Our Current Residents

2024-2025 Residency Class

From left: Kelly Bazel, Eliza Sweeney, Jasmine Brown, Temitope Falaju

PGY1 Residents

Jasmine Brown, Pharm.D. is from Hoover, AL. She received her Pharm.D. from Auburn University's Harrison College of Pharmacy. Her professional interests include critical care, infectious diseases and oncology. Jasmine's residency project will be evaluating the relationship between tacrolimus variability indexes and new onset donor-specific antibody formation or rejection in renal transplant patients. Her medication use evaluation will focus on cidofovir use. Her continuing education topic will be a review of current and emerging treatments used in pediatric Irritable Bowel Disease. Other projects Jasmine will be involved in include training modules for infectious diseases, USP 797, trauma, and bleeding disorders. In her free time, Jasmine enjoys spending time with family, reading, oil painting, and scrolling TikTok! 

Temitope Falaju, Pharm.D. is from Tampa, FL. She received her Pharm.D. from the University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy. Her professional interests include Hematology/Oncology, Transplant, and Infectious Diseases. Temmy’s residency project will evaluate MRSA nares screening to guide de-escalation of empiric Anti-MRSA therapy across various indications in non-ICU patients. Her medication use evaluation will focus on second-generation antipsychotic use. Her continuing education topic will be medical marijuana in Alabama. Other projects Temmy will be involved in include training modules for USP 800, HIV, Pediatric Leukemia, and nutrition. In her free time, Temmy enjoys sleeping, traveling, going to the gym, and shopping. 

Eliza Sweeney, Pharm.D. is from Kingston, TN. She received her Pharm.D. from East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy. Her professional interests include critical care, pulmonology, and pediatric hospital medicine. Eliza’s residency project will evaluate the correlation between the Medication Regimen Complexity Index (MRCI) tool and pediatric disease states.  Her medication use evaluation will focus on the usage patterns of ceftaroline at COA. Her continuing education topic will focus on the use of GLP-1 antagonists in pediatric populations. Other projects Eliza will be involved in include training modules for IV fluids, NICU, PICU, and USP 795. In her free time, Eliza enjoys traveling, needlepointing, reading and spending time with friends and family.
 

PGY2 Pediatrics Resident - Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy

Kelly Bazel, Pharm.D. is from Atlanta, GA. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from Auburn University and her Pharm.D. from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and completed her PGY1 residency at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, AL.   Her professional interests include pediatric critical care. Kelly's residency project will focus on MRSA Nasal PCR use in the Pediatric ICU for early vancomycin de-escalation. Her medication use evaluation will focus on deferoxamine indications in sickle cell patients. Her academic lecture at Samford University's McWhorter School of Pharmacy will focus on the treatment of upper respiratory infections. Other projects Kelly will be involved in include an academic simulation at Samford University's McWhorter School of Pharmacy, training modules for heart transplant and metabolic acidosis, and evaluation of ketogenic diet friendly medications. In her free time, Kelly enjoys pilates, trying new restaurants, and traveling.