Meet Our Leaders & Current Residents

Meet the residency director and coordinator of the Essentia Health-Fargo Pharmacy Practice Residency Program and get to know our current residents.

Bernie Behm, PharmD, BCPS

Residency Program Director, Essentia Health Pharmacy Services

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Bernie Behm received her Doctor of Pharmacy (2004) from North Dakota State University. After graduation, she completed a PGY-1 pharmacy residency at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton, Wisconsin. She worked as an inpatient pharmacist at CHI-St.Alexius in Bismarck for 5 years before moving to Fargo in 2010. She began working at Essentia Health-Fargo in 2011 as a clinical pharmacist.

Her primary practice is intensive care and general medicine. She serves as preceptor for the residents in orientation and critical care.

Jenni Caitlin, PharmD, BCPS

Residency Program Coordinator, Essentia Health Pharmacy Services

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Jenni Catlin received her Doctor of Pharmacy (2011) from Creighton University. After graduation, she completed her PGY-1 acute care and PGY-2 critical care residency at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center, Sioux Falls South Dakota. Upon residency completion she has worked at multiple large medical centers throughout the Midwest and at Essentia Health full time since 2020.

Her primary practice is critical care and antimicrobial stewardship. She serves as preceptor for the residents in critical care and nutrition.

Tony Maanum, PharmD

Pharmacist Resident, Essentia Health-Fargo

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Tony was born and raised in Alexandria, MN where he graduated from in 2017. He came to Fargo to attend NDSU, where he completed pharmacy school in May 2023. He worked part-time at Sanford Health as a pharmacy intern. His pharmacy interests include hospital pharmacy management, emergency medicine, infectious disease, and critical care. In his spare time, he enjoys being on the lake, swimming, golfing, as well as playing games and hanging out with his friends.

Alexa Brown, PharmD

Pharmacist Resident, Essentia Health-Fargo

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Alexa is originally from Bismarck, ND. She attended North Dakota State University, where she completed pharmacy school in May 2023. Alexa worked part-time at Essentia Health as a pharmacy intern throughout school. Her pharmacy interests include acute care (medical/surgical), infectious diseases, emergency medicine, and critical care. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.