Our Preceptors

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist, PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency Program Director

• Practice area: Pediatric ICU and Cardiac ICU
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy - Nashville, TN
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Primary Children's Hospital
  • PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Primary Children's Hospital
• Professional interests: Pediatric intensive care (sepsis, infectious disease, traumatic brain injury, asthma, ECMO management)
• Hobbies: Playing with my dog Winston (corgi), video games, reading, running, theater, film
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Skiing, scenic drives, short hikes, and more skiing!  

Email: trey.smith@imail.org

Clinical Manager

• Practice area: Nutrition Support
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Albany, NY
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ
• Professional interests: Pharmacy management, parenteral nutrition
• Hobbies: Golf, tennis, piano
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Spend time with family and friends

Email: collin.anderson@imail.org

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

• Practice area: Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant
• Education and training: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
• Professional interests: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, pediatric leukemia, sickle cell disease
• Hobbies: Traveling anywhere and everywhere, eating great food and drinking moderately priced wine
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Hiking the nearby trails, camping when I can and chilling in the neighborhood

Email: cynthia.bender@imail.org

Pharmacy Director

• Practice area: Pediatric Medication Safety and Pharmacy Practice Management

• Education and training:  
• Doctor of Pharmacy: Idaho State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Pocatello, ID

• Professional interests: Pediatric pharmacy, medication safety, solid organ transplant
• Hobbies: Crafting, baking, and spending time with family

Email: sabrina.boehme@imail.org 

Pharmacy Director

• Practice area: Pharmacy Practice Management
• Education and training:
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Utah
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Florida College of Pharmacy - Gainesville, FL
  • Masters in Business Administration, Western Governors University
• Professional interests: Pediatric Pharmacy Association, medication safety, sedation, telehealth, behavioral health, American Academy of Pediatrics, expanding practice, outcomes
• Hobbies: Photography
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Be with my family, snowboard, hike, peak bagging, soccer

Email: jared.cash@imail.org

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

• Practice area: Pediatric ICU and Cardiac ICU
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota – Minneapolis, MN
• Professional interests: Critical care, trauma, and healthcare equity 
• Hobbies: Cooking, gardening and hiking. I enjoy travelling and finding new dirt roads to explore in our Jeep.
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Jeeping, camping, and exploring ghost towns

Email: aaron.cooper@imail.org

Pharmacist Team Lead - Emergency Medicine

• Practice area: Pediatric Emergency Department
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota – Minneapolis, MN
• Professional interests: Pediatric emergency medicine, pain and palliation
• Hobbies: Foodie in all respects, baking, cooking, eating.... I enjoy reading, basketball & soccer, and I dabble in linguistics & photography.
• Favorite things to do in Utah: I'm a Mountain gal. Hiking, skiing, camping, backpacking and staring at them while at stoplights. Also, can we mention the "Mighty Five", etc.

Email: ali.fife@imail.org

Pharmacist Team Lead - Solid Organ Transplant and Anticoagulation

• Practice area: Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Arizona Medical Center
  • PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Primary Children's Hospital
• Professional interests: Immunosuppression, infectious diseases, anticoagulation
• Hobbies: Mountain biking, snowboarding, trail running
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Anything outdoors and with my dogs Daisy and Rosie!

Email: carly.heyrend@imail.org

Clinical Pharmacist

• Practice area: Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy - Pocatello, ID
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Primary Children's Hospital
• Professional interests: Pediatric oncology, nutrition, infectious diseases and precepting
• Hobbies: Sewing, long-distance running, reading a good book and hanging out with my family
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Hiking, crafting, aerial yoga, jet skiing and someday learning to paddle board

Email: whitney.leonard@imail.org

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist, Pediatric Infectious Diseases / Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist

• Practice area: Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship - Primary Children's Hospital
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, Midwestern University College of Pharmacy - Downer's Grove, IL
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Primary Children's Hospital - Salt Lake City, UT
• Professional interests: Antimicrobials, quality improvement, critical care
• Hobbies: Hanging out with family
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Hiking, camping, snowboarding / skiing

Email: jared.olson@imail.org

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

• Practice area: Investigational Drug Service
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Primary Children's Hospital
• Professional interests: Pediatric drug development / clinical Studies, research
• Hobbies: Fishing, quilting
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Fish, quilt, hike, trail ride

Email: susan.sorenson@imail.org

Pharmacist Team Lead - Critical Care

• Practice area: Pediatric ICU
• Education and training: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
• Professional interests: Pediatric critical care and cardiac critical care
• Hobbies: Giants football and spin class
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Enjoy the mountains

Email: chanelle.stidham@imail.org

Medication Safety Manager

• Practice area: Medication Safety
• Education and training:  
• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy

• Professional interests: Emergency medicine, critical care, toxicology, opioid overdose and naloxone distribution (OEND), medication safety

• Hobbies: Hiking, anything outdoors, exploring and traveling
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Hiking, going to the mountains and visiting national parks

Email: nicholas.weaver@imail.org 

Pharmacist Team Lead - Medical / Surgical Unit

• Practice area: Pediatric Internal Medicine
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy - Madison, WI
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Children’s Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN
• Professional interests: Pediatrics, infectious disease and precepting
• Hobbies: Everything outdoors
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Canyoneer

Email: roger.wilcox@imail.org

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Anticoagulation

• Practice area: Inpatient and Outpatient Anticoagulation
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Primary Children's Hospital
  • PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Primary Children's Hospital
• Professional interests: Anticoagulation, ECMO
• Hobbies: Hiking, backpacking, reading, traveling 
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Visit Southern Utah, backpacking / hiking

Email: chelsea.peters@imail.org

Pharmacy Team Lead - NICU, Pharmacy Student Coordinator

• Practice area: Neonatal ICU
• Education and training: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Washington School of Pharmacy - Seattle, WA
• Professional interests: Neonatal diseases, infectious disease, cardiology
• Hobbies: Family, amateur radio, professional BBQ, Civil Air Patrol Search and Rescue
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Explore the desert, outdoor stuff

Email: brian.winther@imail.org

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

• Practice area: Pediatric ICU and Cardiac ICU
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Utah Health
• Professional Interests: Critical care, cardiology, congenital heart disease, shock/sepsis
• Hobbies: Photography, hiking, bird watching, collecting video games that I intend to play
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Hiking and exploring all the hidden sights in Utah

Email: Brent.Kay@imail.org

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

• Practice area: Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant, Primary Children’s Hospital - Salt Lake City, UT
• Education and training:
• Doctor of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - Amarillo, TX
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health, Utah Valley Hospital - Provo, UT
• PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency, Primary Children’s Hospital - Salt Lake City, UT
• Professional interests: Pharmacogenomics, immunosuppression, palliative care
• Hobbies: Baking and cake decorating, spending time with my family and friends
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Kayak, paddleboard, snowshoe, hike, and ride around in the SXS with my husband and our 2 miniature schnauzers/adventure buddies (CJ and Ana)

Email: Rachel.jackson2@imail.org

Pharmacist Team Lead – Oncology

• Practice area: Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, Creighton School of Pharmacy
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Primary Children’s Hospital
• Professional Interests: Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplantation
• Hobbies: Hiking, Mountain biking
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Camping and visiting national parks

Email: Jake.johnsen@imail.org