Deaconess Hospital PGY1 Pharmacy residency

Meet our Team

Residency Program Director - Emily Alsbury

Emily Alsbury is the residency coordinator, primary preceptor for the critical care rotations at Deaconess (along with Patty Pike) and supporting preceptor for Obstetrics and Centralized Pharmacy preceptor (along with Jennifer Blair). Emily graduated in 2015 from the University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy. Following graduation, she completed her PGY1 residency program at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA. Emily spent four additional years in Seattle working at various Swedish Medical Center campuses, where she focused her professional efforts on Antimicrobial Stewardship and working as Team Leader in Cardiac ICU at the Cherry Hill campus. During her time in the Cardiac ICU Emily served as the primary preceptor for both pharmacy student and resident rotations in cardiac intensive care. Since moving to Spokane in 2020 Emily has gained experience at the Cystic Fibrosis clinic at Sacred Heart Medical Center and at Kootenai Health in Idaho. She is board certified in pharmacotherapy and is pursuing critical care board certification in 2022. She joined the team at Deaconess in February of 2022.

Residency Program Coordinators - David Platt, Alex Stumphauzer and Dan Healey

Alex Stumphauzer is a 2019 Drake University graduate who started at Deaconess after completing his PGY-1 and PGY-2 residencies in St. Louis, Missouri. He is entering a new position as a transitions of care pharmacist, a pilot-program at Deaconess, and is excited to help implement new policies to directly impact length of stay and readmission rates. Alex has a special interest in infectious diseases and precepts an ID elective rotation focused on strange pathogens and diagnostic workup. Outside of pharmacy, Alex enjoys playing ultimate frisbee and lounging with his Wife and two cats: Meeko and Suki. He also enjoys beating Derrick, Kayla, and Wayne in pickleball.

David Platt is the Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infectious Diseases preceptor. He graduated from Washington State University College of Pharmacy in 2017 and began working in hospital pharmacy that same year. He worked as a pharmacist staffing all areas of clinical services for 2 years before becoming the Infectious Diseases pharmacist. He completed his Antimicrobial Stewardship Certification through the Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists (SIDP) by creating staff education and a clinical process utilizing a long-acting antibiotic dalbavancin. His work interests include process improvement, leadership and training, and optimization of the clinical process. Outside of work, he is a member of Washington Army National Guard (serving since 2007) and enjoys being outdoors or working on home improvement projects. He is excited to get back into more outdoor activities like camping and backpacking once his kids are older and able to participate more.

Dan Healey

Current residents

• Minh Bui
• Jessica Ponkratov

Preceptors

Anita Thompson is a 1993 graduate of WSU. She has worked in hospital pharmacy for her whole career. Anita joined Deaconess in 2005 and works in all areas of pharmacy including chemotherapy and TPN. Outside of pharmacy, this soccer mom enjoys skiing, hiking and camping with her husband and 2 teenage sons.

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Kayla Duford is the Emergency Department preceptor along with Derrick Schoeben (below), and primarily works in the Emergency Department at Deaconess. She graduated from the University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy in 2017. Kayla completed a PGY1 pharmacy residency program at Tacoma General Hospital and worked there as a Clinical Pharmacist afterwards in the ICU, Emergency Department, Medical/Surgical floors, and the Central Pharmacy. She also worked at Valley Hospital and was the APPE student preceptor. Her work interests include critical care and emergency medicine. Kayla enjoys traveling, being outdoors, reading, trying new restaurants and most of all, spending time with her two dogs, husband, and son Owen.

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Derrick Schoeben is an Emergency Department co-preceptor with a wide variety of medical interests, including study design and biostatistics. He graduated from the University of Montana in 2017 and completed residency at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, ID. After residency, Derrick worked as a Clinical Pharmacist and Residency Project Coordinator at Kootenai until joining the MultiCare team in May, 2021. Derrick spends his free time being active by mountain biking, snowboarding, hiking, backpacking, and playing hockey. Of course, he does most of this with his loyal adventure buddy-Shakira the sassy corgi.

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Jennifer Blair is the Main, Obstetrics and NICU preceptor. She earned her PharmD from WSU in 2006 and moved to Arizona where she completed her PGY1. She has worked for Deaconess as a Clinical Pharmacist since 2009. She has worked in many areas including the Main (our core pharmacy), ICU, TPN, and the cardiac unit. Jennifer is interested in toxicology and wilderness medicine. Outside of work Jennifer enjoys being outdoors with her husband and three young sons.

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Bryan Rowe graduated from the University of Washington in 1993. His career started in retail pharmacy and nursing home consulting. He joined Deaconess hospital in 1997 as a Staff Pharmacist. After 10 years of being one of the night pharmacists he became the Clinical Coordinator for the hospital. His role shifted again after MultiCare purchased Deaconess and he now serves as the Regional Clinical Manager for the Inland Northwest Region. In his free time, he enjoys water and snow skiing, running, and biking. He and his wife Meghan also have 4 dogs, a cat, 44 chickens, 2 pigeons and 2 Llamas to occupy their time.

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Monita Gavron is a 1989 graduate of Washington State University College of Pharmacy. After working in Seattle as a Hospital Pharmacist she returned to Spokane joined the Deaconess staff. Monita has worked in every service area offered by the Deaconess pharmacy department. She even went full circle, from being a summer intern at Deaconess in the 1980s to being the WSU student preceptor at the hospital at one point. Eventually, Monita settled down as one of the main ICU pharmacists in conjunction with Jeff Seidensticker (below) at Deaconess where she stayed for years before deciding to explore other professional interests beyond the ICU more recently. Outside of work Monita enjoys reading and spending time with her three sons. She also loves hiking with her husband, Brian, and Labrador Retriever, Cooper.

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Dina Railean has been working as a Clinical Pharmacist at Deaconess since 2017 and is one of the preceptors for APPE students. She graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Washington State University in 2015. Prior to starting at Deaconess, she worked for about 4 years at Rite Aid pharmacy, first as pharmacy intern then as retail pharmacist. Her professional interests include anticoagulation, antibiotic therapy, and medication management. In 2020 she received her BPS Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist certificate. Outside of work she enjoys traveling and spending quality time with her family and friends.

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Patty Pike is a Washington State University College of Pharmacy 3rd generation graduate. After graduating in 1989 she started her career at Group Health in Spokane, WA. She moved into a pharmacist position with Omnicare and subsequently transitioned into a management position. She joined our staff at Deaconess in 2019 and has become a core member of our ICU team. Her professional interests include critical care, philosophy of pharmacy leadership, and long-term care. Her favorite past times are reading, cooking, and spending time with her family.

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Tammy Christian joined Deaconess Hospital pharmacy as a technician 1986 and after graduating from Washington State University College of Pharmacy became a Pharmacist at Deaconess in 1992. She believes in providing young pharmacists with thorough training opportunities and enjoys working with coachable new pharmacists. She is interested in patient safety, medication error prevention, root cause analysis, and resolution of systemic problems. Tammy has a wide range of clinical knowledge and the skills to handle any challenges that arise in the pharmacy.

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Sam Irem graduated from the University of Montana in 1986. Initially, Sam wanted to pursue a career in academics and research. After obtaining a master’s degree in Pharmacology and spending some time working at the University of Montana, he became interested in geriatric pharmacy. Subsequently, Sam obtained an advanced geriatric care certificate through University of Utah. Sam has worked in various aspects of pharmacy practice, including long term care consulting, pharmacy management, and retail pharmacy. Sam pivoted to inpatient pharmacy when he joined Deaconess Hospital in 2001. Since joining our team Sam has worked on various units. Currently Sam works closely with the neonatologists providing pharmacy administrative and clinical support to our NICU, as the lead nutritional support pharmacist, supports our oncology drug process in the IV room, and is involved with and oversees numerous large projects and committees related to technology, compliance, and compounding (USP 797/800). Sam also acts as the lead IV Pharmacist for Deaconess Hospital. Outside work he enjoys spending time with his wife, travelling, cooking, and reading.

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John Landkammer is the Director of Pharmacy at Deaconess Hospital and preceptor for the operational administration rotation. He began his career in pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician in 1989 working at Valley Hospital and St Luke’s Hospital. John graduated from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy in 2001, worked as a Clinical ICU Pharmacist and then as an Oncology Pharmacist at Northwest Hospital in Seattle, Washington until 2006 when he moved to Spokane, Washington to work at Holy Family Hospital. John began his leadership experience in 2009 as the Pharmacy Supervisor, then transitioned to the Pharmacy Manager at Holy Family hospital. He also enjoyed being the pharmacy student coordinator and lead preceptor there and was named as the WSU Preceptor of the Year in 2011. In 2018 John assumed the Senior Manager leadership responsibilities over two additional hospital pharmacies, Mt Carmel, and St Joseph’s in addition to Holy Family hospital. He joined Deaconess Hospital as the Director in late 2019. John enjoys spending his free time with his wife and daughter, working on their land, hiking, watching movies and trying out new restaurants. Life is made even better with their 2 giant dogs, 1 small dog, 5 cats and whatever wild animal happens to take up residency in their wooded retreat.