Current Resident
2025-2026
Amanda Russell, PharmD
Amanda grew up in North Little Rock, Arkansas before venturing off to Oklahoma for undergrad at the University of Tulsa. After working for a veterinarian for two years post-graduation, she returned home to attend the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy. While in pharmacy school, Amanda was involved in many student organizations and served as the Lead Student Ambassador for the college. Amanda received her Doctorate of Pharmacy in 2024. After graduation, she completed a PGY1 pharmacy residency at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Outside of pharmacy, Amanda loves to travel, read, and spend time with her friends and family. Amanda is excited to continue her pharmacy education with the College of Pharmacy in ambulatory care!
Past Residents
2024-2025
Michelle Hernandez, PharmD
Dr. Hernandez received her undergraduate degree from Louisiana Tech University, followed by her Doctorate of Pharmacy at the UAMS College of Pharmacy. She then completed her PGY-1 residency at UAMS Medical Center. Her professional interests include chronic disease state management, transitions of care, and endocrinology. Dr. Hernandez is excited to continue her professional journey at UAMS as an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the UAMS College of Pharmacy. She aims to earn her board certification in ambulatory care and become a certified diabetes care and education specialist.
Taylor Connor, Pharm.D., MPH
Originally from Grand Prairie, Texas, Dr. Connor graduated cum laude from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff where she received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 2017. She then went on to receive a Master of Public Health Degree in 2019 and a Doctorate of Pharmacy in 2023 from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Connor completed her PGY-1 pharmacy residency with the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System in Little Rock. Her professional interest includes providing high-quality care to underserved communities and being an active member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team in the ambulatory care setting. Following residency, she aims to earn her board certification in ambulatory care in addition to becoming a certified diabetes care and education specialist.
2022-2023
Jordan Graves, PharmD
Clinical Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Dr. Graves completed her pharmacy studies at Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy and graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy in 2021. She stayed in Alabama a little while longer and completed her PGY1 pharmacy training at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL. Some of her professional interests include diabetes, anticoagulation, and academia. Jordan is originally from Memphis, TN and continues to cheer on the Memphis Grizzlies basketball team any chance she gets. She enjoys going to the movies, discovering new restaurants, hosting game nights, and hanging out with family and friends in her spare time!
Dr. Graves accepted a position at the Tuscaloosa VA, where she will provide care as part of an interdisciplinary team, as well as manage patients independently.
Grace Sulzman, PharmD
Clinical Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Intermountain Health (Utah Valley, UT)
Originally from Shawnee, Kansas, Grace graduated summa cum laude from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy with her Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Studies and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees. Dr. Sulzman completed her PGY-1 community pharmacy residency program with UAMS and Walmart Health & Wellness in Bentonville, Arkansas. She enjoys the unique challenge of individualized patient-centered care and strives to be an active member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team in the ambulatory care setting. Outside of pharmacy, she enjoys volunteering, reading, figure skating, and disc golf.
Dr. Sulzman accepted a position as a Clinical Ambulatory Care Pharmacist at Intermountain Health, Utah Valley Campus. She works in the Utah Valley internal medicine, family medicine, and geriatric clinics where she independently leads patient visits as well as collaborates with prescribers and medical residents. She also serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students attending local universities.
2021-2022
Ross Wagner, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Larkin University College of Pharmacy (Miami, FL)
As an assistant professor at Larkin University within the Clinical Sciences and Administration department, Dr. Wagner will spend time teaching, serving on college committees and developing research projects centered on his clinical interests. Additionally, Dr. Wagner will be establishing a practice site at a local ambulatory care clinic in the Miami area.
2020-2021
Madisyn Strain, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (Juneau, Alaska)
Dr. Strain will practice at SEARHC as an Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist. In this position, she will provide disease state management for diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. In addition, she will be involved in the pharmacist-run anticoagulation clinic at the medical center in Juneau and participate in the novel program for continuous blood glucose monitoring. The position will also include opportunities to precept students from across the country, facilitate education classes for patients, and provide in-service and continuing education presentations for other practitioners.
2019-2020
Lauren Ford, Pharm.D., BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist, CHI St. Vincent (Little Rock, Arkansas)
Dr. Ford will practice as a clinical pharmacist at the CHI St. Vincent in Little Rock, providing quality care and vaccines to patients seen within the health system.
2018-2019
Brianna Rhodes, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacist, Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System
Dr. Rhodes will be practicing as a Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist within the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System.
2017-2018
Kate Lutek, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacist, South Texas Veterans Health Care System (San Antonio, Texas)
Dr. Lutek will practice at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System as a PACT Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. In this position, she will provide disease state management in diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, anticoagulation and heart failure at a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). The position will also include opportunities to precept students and residents, facilitate a hypertension group education class for patients, and provide continuing education presentations for other healthcare providers.
Stephanie White, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacist, Lumberton Drug Company (Lumberton, North Carolina)
As Lumberton Drug Company’s first clinical pharmacist, Stephanie will help bridge the connection between the community pharmacy and a local physicians office. Stephanie’s goal is to generate enough revenue to both meet and then exceed a pharmacists salary, ultimately supporting the need for a second clinical pharmacist. Services to generate revenue include, but are not limited to, Medicare annual wellness visits, comprehensive medication reviews, referrals for personalized pain creams, diabetes management, and more. Stephanie will track her impact and through improving physician score quality of care metrics will also generate revenue.
Through collaborative practice agreements, Stephanie will make clinical interventions with the goal of simultaneously incorporating clinical services into the community pharmacy workflow in order to help improve more patients lives. This position is incentive based so Stephanie will have a base salary and then incentive pay based on the additional revenue brought into the pharmacy. As the position focuses less on fee for services and more on quality of care improvement, it aligns well with the future direction of the field of pharmacy.