Preceptors

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director

• Practice area: Emergency Department
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital - Ogden, UT
• Professional interests: Emergency medicine
• Hobbies: Canyoneering, packrafting, hiking, watching football and spending time with family
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Going to southern Utah to enjoy the wonders of nature

Email: bryce.bitton@imail.org

Clinical Pharmacist 

• Practice area: Cardiovascular Thoracic Unit
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, Midwestern University College of Pharmacy - Glendale, AZ
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT 
  • PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital - Provo, UT 
• Professional interests: Cardiology, critical care, infectious disease
• Hobbies: Spending time with family, golf, going to restaurants, hanging out at family cabin  
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Riding UTV/ATV in the mountains, ski/snowboard

Email: casey.buckway@imail.org

Clinical Pharmacist

• Practice area: Intermediate Care Unit (Internal Medicine)
• Education and training:
• Doctor of Pharmacy,  Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy- South Jordan, UT
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital - Ogden, UT
• Professional interests: Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Neonatal Intensive Care
• Hobbies: Golf, watching football, going to Jazz games, bow hunting, and spending time with family
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Golfing, hunting for big game, spending time in the mountains

Email: Braxton.DeFriez@imail.org

Pharmacy Director

• Practice area: Pharmacy Practice Management
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
• Professional interests: Teaching, management, cardiology, endocrinology, chronic pain and medication safety
• Hobbies: Watersports and boating, running and other sporting activities
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Spending time at Flaming Gorge or in the foothills on hiking trails

Email: tim.drake@imail.org

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

• Practice area: Ambulatory Care
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy - Pocatello, ID
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital - Ogden, UT
• Professional interests: Primary care, diabetes management, anticoagulation, women's health
• Hobbies: Hiking, exercising, camping, visiting national parks
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Camping with my husband and our dog, skiing

Email: sarah.iannacone@imail.org

Pharmacy Team Lead - Women & Children's

• Practice area: NICU / Women & Children's
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy - South Jordan, UT
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital - Ogden, UT
• Professional interests: NICU, pediatrics, emergency medicine
• Hobbies: Smoking food, watching the greatest football team of all time: The Kansas City Chiefs
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Skiing, hiking, four-wheeling, hanging out with family and friends

Email: andrew.keim@imail.org

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

• Practice area: Emergency Department
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital - Ogden, UT
• Professional interests: Emergency medicine
• Hobbies: Golfing, watching football and spending time with family
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Go to the mountains, golf courses and University of Utah sporting events

Email: kevin.myers@imail.org

Clinical Pharmacist

• Practice area: Surgical Services
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy - Pocatello, ID
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital - Ogden, UT
• Professional interests: Enjoy working on surgical, OR, and ED
• Hobbies: Hiking, hunting, reading and spending time with family
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Spend time outdoors, hunt for big game, go to the mountains

Email: kimball.owens@imail.org

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist 

• Practice area: Adult land Adolescent Behavioral Health 

• Education and training:  
• Associates of Science in Nursing, Weber State University, 1999 
• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Utah State University, 2002 
• Doctorate of Pharmacy Practice, University of Utah, 2006 

• Professional interests: Drug Interactions; Management of Psychotic Disorders 
• Hobbies: Reading, Gaming, Spending time with family 

• Favorite things to do in Utah: Curse the lack of precipitation; Bask in the glory of air conditioning; Pretend that the beautiful horizon view isn’t obstructed by giant rocks 

Email: Nathan.parent@imail.org 

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

• Practice area: Oncology Services
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Southern Nevada College of Pharmacy - South Jordan, UT
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital - Ogden, UT
• Professional interests: Oncology, precepting, educating
• Hobbies: Spending time with my Yorkie, vacation/travel and the great outdoors!
• Favorite things to do in Utah: I love to Snowboard in the winter and the rest of the year you can find me either on my mountain bike, camping, or hiking in the mountains! I also enjoy golfing and trail skating (it's true!).

Email: natalie.savage2@imail.org

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

• Practice area: Infectious Disease / Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy - Tucson, AZ
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise, ID
• Professional interests: Research related to infectious disease including pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, biomarkers as surrogates for infection, and antimicrobial dosing in obesity
• Hobbies: Cheering for University of Arizona sports, hunting, fishing, traveling
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Spending time outdoors and with family

Email: dustin.waters@imail.org

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

• Practice area: Internal Medicine and Critical Care
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy - Albuquerque, NM
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of New Mexico Hospital - Albuquerque, NM
• Professional interests: Fluid stewardship, infectious diseases, systems development - focusing on safety and efficiency, teaching (didactic and experiential/one on one)
• Hobbies: Trail running, swimming, triathlon, skiing, hiking, camping, discussing the meaning of life, cooking and sharing good food/conversation with friends
• Favorite things to do in Utah: See above

Email: chris.werth@imail.org