Industry Sponsor: AbbVie
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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
- 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
- Letter of intent.
- 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.
- One reference must come from an active clinician (acute care, ambulatory, etc. - any site where this individual has a direct patient care mandate).
- Curriculum Vitae.
- 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.