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Kamal Sandhu
PharmD, BCPS
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Clinical Service: All of them (just kidding, kind of); My roles include: Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor, Residency Director, and Anticoagulation Clinic Manager
Pharmacy Training: I completed pharmacy school at UCSF from 2007-2011 and then completed a PGY1 residency at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA.
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“The culture at Valley is incredible! I’ve worked at a few different organizations and hospitals and Valley has by far one of the best team dynamics I’ve ever been around! Additionally, it is really rewarding helping lead such a progressive pharmacy department that allows for our pharmacists and residents to practice at the top of their license. Personally, being the residency program director (RPD) is also something I truly enjoy and am very passionate about. Seeing the growth of our residents and helping them become highly competent, well-rounded pharmacists is one of the best parts of being RPD!”
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Kenneth Kenyon
VP Pharmacy Services, PharmD, BCPS
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Service: Pharmacy Administration
Pharmacy Training: University of Maryland/Medical University of South Carolina PGY1 and PGY2 Internal Medicine with emphasis in Cardiology/Critical Care
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“Valley Medical Center is an incredible place to work that fosters community and collaboration across all care providers and service lines to produce the best possible outcomes for the members of our community. I am privileged to work with some of the best clinical pharmacists that practice at the very top of their licenses to optimize the care of our patients. In addition to our clinical pharmacists our pharmacy technicians, and support staff are dedicated to patient care and make our pharmacy department well-respected throughout our organization.”
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Slava Balenko
Pharmacy Operations Manager, PharmD
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Clinical Service: Pharmacy Administration
Pharmacy Training: Northeastern University
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
"I enjoy working at Valley because of collaborative culture and friendly work environment"
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Ashley Bonnell
PharmD, BCPS
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Clinical Service: Transitions of Care
Pharmacy Training: University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy; UW Medicine – Valley Medical Center PGY1
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“Valley Medical Center is a wonderful place to practice pharmacy and the heart of it for me is the people and overall culture. Providers, nurses, social workers, fellow pharmacists and every discipline in between put the patient first. Patient care in carried out in a collaborative environment and pharmacists practice medicine to the utmost of their scope of practice. This team and patient centered approach is very much at the core of the pharmacy department itself. Our leadership team is supportive and makes choices with the future of pharmacy practice in mind and my colleagues are a pleasure to work with.”
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Vivian Cheng
PharmD, BCPS
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Clinical Service: Ambulatory Care/Family Medicine
Pharmacy Training: University of North Carolina; PGY-1 at VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (Aurora, CO); PGY-2 Ambulatory Care at University of Colorado
What do you enjoy most about working at Valley?
“Valley’s progressive practice and emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration/teaching make it a wonderful place to be a pharmacist. The Valley Family Medicine Clinic has had an embedded clinical pharmacist for over 20 years, and they truly appreciate our input and expertise. It is so rewarding working side-by-side with the family medicine residents, physicians, and staff to serve our diverse patient population.”
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Joseph Clifton
PharmD
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Clinical Service: General Medicine with a focus on neurology / cardiology
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington; PGY1 Valley Medical Center
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“I really enjoy the close-knit feel within the pharmacy department. We work as a team to deliver efficient and quality care to our patients. VMC has a unique culture that is exemplified by the phrase “caring for patients like family”. I am thankful to be part of the Valley Pharmacy team striving to achieve such care.”
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Rhea Coquia Smith
PharmD, CDCES
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Clinical Service: Primary Care and Diabetes specialty clinics
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington; PGY1 University of Washington Medical Center – Harborview Medical Center
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“Ambulatory care pharmacist presence in the clinic network (beyond Family Medicine Clinic) was a new position when I started at Valley. The support to grow this program has been tremendous from the pharmacy department to the leadership of the clinic network. The population of patients we take care of is very diverse leading to innovation and collaboration with other medical providers. The providers’ unending support and partnership with the pharmacy department has played a role in the growth of our profession within the institution and beyond which makes working here so special.”
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Lien Do
PharmD, BCOP, BCPS
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Clinical Service: Oncology Clinic & Infusion Center
Pharmacy Training: Washington State University; PGYI at Franciscan Health System, Tacoma, WA
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“I enjoy working with a team of dedicated and knowledgeable pharmacists. Everyone in the pharmacy department is friendly and helpful."
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Rachyl Fornaro
PharmD
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Clinical Service: NICU
Pharmacy Training: University of Maryland School; PGY1 at Valley 2019-2020
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“The best part about Valley is the people. I genuinely enjoy working with and getting to know each of my coworkers. I feel so lucky to have continued working here after completing my residency.”
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Kevin Hiroo
PharmD
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Clinical Service: Oncology/Hematology
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington; PGY-1 General Practice Residency UC Davis Medical Center
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“I really appreciate the positive and supportive culture that is fostered within our pharmacy department here at Valley Medical Center. All the pharmacists collaborate well with not only each other, but other departments and health care providers. The administrative team is supportive of our professional growth and development and are always pushing us to practice at the top of our licenses. The compassionate and genuine people within the pharmacy department makes this a great place to take care of patients.”
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Alison Houng
PharmD
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Clinical Service: NICU
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington; PGY-1 at MultiCare Tacoma General and Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
What do you enjoy most about working in the Valley pharmacy department?
“I enjoy most working with all the unique individuals and personalities in VMC pharmacy team. I think the rotating pharmacist schedule between the clinical floors and central/main pharmacy allow pharmacists to form professional relationships with interns/technicians, management, IT, purchasing, and all other pharmacy teams. Our culture creates a harmonious workflow that produces well-rounded staff and prioritize patient safety. Not to mention, the Trendz cafeteria has delicious food.”
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Jessica Hua
PharmD
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Clinical Service: Oncology & Infusion Center
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington; PGY1 PeaceHealth Southwest (Vancouver, WA); PGY2 Oncology at the University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“As a student, the one thing I noticed most about Valley when compared to other hospitals was that everyone will say hi to you, even if they didn’t know you! This wasn’t limited to just the pharmacy, but to pretty much the entire hospital. Everyone is welcoming and engaged to help you out, and it is easy to feel a part of the community from day 1!”
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Joanne Huang
PharmD, BCIDP
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Clinical Service: Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington; PGY1 University of Arizona/Banner Medical Center, PGY2 Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“The pharmacists make this a very happy place to work. The positive personalities and work ethic of the pharmacists and clinicians make working here feel like a team effort.”
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Peter Huynh
PharmD, CDE
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Clinical Service: Primary Care, Senior Care and Internal Medicine
Pharmacy Training: PGY1 Virginia Mason; WSU Pharmacotherapy Fellowship.
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“Valley Medical Center allows for progressive pharmacy practice. The leadership and my co-workers are awesome and supportive. I feel I’m able to make a difference in patient care by helping patient and providers directly.”
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Philip Huynh
PharmD
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Clinical Service: General Medicine
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington; Valley Medical Center PGY-1
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“I like working at Valley because my pharmacy colleagues overall have strong work ethic and great teamwork attitude, and genuinely care about each other. Our various prescriptive authority protocols allow us pharmacists to play a direct role in providing care to our patients and I feel a tremendous amount of job satisfaction from being able to do that.”
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Grace Kim
PharmD, BCPS
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Clinical Service: General Medicine and Infusion Center
Pharmacy Training: University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; PGY1 Residency at Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
"The best part about working at Valley is the people that I work with - we care about our patients and each other, like family. “
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Caroline W. Kimani
PharmD, BCPS
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Clinical Service: Critical Care Unit
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“I get to work with the best team of pharmacists in the whole world. The delicious baked treats keep me coming back.”
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Viet Lam
PharmD
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Clinical Service: Emergency Department
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington, PGY1 Valley Medical Center
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“The incredible staff in the pharmacy department (and at VMC, overall) make it worthwhile! I love the people I work with and they make each day an enjoyable experience. I feel like an important member of the team as the pharmacy department is well-respected at VMC.”
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Janice Lau
PharmD
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Clinical Service: General Medicine
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington; PGY1 Valley Medical Center
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
"Before even starting at Valley, I knew the culture here would be a prime example of a close-knit family, and I love how each provider is invested in collaborative patient-centered care and lifelong learning. What drew me to stay on at Valley after residency is how our pharmacy team makes work fun and exciting (food and boba are a plus)!"
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Shauna Leggett
PharmD
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Clinical Service: Evening Lead
Pharmacy Training: Washington State University; PGY-1 at Valley Medical Center
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“I knew I’d like it here on the day I interviewed. Valley is an excellent place to learn – my preceptors and coworkers were patient and trusting as I started my career here as a resident. I especially love the hospital culture; as a smaller institution, it’s possible to know your coworkers in a variety of departments, which makes working on interdisciplinary teams more natural. I’ve found it’s also easy to raise questions about processes and patient safety and have these taken seriously and acted upon promptly.”
* VMC Pharmacy Holiday Baking Competition Winner – 2018 *
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Sheila Lukito
PharmD, CPPS, Clinical Assistant Professor, UW School of Pharmacy
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Clinical Service: Medication Safety
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington: Doctor of Pharmacy with Biomedical Regulatory Affairs Certificate ; ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) / ISMP (Institute for Safe Medication Practices): Medication Safety Certificate Program
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“Everyone at Valley Medical Center collaborates for one main goal, which is to provide the best and safest care for all our patients. This culture is ingrained from senior leaders to the front-line staff. What I enjoy most about working at Valley is the people and the collaboration we have with one another to achieve optimal patient outcome. The pharmacy department (both inpatient and outpatient) is highly regarded in the medical center as medication safety experts. Our voices are heard, and we consistently make positive impacts within the medical center. This is the personal satisfaction working for an organization that appreciates and celebrates pharmacy expertise.”
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Melody Maa
PharmD, BCPS
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Clinical Service: General Medicine
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington; PGY1 Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“What I enjoy the most about working at Valley Medical Center, is both the people, and our departmental culture. Our pharmacy department is a very tight knit group, and we have great collaborative relationships with both the physicians and nursing staff. We often spend time together as a group outside of work, and bonding over food related events. As a previous student that interned at Valley, I was greatly impressed with the familial like culture within the pharmacy department, and that was what drew me back to practice here as a pharmacist after completing my residency out of state.”
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Amy Ngai
PharmD, MHA, MBA
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Clinical Service: Specialty Pharmacy
Pharmacy Training: Drake University; UW Medicine HSPAL PGY1/PGY2
What do you enjoy most about working at Valley?
“What is unique about Valley is that our mission of ‘caring for our community like family’ is demonstrated in every department. It creates a collaborative culture and environment.”
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Anne Nguyen
PharmD, BCPS
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Clinical Service: Critical Care Unit
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington School of Pharmacy
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“Valley Medical Center (VMC) serves a highly diverse patient population that includes people from various cultures, backgrounds and experiences. The clinical pharmacy service at VMC allows me to fulfill my passion of caring for diverse patients through a variety of collaborative drug therapy agreements. We work closely with other health care providers to optimize patient-centered care. I am grateful to be a part of the VMC pharmacy.”
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Thu Nguyen
PharmD, BCPS
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Clinical Service: General Medicine
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington; PGY1 Valley Medical Center
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“I appreciate the culture of respect and collaboration within the department as well as between different disciplines. The people really make the department what it is. We always manage to have a fun time while also providing great patient care.”
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Vivian Nguyen
PharmD
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Clinical Service: General Medicine
Pharmacy Training: Washington State University; PGYI Valley Medical Center
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“The only way you can find out what I enjoy most about working at Valley for many years is to be part of our Valley Pharmily.”
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Tuvy Pham
PharmD, BCPS
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Clinical Service: Evening Lead
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington; PGY1 University of Washington Medical Center
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“People that make up our pharmacy department are kind, interesting, and supportive. They are the best aspect of work. Pharmacy is also very integrated in the healthcare team so you get to know your other healthcare providers to best serve our patient population. Valley Medical Center is small enough to know almost everyone but large enough to keep things still interesting.“
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Heather Shimamoto
PharmD, Residency Coordinator
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Clinical Service: General Medicine with a focus on neurology and cardiology, Residency Coordinator
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington; PGY1 Valley Medical Center
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“The best part of the pharmacy department at Valley is our family-like culture. I learned about Valley’s Residency Program when I had a chance encounter with a Valley Pharmacy Resident while waiting in line to get my ID badge as an APPE student at UWMC. Based off that conversation, I knew I had to check out Valley and I have been here ever since! I am very appreciative of being able to work in such a supportive environment that enables me to contribute to providing the best care to our patients.”
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Julien Ta
PharmD, BCPS
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Clinical Service: General/Internal Medicine
Pharmacy Training: University of Utah College; PGY1: UW Medicine | Valley Medical Center
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“Pharmacy practice at VMC is very progressive and we have many unique collaborative practice agreements that allow us to practice at the top of our license. It’s so great to be at a community hospital where pharmacists work closely with providers and are seen as valuable members of the whole patient care team. Our pharmacy department is very close knit and feels like family and I am extremely lucky to be a part of such a fun and supportive group of colleagues.”
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Lydia Zou
PharmD
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Clinical Service: Emergency Department
Pharmacy Training: University of Washington; PGY1 Valley Medical Center
What do I enjoy most about working at Valley?
“Valley is a wonderful workplace because of the people. The pharmacists, technicians, providers and nurses all work together as a team to provide quality patient care. We, as pharmacists, have a lot of support and are well respected and appreciated in the hospital.”
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