Current Resident

Kayla Piontek, PharmD

Pharmacy School: University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Self Regional Healthcare

Research Project: Evaluation of Etomidate versus Ketamine for Rapid Sequence Intubation

Hobbies/Non-pharmacy Interests: Spending time with friends and family, trying new restaurants, traveling, hiking

Why Atrium Health Cabarrus? I was initially drawn to Atrium Health Cabarrus due to the unique opportunity to participate in a variety of learning experiences including clinical toxicology, behavior health and interdisciplinary patient care. Additionally, during my interviews, I could see how passionate the preceptors were about teaching residents and I felt welcomed by every pharmacy staff member I met. Overall, I felt that Atrium Health Cabarrus was perfect environment for me to grow as an emergency medicine clinical pharmacist!