Preceptors

Preceptors

Required

Orientation

  • Jena Torpin, PharmD, BCPS, Pharmacy Coordinator, PGY1 Residency Program Director 
  • Daniel Paley, PharmD
  • Toni McCain, PharmD, BCPS

Internal Medicine

  • Jesse Scheid, PharmD
  • Katie Berning, PharmD
  • Gina Fasching O'Dell, PharmD, BCPS
  • Angel Helget, PharmD, BCPS
  • Toni McCain, PharmD, BCPS

Critical Care

  • Jeralyn Furst, PharmD, BCPS
  • Kevin Mogen, PharmD
  • Andrea Woodford, PharmD, BCPS

Practice Management

  • Dan Niznick, PharmD, BCPS, Director of Pharmacy
  • Venessa McConkey, PharmD, BCPS, CGP, Clinical Manager at Unity Campus
  • Megan Nelson, PharmD, BCPS, Operations Manager at Unity Campus
  • Aundrea Linn, PharmD, Clinical Manager at Mercy Campus
  • Kristine M. Almeida, PharmD, BCSCP, DPLA, Operations Manager at Mercy Campus

System Formulary

  • Kelly Ruziska, PharmD, BCPS

Precepting and Teaching

  • Phat Tran, PharmD
  • Sam Fish, PharmD
  • Kevin Mogen, PharmD

Medication Safety

  • Jena Torpin, PharmD, BCPS, Pharmacy Coordinator, PGY1 Residency Program Director

Patient Education

  • Gina Fasching O'Dell, PharmD, BCPS
  • Phat Tran, PharmD

Staffing

  • Katie Kissel, PharmD, BCPS 
  • Katie Berning, PharmD
  • Phat Tran, PharmD
  • Joe Kristoff, PharmD, BCPS

Project

  • Jena Torpin, PharmD, BCPS, Pharmacy Coordinator, PGY1 Residency Program Director 

Selective required

Cardiology

  • Sam Fish, PharmD
  • Chris Davison, PharmD

Emergency Medicine

  • Jenna Tjernlund, PharmD, BCIDP
  • Jessica Tonder, PharmD, BCPS
  • Dan Paley, PharmD
  • Sam Fish, PharmD
  • Logan Pirkl, PharmD, BCPS
  • Jennifer Gednalske, EMT-B, BS, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BCCCP
  • Kenett Winters, PharmD

Infectious Disease

  • Selam Melka, PharmD
  • Taylor Wojcik, PharmD

Mental Health

  • Carisa Finke, PharmD, BCGP, BCPP
  • Amie Jo Digatono, PharmD, BCPP

Elective

Informatics

  • Tram Dinh, PharmD
  • Dan Niznick, PharmD, BCPS, Director of Pharmacy 

Oncology

  • Debbie Hodel, PharmD, BCOP (Inpatient oncology)

Pain

  • Justin Hora, PharmD

AHCI Mercy Campus Oncology Infusion

  • Candace Globa, PharmD, BCOP
  • Kim Levang, PharmD 

Off-site electives

Dependent on site availability.

If you desire to discuss specific rotations with the preceptors listed above please reach out to the residency program director Jena Torpin at jena.torpin@allina.com.