Past Residents 2022-2023
Rachel Senn, Pharm.D.
Dr. Rachel Senn completed her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at UAMS College of Pharmacy in May of 2022. Originally from Little Rock, AR, she attended the University of Central Arkansas for her undergraduate studies. Rachel joined the CHI St. Vincent pharmacy team as a PGY1 resident for the 2022-2023 year. During her residency she will be completing a research certificate program as well as a teaching certificate program through UAMS. She will also be conducting a research project on the incidence of acute kidney injury in patients receiving vancomycin as antibiotic therapy. Upon completion of her residency, Rachel would like to work as a clinical pharmacist, pursue board certification, and precept pharmacy students and residents. In her spare time, Rachel enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, hiking, and staying involved at her local church. Rachel looks forward to serving her future patients through the skills she will learn in the CHI St. Vincent PGY1 Residency Program.
Caleb Shelton, Pharm.D.
Dr. Caleb Shelton received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Harding University. Before pharmacy school he attended Arkansas State University, majoring in biology. Caleb completed his PGY1 residency at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in 2023. He completed the UAMS Teaching Certificate and Research Certificate programs during his residency. His PGY1 research project focused on the efficacy and safety of enoxaparin treatment dosing in patients with severe renal impairment. After the completion of his PGY1 residency year, Caleb stayed on at CHI St. Vincent, taking a position at the Sherwood campus as a clinical pharmacist. Caleb plans to pursue board certification in the near future.
Past Residents 2021-2022
Rachell Eaker, Pharm.D.
Dr. Rachell Eaker was born in Gretna, Louisiana. At age 5, she and her family moved to Oxford, Mississippi - where she calls home. Rachell received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from The University of Mississippi-School of Pharmacy before joining the team at CHI St. Vincent as a PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident for the 2021-2022 class. Dr. Eaker successfully completed both her research and teaching certificates through UAMS during her residency. She and her husband also welcomed their first baby in February of 2022. Dr. Eaker's PGY1 research project was on reduced weight-based enoxaparin dosing in obese patients to help reduce bleeding events. Upon completion of her pharmacy residency, Rachell and her family returned home to Mississippi to begin her post-residency career at Saint Francis Healthcare in Memphis, TN as a clinical and inpatient pharmacist. There, Dr. Eaker will practice in various areas throughout the hospital as well as be a pharmacy specialist in the emergency department. Rachell plans to pursue pharmacotherapy board certification in the future. If Rachell had any advice to give the upcoming residency classes, it would be that you are CAPABLE of anything and the days are long but the year is fast, take it one day at a time!
Sarah Kuhn, Pharm.D.
Dr. Sarah Kuhn received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Prior to pharmacy school, she attended undergrad at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Sarah went on to complete a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary where she participated in the teaching and research certificate programs through UAMS. Her research project focused on evaluating the efficacy of sodium zirconium cyclosilicate in preventing the progression to emergent hemodialysis in severe hyperkalemia. Sarah stayed on with our organization at the completion of her PGY-1 residency as a clinical pharmacist. Her future plans include board certification in pharmacotherapy and becoming a preceptor to future students and residents. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, playing board games, and hanging out at the river.
Past Residents 2020-2021
Darby Ballestero, Pharm.D.
Dr. Darby Ballestero was born and raised in Owasso, Oklahoma. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy
in Weatherford, Oklahoma. Darby successfully completed the teaching and research certificate programs through UAMS during her residency. Her PGY1 research project was over the impact of pharmacist driven interventions in mechanically ventilated patients
in the medical intensive care unit. Upon completion of her pharmacy residency, Darby returned back to Oklahoma as a clinical pharmacist specialist at Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System (Jack C. Montgomery). There, Dr. Ballestero sees patients
in an ambulatory clinic and assists with disease state management for patients with chronic disease states such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and thyroid disorders. Darby plans to pursue pharmacy board certification in the near
future.
Jayme Holland, Pharm.D. BCPS
Past Residents 2019-2020
Jenny Belz, Pharm.D.
Dr. Jenny Belz, 2019-2020 resident, was born and raised in Benton, AR. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology at the University of Arkansas, where she cheered on the Hogs as an Arkansas Razorbacks cheerleader. Jenny went on to earn her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in May of 2019. She joined CHI St. Vincent in July 2019 as one of two, PGY1 Pharmacy Residents. Jenny completed the teaching certificate program and research certificate program through UAMS during her residency. She completed a research project focused on the facility specific risk factors for developing Clostridioides difficile infection. Jenny’s clinical interests include critical care and emergency medicine. Upon completion of residency, Jenny accepted a Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist position at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. In 2022, she transitioned into a Clinical Coordinator position at the same organization.
Past Residents 2018-2019
Jamie Currier, Pharm.D., BCPS
