TMC Pharmacy Residency Program
At TMC's pharmacy program, residents are offered flexible and valuable opportunities across multidisciplinary teams, empowering you to customize your experience so you can pursue your individual professional goals.
Kickstart your pharmaceutical career at TMC
The TMC Pharmacy Residency Program (PGY1) started in 1993. Four residency positions are available for a 12-month residency starting in the middle of June. The program is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and participates in the ASHP Midyear Residency Showcase and the ASHP Resident Matching Program.
Teaching opportunities for residents include either a teaching certificate at TMC with a community focus or teaching certificate with the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy with an academic focus. Other teaching opportunities include mentoring and precepting, facilitating case studies, topic discussions, patient presentations, and providing educational in-services to inpatient pharmacy, nursing, ancillary staff, as well as the community. A formal one-hour continuing education lecture is presented to pharmacy and medical staff.
Staffing is required every other weekend and includes both central verification and clinical duties.
A residency project is required with the summary and results presented at the Western States Residency Conference.
The residency program falls under the jurisdiction of TMC Health Medical Education Program (THMEP), which was founded in 1963 as the Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program to conduct graduate and continuing medical education programs at Tucson Medical Center and throughout the area. THMEP is a major provider of graduate and continuing medical education in the Southern Arizona region. It has oversight of internal medicine, pediatric, podiatry, transitional residencies, and structural heart and clinical research fellowships in addition to the Pharmacy Residency Program.
Meet our preceptor team
Claudia Koreny, PharmD
Administration, Director of Pharmacy Services
Claudia L. Koreny graduated from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy in 2001. She has been with TMC since 1993, starting as a pharmacy volunteer before being hired as a pharmacy technician. After graduation from pharmacy school, she worked as a clinical pharmacist in several areas, with her primary focus in nutrition support. In 2008, she became manager of Pharmacy Operations and was named director of Pharmacy Services in 2018. She is actively involved with numerous TMC committees.
Samantha Low, PharmD, BCPS
Director Oncology Services
Samantha Low is the director of Oncology Services and the outgoing residency program director at Tucson Medical Center. She graduated from Midwestern University – College of Pharmacy, Glendale, in 2006. She completed her PGY1 at Tucson Medical Center. Sam has varied clinical pharmacy experience, including adult surgery, critical care, nutrition support and informatics. Samantha was a clinical coordinator prior to transitioning into her current role.
James Epley, PharmD
Clinical Coordinator, Incoming Residency Program Dir
James Epley is one of the Clinical Coordinators at Tucson Medical Center and the incoming residency program director. James attended Oregon State University where he graduated in 2022 and completed his residency at TMC in 2023. He has stayed with the organization and has variable clinical experience including adult medicine, adult surgery, intensive care and cardiac before transitioning into the clinical coordinator role.
Sujung Feilen, PharmD
Clinical Coordinator
Sujung Feilen is a clinical coordinator at Tucson Medical Center. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 2012. Her diverse clinical experience with various hospitals includes working in Pediatric/NICU/PICU, L&D, emergency room, operating rooms, Neuro ICU, adult medicine, oncology and IV room/nutrition support, in addition to her current role in clinical coordination.
Alex Cannon, PharmD, BCPS
Adult Medicine, Multidisciplinary Acute Care
Alex Cannon graduated from Loma Linda University in 2021. She completed her PGY-1 at Tucson Medical Center in 2022 and remained on staff afterwards. She is the Adult Medicine Clinical Specialist. She precepts residents in Adult Medicine and Multidisciplinary Acute Care.
David Lazo, PharmD, BCPS
Adult Cardiology
David Lazo graduated from the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy in 2013. He completed his PGY1 at Tucson Medical Center from 2013-14 and has stayed on as a clinical pharmacist. He is the main preceptor for the Adult Cardiology rotation. He has received many service awards within TMC.
Lisa Fernandez, PharmD
Adult Neurology
Lisa Fernandez is the primary preceptor for the Adult Neurology rotation. Fernandez graduated from the UA College of Pharmacy in 2010 and completed a PGY1 at TMC from 2010-2011. She also helps precept and works in Adult Cardiology, Adult Surgery, Adult Medicine, and Concentrated Staffing.
Katrina Kittell, PharmD
Adult Surgical and Residency Coordinator
Katrina Kittell graduated from the UA College of Pharmacy in 2014. She completed her PGY-1 at HonorHealth-Scottsdale and remained on staff for an additional two years specializing in critical care and adult medicine before moving on to other opportunities. Katrina has been a part of the TMC team since 2021, precepts residents in Adult Surgery and has become the residency coordinator.
Meira Nocella, PharmD, BCPS
Emergency Medicine
Meira Nocella is an emergency clinical pharmacist at Tucson Medical Center. She graduated from University of Arizona College of Pharmacy in 2015. She completed her PGY1 at Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center (formerly known as Yuma Regional Medical Center). Meira has clinical experience in adult medicine, infusion, critical care, and, most recently, emergency medicine.
Maggi Beach, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Intensive Care
Maggi Beach graduated from Midwestern University College of Pharmacy - Glendale in 2008. She completed a PGY1 residency at TMC and stayed. She works primarily in the ICU and is the primary preceptor for the Critical Care rotation. Outside the ICU, she instituted clinical pharmacy services for TMC Hospice in 2009.
Daniel Mosher, PharmD, BCPS
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Infectious Disease
Daniel Mosher is the Antimicrobial Stewardship / Infectious Diseases Pharmacist at Tucson Medical Center (TMC). He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2021 and subsequently matched at TMC for his PGY1 residency. After residency, Daniel was hired at TMC as a clinical pharmacist and staffed key areas including adult surgery, adult medicine, and nutritional support. Daniel began his current position in August of 2025 and currently accepts students and residents for clinical rotations.
Brian Strang, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN
Nutrition Support Team
Brian Strang is a clinical pharmacy specialist in Nutrition Support and has been at TMC since graduating from the UA College of Pharmacy in 2004. He is the primary resident preceptor for the Nutrition Support elective rotation and helps to coordinate the Pharmacy Resident Clinical and Community Teaching and Learning Certificate Program. He has worked in all clinical areas since starting at TMC and currently focuses on nutrition support and hospice. Since 2006, Brian has been actively involved with the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, National Board of Nutrition Support Certification, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, American College of Clinical Pharmacy and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and has held numerous national positions within several of these organizations.
Colleen O'Connell, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Pediatrics, PICU, NICU, Women's Health
Colleen O'Connell graduated from South Dakota State University in 2015. She completed her PGY1 residency training at TMC and has served as the maternal child clinical pharmacy specialist since 2019. She is the primary preceptor for the pediatrics/PICU/NICU/Women's Health rotation. She has also staffed antimicrobial stewardship/infectious disease, adult medicine, adult surgery, and adult neurology over the years.
Andrew Romero, PharmD
Informatics
Andrew Romero graduated from the UA College of Pharmacy in 2003. He has more than 10 years of experience in implementing and managing health information systems in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He also works to develop drug libraries and reduce alert fatigue on smart pump systems such as Alaris and Sapphire. Romero is a preceptor for a Pharmacy Informatics rotation where residents learn about managing Epic Willow (inpatient pharmacy system), Alaris smart pumps and Pyxis, and learn Excel data analysis skills.
Bailey Stankus, PharmD
Staffing
Bailey Stankus is a preceptor for the Staffing rotation. She is currently a student preceptor for the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy where she graduated in 2020 during the pandemic. She worked as the Southern Arizona COVID vaccine lead pharmacist with CVS until she joined TMC in early 2021. At TMC, she works in the IV room, midnights, and with our surgical staff in the Surgery Services satellite pharmacy.
