Pharmacy Residency Program Directors and Coordinators

Michelle Murray, RPh, BCPS
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
Department of Pharmacy
1015 N.W. 22nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97210
Email
503-413-7198

I grew up in Portland area and have stayed local for my training and career. I received my Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy from Oregon State University and completed residency training at the Veteran’s Administration in Portland. I worked for a year at Oregon Health Sciences University and the rest of my career has been spent at Legacy Health where I have served in a number of roles including Clinical Specialist and Clinical Pharmacy Manager for the system. I have been fortunate to serve as the PGY1 residency program director since its beginning in 2001. My areas of interest include leadership development and practice management. I enjoy serving as a preceptor for both students and residents. I am active in the Oregon Society of Health System Pharmacists and have served in a number of position, mostly recently as the President of our society. I received recognition as OSHP Pharmacist of the Year in 2012. Outside of work, I enjoy hiking, cooking, reading and Timbers soccer games.

Rachel Chlasta, PharmD, BCACP, CDE
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program Director
Legacy Health 
1130 N.W. 22nd Ave., Suite 220
Portland, OR 97210 
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I am originally from Chattanooga, TN, and I went to pharmacy school at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. I then moved to the Pacific Northwest to complete a PGY1 residency at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA. In 2014, I moved to Portland and joined the Legacy Health team as a PGY2 Transitions of Care Resident. After completing residency training, I worked for CareOregon implementing ambulatory care pharmacy services in a federally qualified health center. In 2016, I returned to Legacy, where I am currently an ambulatory care pharmacist.

My professional interests include diabetes management, transgender care, and precepting residents and students. In my spare time, I enjoy hiking in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, traveling, beer and wine tastings, and the Portland Timbers. 

Program Coordinators 

Katie Yabut, PharmD, BCPS 
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator 
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center 
Department of Pharmacy 
24800 SE Stark St 
Gresham, OR 97030
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I grew up in Portland and attended Oregon State University for my bachelor degree in general science and chemistry (Go Beavs!). I received my doctorate of pharmacy from Oregon State University/Oregon Health & Science University then completed my PGY1 residency training with Legacy Health. After residency training, I started the pharmacy emergency medicine service at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, which remains as my practice site. My professional interests include emergency medicine, particularly toxicology and pediatric emergencies, as well as leadership development and precepting. In my free time, my husband and I chase around our very busy toddler, 3 cats and dog. 

Laura Pahlmeyer, PharmD, BCACP, CDE
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program Coordinator
Legacy Health
24988 SE Stark Street MOB 3, Ste 220
Gresham, OR 97030
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I am originally from Portland, and I love living in the Pacific Northwest. I earned my Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Oregon State University/Oregon Health & Science University in 2015 and completed my PGY1 residency at Legacy Health. After completing my PGY2 residency in ambulatory care at Providence St. Peter Family Medicine in Olympia, WA, I returned to Legacy as a Clinic Pharmacist for Legacy Medical Group—Mount Hood.

My professional interests include diabetes, practice management, and precepting. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, taking Spanish classes, and enjoying all that Portland has to offer!

Henry Tran, PharmD, BCACP
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program Coordinator

Legacy Health
2020 8th Avenue, Suite 100
West Linn, OR 97068

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I am originally from Long Beach, CA. I went north into the Bay Area where I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Toxicology at UC Berkeley (Go Bears!). I ventured eastward where I completed my Doctor of Pharmacy education at the University of Michigan (Go Blue!). I returned to the west coast into the Pacific Northwest to do my PGY1 training at Providence Portland and St. Vincent Medical Centers. I finally decided to stay put and remained local for my PGY2 training in Ambulatory Care here with Legacy Health, and stayed on as a clinic pharmacist.

My professional interests include diabetes management, deprescribing, and precepting students and residents. Outside of pharmacy, my interests include watching and playing basketball, exploring the outdoors, traveling and molecular gastronomy.