Industry Sponsor: AbbVie
For more information, please see this brochure .

Program Details

Purdue University, College of Pharmacy – Indianapolis, IN
During this 4-month rotation, the fellow will have unique experiences in academia, such as publishing original research, delivering presentations, and teaching. The fellow will actively participate in practice-based research to foster the discovery and delivery of information and practices to enhance medication safety.

AbbVie, Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety – North Chicago, IL 
During this 12-month rotation, the fellow at AbbVie will gain experience in safety signal detection and evaluation as well as the development of regulatory documents.

Food and Drug Administration, Division of Risk Management (DRM) – Silver Spring, MD  
During this 8-month rotation, the fellow will participate in intra- and inter-center projects in pre- and post-market arenas. The fellow will focus on research opportunities to contribute to the review, development, modification, and assessment of a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for prescription drugs and biologics in accordance with the current FDA standards.

Program Staff

Kyle Hultgren, PharmD
Director, Center for Medication Safety Advancement
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Purdue University College of Pharmacy

Dan Degnan, PharmD, MS, CPPS, FASHP
Associate Director for the Professional Program Laboratory
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice (Courtesy)
Purdue University College of Pharmacy

Ephrem Abebe, BSPharm, MPharm, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
Purdue University College of Pharmacy

Adrienne M. Rothstein, PharmD
Director, Safety Data Sciences, Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety 
AbbVie

Alexandra Terry, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Director, Safety Data Sciences, Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety
AbbVie

Charlotte Moureaud, PharmD, MBA
Associate Director, Safety Data Sciences, Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety
AbbVie

Elisa Basa, PharmD
Associate Director, Safety Data Sciences, Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety
AbbVie

Cynthia LaCivita, PharmD
Director of Risk Management, Office of Medication Error Prevention and Risk Management
U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Current Fellows

First-Year Fellows

  • 2023-2025: Sarah Tanios, PharmD
    Midwestern University, Class of 2023
Second-Year Fellows
  • 2022-2024: Michelle T. Le, PharmD
    Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Class of 2022
  • 2022-2024: Nikhila Viswanathan, PharmD, MS
    Temple University School of Pharmacy, Class of 2022
     

 

Past Fellows


2021-2023: Peter Kokkinias, PharmD, MBA
Safety Deliverable Manager
AbbVie

2021-2023: Amy Bao, PharmD, MPH
Safety Evaluator
FDA, Division of Medication Error Prevention and Analysis

2020-2022: Irene Lin, PharmD, MPH
Senior Safety Data Scientist
AbbVie

2020-2022: Morgan Nicolas, PharmD
Manager, Clinical Trial Project Management
Eli Lilly and Company

2019-2021: Charlotte Moureaud, PharmD, MBA
Associate Director, Safety Data Sciences
AbbVie

2019-2021: Jonell Nwabueze, PharmD, MBA
Leadership Development Program
Eli Lilly and Company

2018-2020: Danya Faruqi, PharmD
Associate Director, Safety Data Sciences
AbbVie

2017-2019: Kathryn K. Marwitz, PharmD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Social and Administrative Sciences)
Manchester University College of Pharmacy, Natural & Health Sciences

2016-2018: Kaitlyn Dana Clari, PharmD
Project Planner, Associate Director
Pfizer, Groton, CT

2015-2016: Janelle R. Lenz, PharmD
Field Scientific Strategy Senior Director
Loxo@Lilly USA, LLC

2014-2015: Trang Truong
Director, Safety Science Strategic Planning & Operations
BeiGene

2013-2015: Katelyn Brown, PharmD
Senior Director, Pharmaceutical Project Manager
Eli Lilly and Company

2012-2013: Jaclyn A. Jeffries, PharmD, CPh, CPPS
Executive Director, Safety
AdventHealth

Benefits

  • Competitive stipend
  • Reimbursement for relocation during fellowship and professional travel expenses 
  • Enrollment in Indiana Pharmacy Teaching Certificate (IPTeC) Program
  • Optional Purdue University benefits package
    • Health insurance
    • Prescription coverage
    • Vision plan
    • Dental
  • Vacation and University holidays

     

Eligibility

The fellow must be a graduate from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy, or otherwise eligible for licensure as a pharmacist, prior to the start of the fellowship term. All applicants must be U.S. citizens to complete the program. Candidates who do not meet this requirement should not apply.
 

Application Process

All interested applicants must submit the following via the online portal:
  1. Letter of intent.
  2. Contact information for three references, including name, email, and phone number. References will be contacted to submit a letter of recommendation through the online portal.
    1. One reference must come from an active clinician (acute care, ambulatory, etc. - any site where this individual has a direct patient care mandate).
  3. Curriculum Vitae.
  4. Official transcripts. You may also send your transcripts directly to MedSafetyFellowship@purdue.edu.

Please address all fellowship application materials to the Pharmaceutical Regulatory Fellowship Program Director, Dr. Amy Sheehan.

Applications will open on October 1st, 2023

All application materials should be submitted electronically to the online application portal no later than November 13th, 2023

Preliminary interviews will be conducted virtually on a rolling basis, starting October 30th, 2023

Final round interviews will take place virtually on November 28th/29th/30th (Pending), 2023

Recognizing that the choice of a Post-Doctoral Industry Fellowship is an important decision, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, in conjunction with the Academic Industry Fellowship Alliance (AIFA), has agreed to extend offers for Fellowships no earlier than December 13th, 2023.

Contact Information

MedSafetyFellowship@purdue.edu