Twelve students and alumni from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo (DKICP) have successfully secured positions in postgraduate residency programs across the country through a rigorous national process. Facilitated by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the annual event, dubbed Match Day, orchestrates the placement of qualified candidates into coveted postgraduate year one (PGY1) or postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency programs at various hospitals and healthcare institutions nationwide.
“We are very pleased that 86% of our students matched in this highly competitive process,” said DKICP Dean Rae Matsumoto. “That’s a high percentage, reflecting the quality of our students and their achievements in academics, service and scholarship over their four-year career here at the DKICP and beyond. On behalf of the faculty and staff, I congratulate them for their incredible efforts.”
Students and graduates will begin their respective PGY1 work this summer.
Residency matches
PGY1
- Carly Bell—VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, Reno, Nevada
- Brennan Buccat—MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma, Washington
- Trang Bui—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Dyani Chock—The Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
- Sean Domingo—University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Olatunji Gbadebo—Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota
- Chase Ibia—Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
- Teva Kealoha Meyer—The Queen’s Health System, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
- Jane Lakritz—Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, California
- Skye Pyo—Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Tacoma, Washington
- Megan Woolsey—VA Pacific Islands HCS, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
PGY2
- 2023 DKICP graduate Chrystal Cardoza—Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts