PGY1 Community-Based

Hometown: Point Pleasant, WV

Pharmacy School: West Virginia University School of Pharmacy

Career Interests: Ambulatory Care, Specialty Pharmacy

Hobbies: Baking, Hiking, Yoga

Medication Use Evaluation: Evaluation of prescribing patterns of adalimumab and ustekinumab reference products and biosimilars in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Residency Research Project: Assessing response to therapy for patients with inflammatory bowel disease when switched from adalimumab and ustekinumab reference products to biosimilars in patients serviced by a health system specialty pharmacy

Why WVU Medicine: West Virginia is home and I have a passion for taking care of this community. The pharmacy team here at WVU Medicine is invested in your growth as a pharmacist and as a person. This place has always been a positive environment to learn in through school and APPEs. I'm so excited to stay on as a resident and keep the culture that developed me into the professional I am today.

Email: amelia.hartzell@wvumedicine.org