Melanie B. McAtee, PharmD, BCGP

Biography

Melanie is a 2014 graduate of Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences who has deep roots at Rutland Regional starting as a Saturday morning volunteer and also worked in Dietary as a tray carrier. In 2020, Melanie became the first  board-certified geriatric pharmacist at RRMC and was the recipient of the Pharmacist Mutual Vermont Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year Award.  She proudly has worked to advance the profession of pharmacy at RRMC in her role as the Lead Quality Medication Reconciliation Pharmacist. Some initiatives she has worked on include her work in the Comprehensive Medication Management and Infectious Disease clinic, development and implementation of the Medication REACH Program, and her role in the PGY1 pharmacy residency program. 

Melanie was born and raised in Vermont and is proud to be raising her children with strong Vermont values. Every spring Melanie can be found hauling sap and boiling in her family's sugar house. Summers are spent on Lake Bomoseen and attempting to weed the family's garden. In the fall her family enjoys apple picking and taking in the incredible fall foliage. Winter's she enjoys snowshoeing and supporting the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers on and off the trails. The fifth season, mud season, usually overlaps with sugaring season.