Current Residents
Megan Ditzman
Osterhaus Pharmacy – Maquoketa
Megan Ditzman, PharmD, earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Megan sought a PGY1 community-based residency with the University of Iowa for the opportunity to grow and learn as a new pharmacist. She is looking forward to learning how to provide enhanced patient-care services and improve patient outcomes in a community-pharmacy setting. Professionally, she is interested in long-term care/hospice, mental health advocacy, and transitions of care. Megan, who is from Taylor Ridge, Illinois, enjoys cooking, spending time with family and friends, and cuddling with her cats when she’s away from the pharmacy. She is excited to learn from Osterhaus Pharmacy leaders and expand her pharmacy-profession network.
Christy Nguyen
MercyOne Pharmacy - Dubuque
Christy Nguyen, PharmD, chose to pursue a PGY1 community-based residency with the University of Iowa because she is determined to innovate the community pharmacy practice. She is eager to collaborate with providers and engage with patients at various MercyOne sites in community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, hospice, and long-term care. A southern California native, she received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy in Pomona, California. Christy is passionate about informatics and hopes to improve workflows while exploring her professional interests in transitions of care, ambulatory care, managed care, and medication therapy management. Her professional goals include helping MercyOne transition to a new electronic health records system, obtaining board certification in a pharmacy specialty, and teaching at a college of pharmacy.