Residents

Intermountain Medical Center

• Hometown: Highland Village, TX
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy- Lubbock, TX
• Project: Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Risk Assessment Model to Identify Patients for Early Discharge
• Professional interests: Critical care and emergency medicine
• Hobbies: Running, scuba diving, watching my favorite sports teams (Colts, Cubs, Pacers, Stars, and all things Texas Tech), and travelling with my fiancé
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Going to national parks, skiing, hiking, and exploring a new city

Email: eric.kennison@imail.org

Intermountain Medical Center

• Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
• Project: Evaluation of ESR and CRP serial monitoring in ID OPAT patients
• Professional interests: Internal medicine, infectious diseases
• Hobbies: hiking, running, hosting game nights
• Favorite things to do in UT (or look forward to doing): Spending time in the sunshine, playing pickleball, and visiting national parks

Email: katarina.jackson@imail.org

Intermountain Medical Center

• Hometown: Fairview, UT
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
• Project: Effects of Treating Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Older Patients Admitted to the Trauma Service at a Large Urban Hospital
• Professional interests: Rural Medicine and Critical Care
• Hobbies: Softball, Reading, Piano, Horseback Riding, Pickleball, Crocheting
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Riding horses in the mountains, hiking, and being outdoors

Email: katelin.everitt@imail.org

Intermountain Medical Center

• Hometown: New Prague, Minnesota 
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Des Moines, Iowa
• Project: Bolus Dose of IV Vancomycin vs Oral Anti-Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Agents for Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 
• Professional interests: Emergency Medicine and Infectious Diseases 
• Hobbies: Hiking, skiing, petting dogs, going to baseball or hockey games, and reading a good book 
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): I can't wait to visit all five of the National Parks and bag some peaks in the summer and hit the slopes in the winter 

Email: Rachel.dietz@imail.org

Intermountain Medical Center

• Hometown: Buda, TX
• Education:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin – College of Pharmacy
  • Master of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston
• Project:Analgosedation Differences in Biological Sex in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• Professional Interests: psychiatry, substance use disorders, maternal health
• Hobbies: Hiking, baking, trying new breweries with friends, and caring for my houseplants
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Visiting the national parks

Email: Taylor.britton@imail.org

Clinical Pharmacist
Intermountain Health

• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy - South Jordan, UT
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT (2021 - 2022)
• Project: Efficacy of hepatitis B recombinant adjuvanted vaccine versus hepatitis B non-adjuvanted vaccine in immunosuppressed, chronic kidney disease and chronic liver failure patients

Pediatric Emergency Pharmacist - Charlotte, NC

• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy - Ann Arbor, MI
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT (2021 - 2022)
  • PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency, UC Davis Medical Center - Sacramento, CA
• Project: Antibiotic prescribing for adult bacteriuria and pyuria in community hospital emergency departments: Impact of pharmacy intervention and education

Cardiology Pharmacist

Intermountain Health - Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT

• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT (2021 - 2022)
  • PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT (2022 - 2023)
• Project: Evaluation of Time to Therapeutic Partial Thromboplastin Time Using a Capped Weight-Based Heparin Acute Coronary Syndrome Protocol

PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident

Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center- Murray, UT

• Education and training:  
• Doctor of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences – College of Pharmacy – South Jordan, UT
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health – Intermountain Medical Center – Murray, UT (2022 – 2023)

• Project:  
• Assessing Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Documentation and Metrics Practices during a multisystem integration  

Email: auna.rasmussen@imail.org

Emergency Medicine Pharmacist
Intermountain Healthcare Utah Valley Hospital

• Education and training:
• Doctor of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy - South Jordan, UT
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT (2021 - 2022)
• PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT (2022 - 2023)
• Project: Perioperative bleeding rates with the administration of intraoperative desmopressin during cardiac surgery

PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center- Philadelphia, PA

• Education and Training
• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy- Tucson, AZ
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health- Intermountain Medical Center- Murray, UT (2022-2023)
• Project:
• Evaluation of prednisone prescribing practices across a health system on the management of mineralocorticoid excess in prostate cancer treated with abiraterone acetate

PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Resident

Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center- Murray, UT

• Education and Training:
• Doctor of Pharmacy, Appalachian College of Pharmacy - Oakwood, VA
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center- Murray, UT (2022-2023)
• Project:
• PGY1: Post-discharge thromboprophylaxis in trauma patients: A retrospective cohort analysis comparing the use of low molecular weight heparin and direct oral anticoagulants
• PGY2: 4-Factor Prothrombin Concentrate (KCentra®) Use in Heart Transplant: An Evaluation of Post-Operative Thrombotic Complications

Email: maggie.haynes@imail.org

Clinical Pharmacist, Internal Medicine

Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center- Murray, UT

• Education and Training:
• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center- Murray, UT (2022-2023)
• Project: Does DEXA scan compliance affect bone-related outcomes in prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy

Float Pharmacist, Intermountain Medical Center- Murray, UT

• Education and Training:
• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Pharmacy - Madison, WI
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health, Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT (2022 - 2023)
• PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health, Intermountain Medical Center – Murray, UT (2023-2024)
• Project:
• PGY1: Pain and agitation in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
• PGY2: Evaluation of caregiver variability in sedation practices in critically ill patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
• Shift and nursing variability in analgosedative use in mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS

Email: sarah.bittner@imail.org