Pharmacy Residency Preceptors

Y-Nha (Violet) Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCCP

Pharmacy Residency Preceptors

Violet currently serves as a consultant for Valley Baptist-Brownsville and is the pharmacy residency founder. Violet graduated from Texas Tech University and Health Sciences – School of Pharmacy. She completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and PGY2 Critical Care Specialty residency at WakeMed Health and Hospitals in Raleigh NC. During her Critical Care Specialty residency, Violet served as an Adjunct Instructor at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School Of Pharmacy for both their Acute Care Elective and Pharmaceutical Care Lab. She is a member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP), and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).

Past Residents

Class of 2022-2023

Jesse Canales, PharmD: Upon completion of the PGY1 residency, Jesse accepted the position as a clinical pharmacist at Valley Baptist, Brownsville, TX.

Class of 2021-2022

Alberto Matamoros, PharmD, BCPS: Upon completion of the PGY1 residency, Alberto accepted the position as a clinical pharmacist at Valley Baptist, Brownsville, TX.
Tu Le PharmD, BCPS: Upon completion of the PGY1 residency, Tu enrolled in the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program at the University of Texas at Arlington

Class of 2020-2021

Marielisa Huerta, PharmD, BCPS: Upon completion of the PGY1 residency, Marielisa accepted the position as a clinical pharmacist at Valley Baptist, Brownsville, TX.
Daisy Madrigal, PharmD, BCPS: Upon completion of the PGY1 residency, Daisy accepted a position as a clinical pharmacist at DHR Medical Center, Brownsville, TX. Daisy then accepted the position as a clinical pharmacist at University Hospital, San Antonio, TX.

Class of 2019–2020

Daniel Hurtado, PharmD, BCPS: Upon completion of the PGY1 residency, Daniel accepted the position as a clinical pharmacist at Valley Baptist, Brownsville, TX.
Ayesha Araya, PharmD, BCPS: Upon completion of the PGY1 residency, Ayesha accepted the position as a clinical pharmacist at Valley Baptist, Brownsville, TX. Ayesha then accepted the position as a clinical pharmacist Medical City Arlington, Arlington, TX.

Class of 2018–2019

Diem Ho, PharmD, BCPS: Upon completion of the PGY1 residency, Diem accepted the position as a clinical pharmacist at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA.
Norbert Rosario, PharmD, BCPS: Upon completion of the PGY1 residency at Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville and the PGY2 Ambulatory Care at University Health System, San Antonio, TX, Nobert accepted the position as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist practitioner at Magenta Health, San Antonio, TX.

Class of 2017–2018

Pinhui (Judy) Chen, PharmD, BCPS: Upon completion of the PGY1 residency at Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville and the PGY2 Psychiatry at the VA North Texas Health Care System – Dallas, TX, Judy accepted the position as a clinical pharmacy specialist at the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX.
Lauren Olsen, PharmD: Upon completion of the PGY1 residency, Lauren accepted the position as a clinical pharmacist at Medical City Plano, Plano, TX.

Class of 2016–2017

Khiet Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS: Upon completion of the PGY1 residency, Khiet accepted the position as a clinical pharmacist at St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, TX.
Nathalie Quach, PharmD, BCPS: Upon completion of the PGY1 residency, Nathalie accepted the position as a clinical pharmacist at Valley Baptist, Brownsville, TX. Nathalie then accepted the position as a clinical pharmacist at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital, San Antonio, TX.

Pharmacy Residency Preceptors

Y-Nha (Violet) Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCCP