Dr. Christine Kroger received the Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award Winner at the 2025 MPhA annual meeting in October. The award recognizes a young pharmacist within his/her first ten years of practice who has distinguished himself/herself in the field of pharmacy. This pharmacist is also a participant in national pharmacy associations, professional programs, state association activities and/or community service. Christine is a 2017 graduate of our program/Welia Health and also serves as a preceptor with our Allina residency site.
Dr. Abigail Sirek received the 2025 Rising Star New Practitioner Award at the 2025 Minnesota Society of Health-System Pharmacist (MSHP) midyear meeting. The Rising Star New Practitioner Award is presented to a new pharmacist practitioner in recognition of outstanding performance of achievement. Abigail is a 2022 graduate of our program/CentraCare Paynesville.