PGY1

Kianna Boc, PharmD

  • Hometown: Reno, NV
  • Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy - South Jordan, UT
  • Project: Evaluation of Compliance and Outcomes Associated with the Acute Care Surgery Inpatient Thromboprophylaxis Guidelines
  • Professional interests: Emergency medicine and critical care
  • Hobbies: Trying new restaurants, going to concerts, and watch Jazz games
  • Favorite things to do in Nevada: Spending time at Lake Tahoe, hang out with my co-residents!
  • Correo electrónico: Kianna.boc@renown.org

Ben Chiarolanza, PharmD

  • Hometown: Peoria, AZ
  • Education: Idaho State University
  • Project: Evaluation of Clinical Pharmacist Review of Discharge Prescriptions in a Tertiary Medical Center
  • Professional interests: Emergency Medicine, Critical Care
  • Hobbies: Family, reading (fiction & nonfiction), pickleball, snowboarding
  • Favorite things to do in Nevada: Dragon lights, Lake Tahoe, Hot air Balloon Festival, Food truck Friday.
  • Correo electrónico: Benjamin.chiarolanza@renown.org

Miah Thompson, PharmD

  • Hometown: Hampshire, IL
  • Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy - Iowa City, IA
  • Project: Impact of Continuous Infusion Antibiotics Through an Outpatient Infusion Center
  • Professional interests: Emergency Medicine, Critical Care
  • Hobbies: Reading (mystery/thrillers), skiing, jigsaw puzzles, and working out
  • Favorite things to do in Nevada: Sunday farmers market, trying new restaurants/coffee shops, and going to Lake Tahoe!
  • Correo electrónico: Miah.thompson@renown.org
     

PGY2

Connor Aldridge, PharmD - PGY2 Infectious Disease

  • Hometown: Denver, CO
  • Education: University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Aurora, CO
  • PGY1 Residency: Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital - Newburgh, NY
  • Project: Impact of a Pharmacist-Driven Ambulatory Care Clinic on Cure of Hepatitis C
  • Professional interests: Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine
  • Hobbies: Hiking, gym, watching Colorado sports, keeping in contact with family
  • Favorite things to do in Nevada: Hanging out with co-residents, learning about quirks of Nevada (slot machines at Smith’s)
  • Correo electrónico: Connor.aldridge@renown.org
     

Shaina Bird, PharmD - PGY2 Critical Care

  • Hometown: Carson City, NV
  • Education: Northeast Ohio Medical University - Rootstown, OH
  • PGY1 Residency: Renown Regional Medical Center - Reno, NV
  • Project: Safety and Efficacy of a Protocolized Transition from Insulin Infusion to Subcutaneous Insulin in Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Professional interests: Critical Care, Cardiology, Emergency Response 
  • Hobbies: Videography, floral arrangements, attending concerts
  • Favorite things to do in Nevada: Hike and swim at Lake Tahoe, AYCE sushi
  • Correo electrónico: Shaina.bird@renown.org

Benjamin Mossholder, PharmD - PGY2 Emergency Medicine

  • Hometown: Abingdon, VA
  • Education: Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, VA
  • PGY1 Residency: Tucson Medical Center - 
  • Project: Necessity of an Emergency Department-Based Outpatient Infusion Service as a Stewardship Initiative 
  • Professional interests: Emergency medicine, toxicology 
  • Hobbies: Take my dog Sidewalk on walks/hikes, go to the gym, music/concerts, audiobooks, making coffee with my Chemex 
  • Favorite things to do in Nevada: Hiking with my dog at Lake Tahoe, spending time with co-residents
  • Correo electrónico: Benjamin.mossholder@renown.org