Hannah Clausen is completing an acute care focused PGY1 pharmacy residency at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, California. Scripps is a teaching hospital that is affiliated with 4 pharmacy schools and trains more than 100 medical, family practice, trauma, and podiatry residents, as well as more than 30 fourth-year PharmD candidates each year. Core rotations Clausen is taking include internal medicine, transitions of care, infectious disease, emergency medicine, medication safety, critical care, and trauma. Electives are cardiology, endocrinology, neurocritical care, HIV/HCV clinic, oncology, palliative care, psychiatry, nephrology, neonatal intensive care, and bone marrow transplant.

Palliative Care Certificate Impact: Participating in the palliative care certificate during my time in pharmacy school provided me with the tools to put my patients at the center of their care, practice with empathy, and advocate for patients best interest. This is a very unique opportunity to have in pharmacy schools and helped me to stand out from my peers when obtaining a residency. The palliative care certificate provided me with a welcoming community during my time at the University of Iowa and allowed me to make meaningful connections with other students and faculty.