide postgraduate educational training experiences for pharmacists so they can obtain the fundamentals of exemplary contemporary pharmacy practice in an integrated health system. The program allows the residents to gain experience providing direct patient care to multiple patient populations. Through various clinical, practice management and pharmaceutical practice training segments, the residency instills a philosophy of practice that embraces the concept that pharmacists must be accountable for optimal drug therapy outcomes and must act as leaders in advancing care of patients. Pharmacists will develop leadership skills, communication skills (both written and verbal) and professionalism in preparation for their own clinical practice as a clinical pharmacist in a hospital setting. The resident will also gain valuable skills as an educator while precepting pharmacy students from various colleges of pharmacy. Upon graduating from the PGY-1 program, the resident will be qualified to become board certified in pharmacotherapy.
Tyler Specking, PharmD and Grace Park, PharmD - 2022/2023 residents
Number of Resident Positions Available
- Three
Start Date
- Early July
- 52-week Program
- 52-week Program
Benefits
- Competitive Annual Compensation
- Insurance – medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Eligible for paid time off
Staffing
- Every third weekend followed by one day off
REQUIRED Rotations
- Intro to Clinical Services
- Infectious Disease (Five Weeks)
- Internal Medicine I & II (Ten Weeks)
- Critical Care (Five Weeks)
- Oncology (Five Weeks)
- Metabolic Support (Four Weeks)
- Two Elective Rotations (Four Weeks Each)
Longitudinal Rotations
- Management/Administration
- Research
- Drug Information
- Staffing
Elective Rotations
- Ambulatory Care
- Cardiology
- Critical Care II
- Emergency Medicine
- Infectious Disease II
- Information Technology
- Oncology II
- Oncology III
- Pediatrics/NICU
- Psychiatry
- Transitions of Care
Other Experiences
- UMKC Pharmacy Residency Teaching Certificate Program
- Precept Pharmacy Students
- ACLS Certification
- ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
- Midwest Pharmacy Residency Conference
Application Information
All application materials should be submitted using PhORCAS
- National Match Service Code: 246813
- ASHP Program Code: 64033
Candidates must be eligible for licensure in the state of Missouri and submit:
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of intent
- Official academic transcript
- Three personal letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a non-academic source
Important Dates:
- Application deadline: early January
- Onsite interviews: February
- Match day: mid-March
Pharmacy Preceptors
- Amanda Adkins, PharmD; University of Kansas
- Residency Program Director
- Precepts: Management/Administration
- Co-Precepts: Research
- Janel Baker, PharmD: University of Kansas
- Co-Precepts: Staffing and Research
- Adrienne Carey, PharmD, BCPS; University of Kansas
- Precepts: Staffing
- Co-Precepts: Research
- Bryan Feagan, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BCOP; University of Kansas
- Precepts: Oncology
- Sara Freitas, BScPhm, PharmD, M.Ed., MSM; University of Kansas
- Precepts: Staffing
- Scott Goade, PharmD, BCNSP; University of Missouri – Kansas City
- Precepts: Metabolic Support and Research
- Travis Hilburn, PharmD; University of Kansas
- Co-Precepts: Oncology
- Jeff Huffman, BScPhm, BCPS; University of Missouri – Kansas City
- Precepts: Infectious Disease
- Co-Precepts: Research
- Tyler Koepsel, PharmD, BCPS; University of Missouri – Kansas City
- Co-Precepts: Research
- Abbey Lacey, PharmD; Creighton University
- Precepts: Staffing
- Bailey Mitchell, PharmD, BCPS; University of Missouri – Kansas City
- Precepts: Internal Medicine I and Intro to Clinical Services
- Caleb Morey, PharmD; Southwest Oklahoma State University
- Pharmacy Operations Manager
- Co-Precepts: Management/Administration
- Audrey Newcomb, PharmD; University of Kansas
- Residency Program Coordinator
- Precepts: Drug Information
- Co-Precepts: Research
- Denise Power, BScPhm; University of Missouri – Kansas City
- Precepts: Information Technology
- Lacey Schultz, PharmD, BCPS; Creighton University
- Precepts: Critical Care
- Andrea Sneed, BScPhm; University of Missouri – Kansas City
- System Director of Pharmacy
- Co-Precepts: Management/Administration
- Molli Slauter, PharmD, BCPS; University of Missouri – Kansas City
- Precepts: Internal Medicine I and Intro to Clinical Services
- Tiffany Villanueva, PharmD; University of Kansas
- Precepts: Internal Medicine II
- Sarah Woods, PharmD; University of Oklahoma School of Pharmacy
- Precepts: Intro to Clinical Services
- Amy Yates, PharmD; University of Kansas
- Precepts: Internal Medicine II
Current and Past Freeman Pharmacy Residents
2024 – 2025 – Andy Shi, PharmD; Texas Tech University School of Pharmacy
2023 – 2024 – Jesse Dennison, PharmD; University of Kansas
2022 – 2023 – Grace Park, PharmD; University of Missouri - Kansas City
2022 – 2023 – Tyler Specking, PharmD; University of Missouri - Kansas City
2021 – 2022 – Janel Baker, PharmD; University of Kansas
2021 – 2022 – Bailey Mitchell, PharmD; University of Missouri - Kansas City
2021 – 2022 – Molli Slauter, PharmD; University of Missouri - Kansas City
2020 – 2021 – Anh "Vianne" Tang, PharmD; University of Missouri - Kansas City
2020 – 2021 – Diem Huynh, PharmD; Harding University
2020 – 2021 – Evan Roberts, PharmD; University of Missouri - Kansas City
2019 – 2020 – Amanda Rackers, PharmD; University of Missouri – Kansas City
2019 – 2020 – Flavius Boboescu, PharmD; University of Missouri – Kansas City
2018 – 2019 – Mica Henry, PharmD; University of Missouri – Kansas City
2018 – 2019 – Tyler Koepsel, PharmD; University of Missouri – Kansas City
2017 – 2018 – Meredith Mitchell, PharmD; Harding University
2016 – 2017 – Tandinh Pham, PharmD; University of Missouri – Kansas City
Janel Baker, PharmD, Bailey Mitchell, PharmD, and Molli Slauter, PharmD - 21/22 residents
Contact Us
Amanda Adkins, PharmD, Clinical Coordinator, Residency Director:
417.347.6232, ALAdkins@freemanhealth.com
Audrey Newcomb, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist, Residency Coordinator:
417.347.3022, AANewcomb@freemanhealth.com
Freeman Health System
Inpatient Pharmacy
1102 W 32nd Street
Joplin, MO 64804
417.347.3022