Tyler A. Vest, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS, BCSCP
Network Director of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Supply Chain
Department of Pharmacy
tyler.vest@uvmhealth.org
Hospital Partnership Resident Program
The Master of Science Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences / Two Year Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency Program is offered in collaboration with the University of North Carolina Medical Center, Duke University Hospital, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Cone Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, BayCare, University Hospitals, Novant Health, Eskenazi Health, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Boston Medical Center, Baptist Health South Florida, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Advocate Health, Medical University of South Carolina, University of Kentucky, and UNC Rex. While everyone who is accepted into the program receives their Masters of Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the residency component is divided across multiple medical center sites.
Our program combines classroom instruction with a two-year residency in a health care setting. Students will engage in a rigorous and in-depth study of leadership in health-system pharmacy administration and the principles of the medication use process. Students will also work within multiple health systems and practice settings and network with leaders across those spaces.
Curriculum
The core curriculum consists of coursework in advanced topics with human resource management, health-systems financial management, medication safety, quality improvement, health-system pharmacy operations, and much more.
Health-System Pharmacy Administration Master’s Degree
Courses are taught within the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education (PACE) through synchronous education.
Curriculum
Fall Year 1 |
Day/Time
|
Credit Hours |
| PACE 815 Evaluation Research and Project Design (McLaughlin) | Wed. 12:00 – 2:50 p.m. ET | 3 |
| PACE 833 Overview to Health Systems (Savage) | Wed. 3:00 – 5:50 p.m. ET | 3 |
| PHRS 899 Seminar (Vest) | Fri. 1:00 – 1:50 p.m. ET | 1 |
| PHRS 991 Research in PACE | Independent Research | 2 |
| Semester Total | 9 |
Spring Year 1 |
Day/Time |
Credit Hours |
| PACE 820 Health-System Pharmacy Leadership (Granko / Eckel) | Tues. 1:00 – 3:50 p.m. ET | 3 |
| PACE 825 Foundational Practices of a Successful Health-System Department of Pharmacy (Morbitzer /Petrovskis / Roberts / Rogers) | Tues./Thurs. 4:00 – 5:50 p.m. ET | 4 |
| PHRS 899 Seminar (Vest) | Fri. 1:00 – 1:50 p.m. ET | 1 |
| PHRS 991 Research in PACE | Independent Research | 1 |
| Semester Total | 9 |
Fall Year 2
|
Day/Time |
Credit Hours |
| PACE 860 Advanced Hospital Pharmacy Operations (Eckel) | Mon. 2:00 – 4:50 p.m. ET | 3 |
| PHRS 899 Seminar (Vest) | Fri. 1:00 – 1:50 p.m. ET | 1 |
| PHRS 992 Thesis Substitute | Independent Research | 5 |
| Semester Total | 9 |
Spring Year 2
|
Day/Time |
Credit Hours |
| PACE 832 Financial Management of Health-System Pharmacy (Bush / Rhea) | Weds. 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. ET | 3 |
| PHRS 899 Seminar (Vest) | Fri. 1:00 – 1:50 p.m. ET | 1 |
| PHRS 992 Thesis Substitute | Independent Research | 4 |
| Semester Total | 8 | |
| Grand Total | 35 |
Course Descriptions
PACE 815 Evaluation Research and Project Design: This course provides formal instruction on critical components of evaluation research, study design, and data analyses that a Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in health system pharmacy administration graduate will need in the workplace.
PACE 820 Health-System Pharmacy Leadership: This course focuses on principles of leadership and strategies used by leaders, with an emphasis in health-system pharmacy. Active learning strategies are used to examine and model leadership principles.
PACE 825 Foundational Practices of a Successful Health-System Department of Pharmacy: This course focuses on the Foundational Practices of a Successful Health-System Department of Pharmacy. Topics covered include medication safety, pharmacy informatics, and human resources management.
PACE 832 Financial Management of Health-system Pharmacy: This course provides an overview of the current financial environment in the health care industry and is intended to familiarize students with general accounting principles and financial management skills required to lead and manage pharmacy services in a health care organization.
PACE 833 Overview to Health Systems: This course is designed to expose participants to real world issues facing health system pharmacy leaders and to teach participants to work through concepts, processes, and challenges that are and will be faced.
PACE 860 Advanced Hospital Pharmacy Operations: This course is intended to build on the basic principles of pharmacy operations learned through coursework and experience as professional students as well as work experience.
PHRS 899 Seminar: This course includes the entire MS group including first and second years and covers a range of topics such as Pharmacy Disaster Planning, Crucial Conversations, Pharmacy Financial Billing, and Human Resources. Class format consists of topical readings or assignments prior to a seminar presentation and discussion.
PHRS 991 Research in PACE: This is a variable credit course required for all Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate students by their second semester. Teaching/learning methods consist of a pharmaceutical sciences-based mentored research training experience involving independent work and research reports that must be filed at the end of the semester.
PHRS 992 Thesis Substitute: Prerequisite PHRS 991 or equivalent. Students register for thesis credits after successfully passing their comprehensive written examination. A minimum of 3 credit hours of thesis research and writing is required for Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate students.
- In-depth knowledge, understanding, and application of core principles, content, and skills unique to health systems pharmacy administration: to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of health care and the principles and practice of pharmacy to advance human health and health systems.
- Accessing and Analyzing Information: to identify, locate, critically evaluate, and process information to arrive at an informed opinion; identify the important information and be able to say “here is what we need to do about it”.
- Critical Thinking/Problem Solving: to take an issue or a problem, learn about it, understand it, examine other ways of thinking about it, bring it all together and frame it, come up with creative solutions and new ideas (important characteristics of critical thinker: asks really good questions, is curious, approaches problems as learners not knowers).
- Communication: to develop and express ideas and thoughts clearly and concisely in a way that fosters understanding, inspires, and creates focus; communicate effectively in written and oral form.
- Collaboration and Influence: to work effectively with others and understand and respect differences; create networks and groups who work together toward a common goal.
- Adaptability: to change (or be changed) to fit new surroundings and ideas; being willing and able to adapt your behavior (adaptability is a two-part process that combines flexibility and versatility. Flexibility is your willingness to adapt-this is your attitude; versatility is your ability to adapt-this is your aptitude).
- Initiative: to be self-directed, take initiative to seek out new opportunities, ideas, and strategies; and find creative solutions.
- Curiosity and Inquisitiveness: to demonstrate a drive to learn and understand more in an effort to improve or make something better; the habit of curiosity is a constant wonder of how something might be improved or even reinvented and then coming up with creative solutions; curiosity enables life-long learning.
- Professionalism: to uphold the highest standards of professional and ethical behavior and act appropriately, thoughtfully, and with integrity at all times.
- Innovation: Ability to create and implement new technologies, services, programs, etc, to meet the pharmacy needs of today and tomorrows health systems.
- Our approach to teaching and learning is student-centered – we will develop our graduate students to reach their full potential
- To learn, one must do – immersive learning in the patient care and real-world setting is a primary laboratory for learning
- The process of scientific inquiry, engagement, and discovery is critical to the development of our graduate students as problem solvers and critical thinkers – scholarship is central to our mission
- We will expose our graduate students to a breadth of knowledge and experiences necessary to shape their development as pharmacist leaders in an evolving health system landscape
- We will ensure a rigorous and intensive curriculum that deepens the graduate student’s understanding of the many facets of health-system pharmacy administration and challenges them to think critically and solve complex problems
- We are flexible and responsive – continually positioning our graduate students to meet the emerging needs of society
- We will continually innovate and evaluate, learning from our experiences and striving for continuous quality improvement and sustained innovation
- We will develop and position our faculty to reach their full potential as educators and mentors
- We will develop and nurture our students as critical thinkers, problems solvers, team players and professionals – entrusting them to a career of life-long learning and leadership
- We will work collaboratively across all of the different partners, exposing our graduate students to the different systems, preceptors, and challenges that exist in them
- We strive to enlighten, differentiate, and position our graduate students to bring about leadership for the betterment of health care delivery and a safe medication use system
- Advances and innovations in technology will be interwoven, where appropriate, throughout our curriculum to enhance the learning experience
Class Lectures
Courses are taught within the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education (PACE) through synchronous education. Class lectures are led by UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy faculty and other leaders in health-system pharmacy.
All students attend class lectures through a live interactive video conferencing network.
Supervised Project in Health-System Pharmacy
Students are encouraged to develop extensive skills and expertise in specific segments of pharmacy administration that are of personal interest. The chosen areas of interest will be emphasized throughout both the didactic and experiential portions of the program over the two years of study with the guidance of their mentor and academic and experiential program advisers. Students will take six credit hours of Supervised Project in Health-System Pharmacy during their second year to accomplish the project objectives, which is a requirement for the master of science. This project will serve in lieu of a master’s thesis.
Practice and Administrative Residency Requirements
Students will participate in a two-year ASHP-accredited residency program to be completed simultaneously with coursework and related program requirements for the MS degree. Over the two-year duration of the program residents will complete the learning objectives of both PGY1 and PGY2 residency programs.
Rotations will include the essential elements for a pharmacy practice residency to ensure competence as a qualified caregiver is achieved, but elective rotations will be planned based on the experience, needs and preferences of the graduate student as well as the sponsoring organization.
Residency programs need to be ASHP-accredited and to include the following core training components:
- Clinical Experience: Maintenance of clinical competence during the graduate experience is essential to meeting the competency expectations of the graduate students. Students and sponsoring organizations will have considerable flexibility in pursuing clinical experiences throughout the first and second years based on the needs and career aspirations of the graduate student.
- Leadership and Administrative Experience: The majority of the second year will be dedicated to experiential learning and practical application of knowledge and experiences of the first year. During this year the graduate student develops expertise in departmental leadership and administration, quality improvement and patient safety, automation and informatics as it applies to pharmacy services, policy development, interdepartmental relationships and collaboration, human resource management, and current trends in the profession of pharmacy.
- University of North Carolina Medical Center
- Stephen Eckel, Pharm.D., MHA
- seckel@unc.edu
- Duke University Hospital
- Kuldip Patel, Pharm.D.
- kuldip.patel@duke.edu
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
- Katie Mieure, Pharm.D., BCPS
- kmieure@wakehealth.edu
- Cone Health
- Nick Gazda, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS, CSP
- nick.gazda@conehealth.com
- Eskenazi Health
- Christopher Wickesberg, Pharm.D., BCPS
- christopher.wickesberg@eskenazihealth.edu
- Boston Medical Center
- Sebastian Hamilton; PharmD, MBA
- Sebastian.Hamilton@bmc.org
- Advocate Health
- Chad Smith; PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCSCP
- chad.smith@aah.org
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Jennifer Carter, PharmD,BCPS
- cartekat@musc.edu
- UNC Rex
- Russell Laundon, PharmD, MS, BCPS
- Walter.Laundon@unchealth.unc.edu
- M Health Fairview
- Pamela Phelps, PharmD, FASHP, FMSHP
- Pamela.phelps@fairview.org
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Corey McEwen, Pharm.D.
- CMCEWEN1@mgh.harvard.edu
- BayCare Health System
- Benjamin Philip, Pharm.D., MS, CPh
- benjamin.philip@baycare.org
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Alison Apple, R.Ph., M.S.
- Alison.Apple@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
- Novant Health
- Sacha Pollard Deloney Pharm.D., M.B.A.
- spollarddeloney@novanthealth.org
- University Hospitals Cleveland
- Jacalyn Rogers, Pharm.D., M.S.
- Jacalyn.Rogers@UHhospitals.org
- New Hanover Regional Medical Center
- Mike Melroy, Pharm.D., MHA, BCPS, FASHP
- mike.melroy@nhrmc.org
- Baptist Health South Florida
- Leah Marcelin, PharmD, MS
- halenam@baptisthealth.net
- University of Kentucky
- Ryan Naseman, PharmD
- Ryan.Naseman@uky.edu
- Samantha Bochenek, PHarmD, MBA
- samantha.bochenek@uky.edu
- Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- Sarah Siemion, PharmD, BCPS
- sasiemion@geisinger.edu
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- E. Zachary Ramsey, PharmD, BCPPS
- ramseye@chop.edu
Final Written Comprehensive Examination
A comprehensive examination will be administered to all students before the completion of the last semester of their program. The examination is intended to validate students’ ability to apply the knowledge and experience gained throughout the program in coursework and experiential components of their education and training.
2024-2025 Tuition
| Individual In-State Student Tuition Cost | Individual Out-of-State Student Tuition Cost | |||||||
| Fall | Spring | Total | Fall | Spring | Total | |||
| PY1 | $5,382.00 | $5,382.00 | $10,764.00 | PY1 | $7,488.54 | $7,488.54 | $14,977.08 | |
| PY2 | $5,382.00 | $4,784.00 | $10,166.00 | PY2 | $7,488.54 | $6,656.18 | $14,145.02 | |
|
Total Student Tuition Investment |
$20,930.00 |
Total Student Tuition Investment |
$29,122.10 |
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*Student fees are also charged by the University each semester. Fee amounts can be found at the following University website. https://cashier.unc.edu/tuition-fees/
Paul W. Bush, Pharm.D., M.B.A., BCPS, FASHP
Vice President for Global Resource Development and Consulting
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
Bethesda, MD
PBush@ashp.org
Paul Bush is the Vice President for Global Resource Development and Consulting for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). He has held the positions of Chief Pharmacy Officer for Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC, Director of Pharmacy Services for Medical University of South Carolina, St. John Hospital and Medical Center and Detroit Osteopathic Hospital and was Corporate Director for Clinical Pharmacy Services for Horizon Health System.
Dr. Bush received his B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Michigan and Pharm.D. and M.B.A. from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He serves on the faculty of University of North Carolina Eschelman School of Pharmacy and Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. He previously served on the faculty of the Medical University of South Carolina (1999-2009) and Wayne State University (1984-1999) and served as Clinical Associate Dean for Medical Center and Health Systems for the South Carolina College of Pharmacy.
He has served as presidential officer, board member and Chair of the Board of Directors of ASHP. Dr. Bush is Past-Treasurer of the Michigan Pharmacists Association. He has served on the Michigan Society of Health System Pharmacists Board of Directors and held the position of President-elect. Dr. Bush is Past-Chair of the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Practice Managers, Past-Chair of the University HealthSystem Pharmacy Council and has served as a member of the ASHP House of Delegates, Commission on Credentialing, Commission on Goals, and the Practice Model Summit Advisory Committee. He is a member of APhA and ACCP.
Dr. Bush was awarded the John W. Webb Lecture Award by Northeastern University and ASHP, an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Campbell University, the Distinguished Service Award by the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Practice Managers and the NCAP Pharmacy Ambassador Award
He co-authored Managing and Leading – 44 Lessons Learned for Pharmacists, and chapters in Building a Successful Ambulatory Practice, Financial Management Basics for Health System Pharmacists, Handbook of Institutional Pharmacy Practice, and the Pharmacy Certified Technician Training Manual.
Stephen F. Eckel, Pharm.D., M.H.A.
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Director of M.S. Program in Health-System Pharmacy Administration
Associate Dean for Global Engagement
Associate Professor
seckel@unc.edu
Stephen F. Eckel is the associate dean for Global Engagement at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He is also an associate professor in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education (PACE). In addition, he is director of the two-year master of science in pharmaceutical sciences with a specialization in health-system pharmacy administration. This degree is hosted at various sites across the country. At the UNC Medical Center, he is residency program director of the 2-year program in health-system pharmacy administration. He has worked with almost 250 residents over the years.
As an innovator and entrepreneur Eckel spearheaded the development of UNC Pharmacy Grand Rounds with ASHP and launched ChemoGLO, LLC with Bill Zamboni, Pharm.D., PhD. He also founded Assure Technologies, LLC, which is developing the Precynge medical device. He is the previous editor of the health-system edition of Pharmacy Times and a passionate supporter of the role of the pharmacist and the use of technology in patient care. He conducts and publishes his research and is frequently asked to speak around the world on these issues.
Eckel has been very active in the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists, serving in the past as president. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. In 2012, he was presented the APhA Distinguished Achievement Award in Hospital and Institutional Practice and in 2013, he was awarded the Excellence in Innovation award by NCAP. In 2015, the ASHP Foundation awarded him the Pharmacy Residency Excellence Preceptor Award. He is a fellow of ASHP, APhA, ACCP, and the National Academies of Practice in Pharmacy.
Robert P. Granko, Pharm.D., M.B.A., FASHP
System Executive Director
UNC Health
robert.granko@unchealth.unc.edu
Robert Granko, BScPhm, Pharm.D., M.B.A., FASHP System Executive Director at UNC Health. His previous experience includes roles as director, Field Pharmacy Services with Premier, director of pharmacy at the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. He has also held multiple senior pharmacy leadership positions at UNC Health Care.
Granko earned his BScPhm from Long Island University School of Pharmacy, his Pharm.D. from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and his M.B.A. from Pfeiffer University, School of Graduate Studies. He maintains an academic appointment as associate professor of Clinical Education and serves as course director at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in the combined M.S./Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Program.
Granko has been active in ASHP’s Section of Pharmacy Practice Leaders since 2008, completing his term as director-at-large of the Section’s Executive Committee in 2020. Additionally, his service includes membership within the Section of Pharmacy Practice’s Advisory Groups on Emerging Leaders as well as Strategy and Industry Disruptors. He is past chair of the SAG on Manager Development, a participating content member for the Conference for Pharmacy Leaders Steering Committee and a Pharmacy Forecast Survey Panel Member. He was past faculty with ASHP’s Managers Boot Camp and ASHP’s Australia Leadership Boot Camp for The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia.
Granko has served as an ASHP delegate representing North Carolina. In 2011, he was part of a team awarded an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Best Practices Award. In 2013, Granko and team were awarded the Leadership Excellence in Pharmacy Award (LEAP) Gold Award for research in clinical benchmarking.
In 2016, Granko was awarded the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Practice Managers Distinguished Service Award and in 2018, he was recognized as an ASHP Fellow. In 2021, Granko successfully lead the NCAP Fellow Practitioner Recognition Program Task Force. In 2022, Granko will begin his two year appointment to the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy Editorial Board as co-contributing editor for pharmacy leadership.
He has authored over 30 publications and has been invited to present nationally and internationally on topics related to leadership development, clinician well-being and resilience, operations management, finance, benchmarking and data and analytics.
Jacqui McLaughlin, Ph.D., received her undergraduate degree in biological engineering from North Carolina State University, her master of science in biomedical engineering from the University of Memphis/University of Tennessee, and her doctorate in educational research and policy analysis from North Carolina State University. She spent one year as a postdoctoral fellow with the Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment (OSPA) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and currently serves the school as an associate professor in the division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education and as the director of CIPhER. Dr. McLaughlin has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles about higher education, is on the editorial board for the journals Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning and Education in the Health Professions, and serves as associate editor for BMJ Medical Education. Her published research spans a wide range of education topics, including admissions, flipped classrooms, experiential education, student organizations, diversity, graduate training, cognitive apprenticeship, and research methodology.
Kathryn Morbitzer, Pharm.D., M.S.
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Associate Director, Center for Innovative Pharmacy Education and Research
Assistant Director of M.S. Program in Health-System Pharmacy Administration
Associate Professor
morbitze@email.unc.edu
Kathryn Morbitzer, Pharm.D., M.S., is the assistant director of the M.S. program with a focus in health-system pharmacy administration at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She is also an associate professor in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education and associate director in the Center for Innovative Pharmacy Education & Research (CIPhER). She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Wayne State University and her master’s in biomedical and health informatics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at the Medical University of South Carolina and an academic research fellowship at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Currently, her research focuses on expanding pharmacy student opportunities for impact in health care through the study of non-direct patient care (nonclinical) experiences and career pathways and on improving teaching and student learning.
Scott W. Savage, Pharm.D., M.S.
Executive Vice Dean-Chief Operating Officer, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Chief Financial Officer, Eshelman Institute for Innovation
Scott.Savage@unc.edu
Scott W. Savage, Pharm.D., M.S. received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master’s degree with a PGY2 residency certificate in Health System Pharmacy Administration from The Ohio State University Medical Center and The OSU College of Pharmacy.
Currently, Savage serves as the Executive Vice Dean-Chief Operating Officer for the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Chief Financial Officer for the Eshelman Institute for Innovation. Prior to joining the School, he served in a myriad of leadership positions for UNC Pharmacy Services within UNC Health Care System. Most recently, as the Regional Director of Pharmacy for the UNC Medical Center, its associated campuses in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, North Carolina, and Chatham Hospital located in Siler City, North Carolina. He is an associate professor of Clinical Education within the Practice Advancement and Clinical Education division of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and serves as a course coordinator within the M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences in Health System Pharmacy Administration.
Prior to joining the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Savage served in leadership and management roles in other academic medical centers and a community-based hospital. He is an active member of AACP, NCPA, ASHP, ASPL and AMCP. He enjoys developing and implementing new approaches to integrating pharmacy services in all facets of patient care.
Gene Rhea, Pharm.D., M.H.A.
Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer – Retail and Specialty Pharmacy Services
Department of Pharmacy, Duke Health
gene.rhea@duke.edu
Gene Rhea, PharmD, MHA serves as the Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer for Retail and Specialty Pharmacy Services for Duke University Hospital where he oversees multiple retail and specialty pharmacy operations as well as a robust patient assistance and prior authorization program. Dr. Rhea received his Bachelors in Chemistry from DePauw University, his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Purdue University and his MHA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Most recently he had also served as the Director of Pharmacy Finance, Business Intelligence and Analytics at Duke where his work specialized in financial analysis and planning as well as revenue cycle management. He is also Chair of the 340B Oversight Committee and coordinates program operations and compliance activities.
Jacalyn Rogers, Pharm.D., MS, BCPS, CPEL
Senior Director of Pharmacy
University Hospital
jacalyn.rogers@uhhospitals.org
Jacalyn Rogers, PharmD, MS, CHM, BCPS is the current Senior Director for the Academic Market at University Hospitals. As Senior Director she has oversight over pharmacy clinical services and operations for Cleveland Medical Center, Seidman Cancer Center, and Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. She has been the Director of Pharmacy at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital since 2017. In this role, she has been able to develop decentralized clinical services, a retail pharmacy operation, and ensure safety and effective practices in this space. Dr. Rogers is active in ASHP’s Section of Pharmacy Practice Leaders Section Advisory Group on Leadership Development from 2014-2019 and was active on SSPL’s Educational Steering Committee since 2019. She has served as Director-at-Large for The Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacists from 2016-2020, and is currently the Ohio Delegate for ASHP. She also been involved on the Premier Pediatric Executive Committee and a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Dr. Rogers attended Northeast Ohio Medical University for her Doctorate in Pharmacy and completed a two-year Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency at Nationwide Children’s Hospital earning a Master’s in Health-System Pharmacy Administration from The Ohio State University. Dr. Rogers has also completed coursework earning a Certificate in Health – Care Management from the University of Akron.
Dr. Rogers holds an academic appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor with numerous Ohio Colleges and precepts learners from across Ohio. Dr. Rogers’ areas of interest and publication are in medication safety and transitions-of-care.
Michael Stepanovic, Pharm.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Michael.Stepanovic@unc.edu
Dr. Michael Stepanovic, PharmD, MS, is an Assistant Professor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education. He teaches in both the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences programs, specializing in Health-System Pharmacy Administration. His courses cover supply chain management, pharmaceutical management and the medication use process, leadership development, health system finance, the business of healthcare, and monitoring and evaluation.
Dr. Stepanovic’s research focuses on the medication use process, medication quality—particularly substandard and falsified (SF) medications—pharmacy administration and leadership, pharmacy practice standards, and expanding opportunities for pharmacy students to impact healthcare through the study of non-direct patient care (nonclinical) experiences and career pathways, as well as improving teaching and student learning.
He completed his PharmD at Purdue University, during which he completed research on Sustainable Medicines in Africa and SF drug detection. He has held research roles at prominent institutions, as an Assistant Research Coordinator in the Department of Dermatology at Rush University Medical Center and in the Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant Surgery, at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Additionally, he held roles at AstraZeneca in Pharmaceutical Engineering and at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Critical Care and Surgery.
Dr. Stepanovic completed his clinical training with a PGY1 Acute Care Residency and administrative training with a PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership Residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he also served as Chief Resident and Pharmacy Lead for the Hospital Emergency Response Team. During this time, he earned a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in Health-System Pharmacy Administration from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and was an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of the Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. Subsequently, he completed two years of post-doctoral training in Health-System Pharmacy Administration at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy under the mentorship of Dr. Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, and Dr. Kathryn A. Morbitzer, PharmD, MS.
Tyler A. Vest, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCSCP, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Education at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Tyler received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy and his Master of Science Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in Health-System Pharmacy Administration from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He completed his PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency at the University of North Carolina Medical Center. Tyler’s professional interests include acute care operations, leadership development, oncology, pharmacy practice and pharmacy technician advancement, distribution models, productivity and monitoring, and the medication-use process.
Advocate Health – Chad Smith
Chad Smith is the Vice President of Pharmacy Operations at Advocate Health, branded locally in Wisconsin as Aurora Health Care where he has been a pharmacy leader since 2011. He has leadership accountability for eleven hospitals in Southeastern Wisconsin as well as Investigational Drugs, Research, Training/Education, and Residency programs for Advocate Health’s Wisconsin and Illinois Region. Chad is the Residency Program Director for the PGY1/2 HSPAL program. Prior to his current role, Chad was the Director of Pharmacy Services at St. Luke’s Medical Center for seven years where he was instrumental in expanding pharmacy student and resident training programs as well as clinical pharmacy service expansion. Chad is a graduate of Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professionals and Creighton University School of Business earning his PharmD and MBA, respectively. Chad is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist and board certified sterile compounding pharmacist.
BayCare Health System – Benjamin Philip
Ben serves as the Regional Director of Pharmaceutical Services for the BayCare Health System in Tampa, Florida as well as the Residency Program Director for the BayCare Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership program. Dr. Philip is responsible for the oversight of 10 hospitals in Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk counties as well as overseeing the Medication Safety and Controlled Substance Surveillance programs across the Health System. Dr. Philip has been active in the Southwest Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists and has served as a past President as well as a Board Director.
Dr. Philip received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Texas Southern University. He also completed a combined PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center along with a Master of Science degree in Health-System Pharmacy Administration from The Ohio State University.
Boston Medical Center – Sebastian Hamilton
Dr. Sebastian Hamilton is the Chief Pharmacy Officer of Operations and Community & Ambulatory Partnerships for the outpatient pharmacy division at Boston Medical Center (BMC). Leading a highly motivated pharmacy team of over 250, 1.5M prescriptions a year are filled from three locations (soon to be 4) on the BMC campus, seven community health centers, and BMC’s mail order pharmacy securing over $600 MM in topline revenue for BMC a safety net hospital in FY22’.
Dr. Hamilton is charged with furthering the pharmacy’s growth and success. This entails continuing to grow prescription capture, specialty, consolidation of the pharmacy’s processing and filling among pharmacies, leveraging automated solutions where applicable, operating a mail order pharmacy to allow increased capacity at the BMC campus located pharmacies, partnering with community health centers to provide BMC branded patient centered services, as well as keeping the pharmacy team engaged and motivated.
Appointed by Governor Baker, Dr. Hamilton currently serves on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy where he is the current sitting President for 2022. Dr. Hamilton also serves on several of the National Association Board of Pharmacy (NABP) Task Forces.
Dr. Hamilton is also a Board Trustee for Codman Academy Charter Public School whose mission is to provide an outstanding, transformative education to prepare students for success in college, further education, and beyond.
Dr. Hamilton is proud to have served our veterans by working for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for 15 years.
Dr. Hamilton was born in Harlem, NY, and raised in The Bronx, NY. He received his BS in Pharmacy from Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, his MBA in Health Care Administration from Wilmington University, and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida (GO GATORS!).
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – E. Zachary Ramsey
Evan Zachary (Zach) Ramsey, PharmD, BCPPS, is the Supervisor of Clinical Pharmacy Services and the Pharmacy Residency Programs Director at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Zach graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia with a BS in Chemistry and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. He completed both a Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY1) and a Pediatric Specialty Residency (PGY2) at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. He is an active member of PPAG and ASHP and holds a faculty appointment at Wilkes University School of Pharmacy and Jefferson College of Pharmacy.
Cone Health – Nick Gazda
Nicholas P Gazda, PharmD, MS, BCPS, CSP, FNCAP is Assistant Director of Pharmacy at Cone Health in Greensboro, North Carolina. He oversees URAC/ACHC accredited specialty pharmacy operations including the specialty pharmacy call center, home-delivery program, and medication access program as well as the embedded ambulatory clinical pharmacists. Nick completed his BS and PharmD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy and a two-year PGY1/PGY2/MS Health-System Pharmacy Administration residency at Cone Health. He is faculty at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy as a Clinical Professor and helps coordinate multiple courses through the PharmD curriculum and the Master’s in pharmacy administration and leadership.
Duke University Health System – Kuldip Patel
Kuldip R. Patel received his Bachelor of Sciences in the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio. He worked at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation as a Clinical Pharmacist to care for step-down cardiac surgery patients immediately upon graduation in 2001. After completing a two-year ASHP accredited Pharmacy Practice Management residency at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), in Charleston, SC, Kuldip joined the Hospital Corporations of America (HCA) at Centennial Medical Center as the Assistant Director of Pharmacy. In 2006, Kuldip joined Orlando Regional Medical Center (Orlando Health) as the Pharmacy Operations Coordinator. He currently serves as an Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer at Duke University Hospital and has been in this role since 2010. More recently, Kuldip has been appointed as the Chief Pharmacy Officer and Director of the Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency Program Director.
Kuldip has been an active member of ASHP’s Pharmacy Practice Leadership (PPL) network. He is has been involved in the Section Advisory Group (SAG) on Financial Management and Reimbursement, SAG on Quality and Compliance, and has served as Chair of the SAG on Managing the Pharmacy Enterprise. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Education Steering Committee with ASHP. Locally, Kuldip has been a member of NCAP and has lead activities in different capacities since 2014.
Kuldip also serves with the United States Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention to serve as a Compounding Expert Panel member of the Microbiology Committee. He has authored articles in peer reviewed journals as well as written chapters in textbooks used to train Pharmacy Technicians (Pharmacy Certified Technician Training Manual) and Pharmacy Leaders (Managing and Leading: 44 Lessons Learned for Pharmacists). While working for HCA, Kuldip served as an Associate Professor at The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. He joined the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) as an Associate Faculty member during his time in Orlando, FL. Currently, Kuldip serves as an instructor at The University of North Carolina’s (UNC) health system pharmacy administration Master of Sciences program and a preceptor for Campbell University College of Pharmacy students.
Eskenazi Health – Christopher Wickesberg
Christopher Wickesberg, PharmD, MBA, BCPS is the Director of Pharmacy at Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis, Indiana and the Residency Program Director for the Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership residency program. During his 20-year tenure with the organization, Christopher has served in a variety of roles, including Pharmacy Manager – Inpatient Services, and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Pulmonary/Critical Care. In his current role, he has oversight of the Eskenazi Health pharmacy enterprise, including acute care, ambulatory care, retail, and pharmacy business services.
Christopher obtained his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Purdue University College of Pharmacy, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Quantic School of Business and Technology. He is active in local and national pharmacy organizations, and has strong interests in care of the underserved, the business of pharmacy, and professional advocacy.
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center – Sarah Siemion
Sarah Siemion, PharmD, BCPS is the PGY1 Residency Program Director at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She works as a clinical pharmacist, specializing in critical care medicine and infectious diseases. Sarah is a graduate of the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University. She completed a PGY1 pharmacy residency at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Dr. Siemion is an adjunct instructor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice of Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy and clinical assistant professor of pharmacy, Department of Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. She has been board certified in pharmacotherapy through the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties since 2011.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Alison Apple
Alison Apple oversees all of the inpatient pharmacy services at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and serves as the PGY1/PGY2 Health-system pharmacy administration residency program director. She received her BS in pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island and her MS in pharmacy at the University of North Carolina where she also completed a residency in hospital pharmacy. Most of Alison’s career was spent in Memphis, TN at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare serving in many roles over the years including Director of Pharmacy, Administrator for the Cancer Center, Administrative Director of Clinical Services, Transplant Program Administrator and System Director of Pharmacy. She was an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy and served as a residency program director for a PGY1/PGY2 Health-system pharmacy administration program for fifteen years.
Alison has been very active with residency accreditation over the past fifteen years including serving on the American Society of Health-system Pharmacy Commission on Credentialing as Chair and as a Lead Surveyor in both domestic and international residency accreditation.
In 2012 Alison was the first recipient of the Fred M. Eckel Pharmacy Leadership Award from the University of North Carolina Hospitals and Clinics.
M Health Fairview – Pamela Phelps
Pamela Phelps serves as Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services for M Health Fairview Acute Care Services. Dr. Phelps is responsible for standardization and implementation of clinical pharmacy programs and drug policy. Dr. Phelps is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota and is Residency Program Director for Fairview’s ASHP-Accredited HSPAL Residency Program. Dr. Phelps is past Chair of the ASHP Council on Therapeutics, a member of the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Practice Managers, an author of the Pharmacy Forecast Strategic Planning publication, and Past-President of the Minnesota Society of Health-System Pharmacists. She is an immediate Past ASHP Board Member.
Massachusetts General Hospital – Corey McEwen
Dr. Corey McEwen, PharmD, MS serves as the Residency Director for the combined PGY-1/PGY-2/MS HSPAL Residency Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. McEwen received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and completed a PGY-1/PGY-2 HSPAL at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH. He is currently the director of pharmacy for oncology pharmacy services at Massachusetts General Hospital, providing leadership and oversight of all oncology pharmacy services within the Mass General Cancer Center including inpatient, main campus ambulatory infusion, community oncology sites in Danvers and Waltham, as well as all clinical trials pharmacy services.
Medical University of South Carolina- Jennifer Carter
Jennifer serves as the System Director of Specialty Pharmacy Services for the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, South Carolina. She has served in a variety of capacities within the URAC/ACHC accredited special pharmacy including patient-facing clinic roles and accreditation and regulatory roles. She also serves as the Residency Program Director for MUSC’s Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) program and oversees the Oncology Clinical Specialists.
Dr. Carter received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy. She also completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Greenville Health System and a PGY2 HSPAL Residency at MUSC.
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center – Mike Melroy
Mike has been with Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center since March of 2020 and is currently the System Director of Pharmacy and HSPAL Residency Program Director. Prior to that, he held multiple pharmacy leadership positions at Novant Health and Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, GA. Mike has been actively involved in residency training for more than 23 years and has been a member of the accrediting body for residency programs, the ASHP Commission on Credentialing. Mike is a graduate of the University of Georgia and completed a pharmacy practice residency at the James A. Haley VA in Tampa, Fl. He received his MHA from Pfeiffer University and is a Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. He is a past president of the Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists, where he also served as Chairman of the Board. Mike is also a member of the Health System Executive Committee for the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists.
Novant Health – Sacha Pollard Deloney
Sacha Pollard Deloney is a Senior Pharmacy Director supporting Medication Safety, Quality, and Educational Programs at Novant Health, a multi-hospital health system operating across North Carolina and South Carolina. In this role, Sacha develops strategic initiatives related to expanding and optimizing pharmacy services while remaining compliance ready and mitigating risk through partnerships across the continuum. Sacha has been an executive leader in Novant Health Residency Programs since 2021.
External to Novant Health, Sacha serves as a North Carolina Association of Pharmacists (NCAP) Health-Systems Practice Academy Leadership At-Large, on the Vizient Pharmacy Network Quality, Safety & Compliance Committee, and as a mentor in the American Society of Health System Pharmacists Guided Mentorship Program.
Sacha earned her Pharm.D. from Roseman College of Pharmacy, completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and PGY2 Critical Care Residency at the University of Michigan Medicine, and earned a Master of Business Administration at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School. Over her professional career, Sacha has served in multiple roles including clinical pharmacy practice, medical writing, and practice leadership.
UNC Health – Stephen Eckel
Stephen Eckel, Pharm.D., M.H.A., is associate dean for global engagement and a clinical associate professor in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education. He is the division’s vice chair for graduate and postgraduate education. In addition, he is director of graduate studies overseeing the two-year Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in health-system pharmacy administration. This degree is hosted at multiple sites across North Carolina. At UNC Hospitals, he is associate director of pharmacy, where he leads and develops a dynamic group of patient-care providers, and director of pharmacy residency programs. He has worked with almost 200 residents over the years. Eckel is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist.
As an innovator and entrepreneur, Eckel launched ChemoGLO, LLC with Bill Zamboni, Pharm.D., Ph.D. He is the editor of the health-system edition of Pharmacy Times and a passionate supporter of the role of the pharmacist in patient care. He conducts and publishes his research and is frequently asked to speak around the world on these issues.
Eckel has been very active in the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists and served as a past president. He has also served many years in the American Pharmacists Association and ASHP House of Delegates. In 2012, he was presented with the APhA the Distinguished Achievement Award in Hospital and Institutional Practice, and in 2013, he was awarded the Excellence in Innovation award by the North Carolina Association of Pharmacist. He is a fellow of ASHP, APhA, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the National Academies of Practice in Pharmacy.
UNC Health Rex – Russell Laundon
Walter Russell Laundon, Pharm.D., MS, BCPS is the Director of Pharmacy Integration at the University of North Carolina Health Rex Hospital. In this role, Russell has responsibilities for pharmacy operations at two sites, 5 oncology infusion sites, and Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner practice in a variety of clinics in the state. He also works with colleagues at UNC Johnson to collaborate on patient care and financial improvement activities in the Triangle. Prior to this role, Russell has served in a variety of pharmacy leadership roles at UNC Rex for 10 years.
Russell completed his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He completed a combined PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency at Duke University Hospital along with a Master of Science degree in Health-System Pharmacy Administration from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health – Katherine D. Mieure
Katherine “Katie” Mieure is currently serving as the AVP for Pharmacy Services and Director of Graduate Pharmacy Education at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist where she is responsible for operations and clinical pharmacy services for five hospitals.
Katie has a passion for pharmacy practice advancement and comprehensive programs for graduate pharmacy education. She works to expand pharmacy driven programs that deliver evidence-based patient care to optimize medication-related outcomes. Over the years, Katie has facilitated efforts to maximize the use of pharmacy automation and technology to close gaps in the medication use process to improve efficiencies, safety, and regulatory compliance. She has also been committed to creating pharmacy student and resident training opportunities that develop well rounded clinicians, educators, researchers and practice leaders.
Following completion of her PharmD degree at Drake University College of Pharmacy, she completed ASHP-accredited residencies in Pharmacy Practice and Critical Care at the University of Kentucky Hospital. Katie is a graduate of ASHP Foundation’s Pharmacy Leadership Academy.
University Hospitals – Jacalyn Rogers
Jacalyn Rogers, PharmD, MS, CHM, BCPS is the current Senior Director for the Academic Market at University Hospitals. As Senior Director she has oversight over pharmacy clinical services and operations for Cleveland Medical Center, Seidman Cancer Center, and Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. She has been the Director of Pharmacy at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital since 2017. In this role, she has been able to develop decentralized clinical services, a retail pharmacy operation, and ensure safety and effective practices in this space. Dr. Rogers is active in ASHP’s Section of Pharmacy Practice Leaders Section Advisory Group on Leadership Development from 2014-2019 and was active on SSPL’s Educational Steering Committee since 2019. She has served as Director-at-Large for The Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacists from 2016-2020, and is currently the Ohio Delegate for ASHP. She also been involved on the Premier Pediatric Executive Committee and a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Dr. Rogers attended Northeast Ohio Medical University for her Doctorate in Pharmacy and completed a two-year Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency at Nationwide Children’s Hospital earning a Master’s in Health-System Pharmacy Administration from The Ohio State University. Dr. Rogers has also completed coursework earning a Certificate in Health – Care Management from the University of Akron.
Dr. Rogers holds an academic appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor with numerous Ohio Colleges and precepts learners from across Ohio. Dr. Rogers’ areas of interest and publication are in medication safety and transitions-of-care.
University of Kentucky – Ryan Naseman
Ryan W. Naseman, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS, BCSCP, FASHP is the Senior Director of Pharmacy Business Operations and Development at University of Kentucky Healthcare (UKHC). In this role Dr. Naseman has responsibility for pharmacy procurement, 340b compliance, Medication Use Policy and Education, and off-campus partnerships and outreach. Dr. Naseman is the Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency Program Director and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice & Science at University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. Dr. Naseman received is Doctor of Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University and completed a Master of Science Degree in in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a Specialization in Health-System Pharmacy Administration at The Ohio State University. He completed a PGY1 and PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency at The Ohio State University Medical Center.
University of Kentucky – Samantha Bochenek
Dr. Samantha Bochenek received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy and her Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency and PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration residency at University of Kentucky HealthCare. Dr. Bochenek joined the UK Healthcare team in 2016 and has been a pharmacy director since 2018. At UK Healthcare, she has led many initiatives promoting the growth and oversight of infusion, specialty, and oncology services. She is also active in precepting both pharmacy residents and students. Dr. Bochenek serves as the Program Director of the PGY1 and PGY2 Specialty Pharmacy Administration and Director of Specialty Infusion Services. Dr. Bochenek is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist and certified specialty pharmacist.
Atrium Health at Wake Forest Baptist
Stefan Cevallos, Pharm.D. | Email: stefancevallos@gmail.com
Stefan is currently a second year Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership resident at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, NC. Originally from Tampa, Florida Stefan completed his bachelor’s degree at the University of Florida before completing his PharmD and MBA at the University of South Florida. Some hobbies include hiking, exploring new areas, and sports such as disc golf and basketball. His areas of interest include oncology, operations, medication safety, and ambulatory care.
Zach Krauss, Pharm.D. | Email: zkrauss@wakehealth.edu
Zach Krauss is a PGY2 resident in the HSPAL program at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Zach went to pharmacy school in Ohio at Cedarville University, and is originally from the central Texas area. Zach loves music and has played classical piano since he was little, and loves playing games and going out with co-residents when he has free time during residency. His professional interests include ambulatory pharmacy services, specialty pharmacy, HIV and Oncology, and serving the underserved!
Baptist Health South Florida
Jeremy Espeut, Pharm.D., MBA | Email: jeremy.espeut@baptisthealth.net
Jeremy Paul Espeut, PharmD., MBA is a PGY2 Corporate Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident at Baptist Health South Florida. He is a South Florida native and attended Nova Southeastern University for pharmacy school.
Baycare Health System
Sandra Cabezas Pharm.D. | Email: sandra.cabezas@baycare.org
Sandra Cabezas is the PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident at BayCare – St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Born and raised in Miami, FL, Sandra received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Florida State University and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy. Sandra’s administrative interests include pharmacy operations, infusion management, pharmacy supply chain, and 340B management. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, running, playing pickleball, and watching soccer.
Boston Medical Center
Britteny Cherestal, Pharm.D. | Email: cherestalbritteny@gmail.com
Britteny Cherestal is the PGY2 HSPAL resident at Boston Medical Center. Britteny’s role involves specialized training in health system pharmacy operations, focusing on clinical practice, management, and operational excellence. Her personal mission is dedicated to improving the healthcare landscape for all patients, and contributing to the ever-important cause of increasing health equity for all patients, regardless of their background or circumstances. Britteny believes that healthcare should be accessible to everyone, and she committed to breaking down barriers, addressing disparities, and ensuring that every patient receives the quality care they deserve.
Hannah Cozart, Pharm.D. | Email: hannah.cozart@conehealth.com Hannah earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in May 2023 from High Point University. Currently, Hannah serves as the PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident with Cone Health in Greensboro, NC. Her dream is to create a clinic to diagnose and treat substance use disorders.
Cone Health
Jennifer Garson, Pharm.D. | Email: jennifer.garson@duke.edu Jennifer (Jenn) Garson is the PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership resident at Duke University Hospital. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Her research involves evaluating an inpatient medication access program for patients prior to discharge. In the future, Jenn hopes to attain a pharmacy leadership position aligned with her interests of clinical management, care continuity, global health, pharmacy education, and practice advancement. In her free time, she enjoys visiting family and friends across the country, trying local restaurants, and cheering on Boilermaker athletics.
Duke University Hospital
Emily Zielinski, Pharm.D. | Email: emily.zielinski@eskenazihealth.edu Emily Zielinski was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. She then moved to Indianapolis, Indiana to attend Butler University where she completed her PharmD. While at Butler, Emily served as the Vice President of Policy for APhA-ASP and as a Medication Consultant for Butler University’s Community Outreach Pharmacy that serves historically marginalized patients. Through these experiences, a passion for bridging the gaps of health disparities and ensuring medication access was ignited. Currently, Emily is a PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) resident at Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis. For her longitudinal master’s research project, she has implemented pharmacist-driven contraception prescribing in pharmacies embedded in FQHCs throughout Indianapolis and will assess patient reach / impact as it relates to health disparities. When Emily is not at the hospital, she enjoys spending time with her friends, reading books, and spending time outside.
Eskenaki Health
Ameilia Barber, Pharm.D. | Email: agbarber@mgh.harvard.edu
Massachuetts General Hospital
Dr. Amelia Barber is from Peoria, IL. She graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy from Butler University and is currently pursuing her Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences with specialization in Health System Pharmacy Administration through the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Her practice interests include formulary management, medication use policy, and pharmacy operations. She enjoys exploring Boston, reading, and spending time with family and friends. Dr. Barber plans to pursue a career in pharmacy administration at an academic medical center following completion of her PGY-2 residency year.
Courtney Stetson completed her Doctor of Pharmacy and MBA degrees in May 2023 at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. Following graduation, she relocated to Wilmington, North Carolina, to begin her residency at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, where she currently serves as the PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership resident. Courtney is also actively pursuing a Master of Science degree at University of North Carolina to further deepen her expertise in healthcare systems.
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Courtney Stetson, Pharm.D. | Email: courtney.stetson@novanthealth.org
Stephanie Mora earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in May 2023 from the University of Kentucky. Prior to beginning her pharmacy career, Stephanie spent 7 years teaching music within rural programs throughout Kentucky, her home state. The health disparities observed amongst those communities inspired her to return to school, become a pharmacist, and seek to improve health outcomes and access within rural communities. Currently, Stephanie serves as the PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident with Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center and is completing a Masters in Science to prepare her for those goals.
Novant Health
Stephanie Mora, Pharm.D. | Email: smora@novanthealth.org
Isabella (Bella) McCrory is currently a PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership resident at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition to her residency, she holds roles as Co-Chief Pharmacy Resident and Resident Liaison of the Pharmacy Practice Council. Bella earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Toledo in Ohio. Her professional interests include pharmacy operations, medication safety, academia, and formulary management. Outside of her pharmacy career, Bella enjoys reading and discovering new coffee shops and restaurants with friends and family. She is excited to complete her residency program in collaboration with the UNC MS program. Bella’s thesis focuses on the implementation of remote order verification at a major academic medical center.
University Hospitals of Clevland
Isabella McCrory, Pharm.D. | Email: isabella.mccrory@uhhospitals.org
Caroline Alexander comes to us from Carmel, IN. Caroline attended Purdue University College of Pharmacy and is currently completing a PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership plus Master residency program at the UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Caroline’s professional interests include pediatric clinical management, population health and health equity, medication safety, and academia. Her personal interests include painting, going on walks, trying new restaurants in the Triangle, enjoying time with friends and family, and playing with her new puppy, Peanut!
UNC Medical Center
Caroline Alexander, Pharm.D. | Email: caroline.alexander@unchealth.unc.edu
Kalynn Hosea, originally from Chino Hills, California, earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from North Carolina A&T State University and her Master of Public Health (MPH) from East Carolina University. She then pursued her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, where she held leadership roles in the College of Psychiatric & Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) and the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA). Currently, she is a PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) resident at UNC Medical Center and an active member of the Vizient Pharmacy Programming, Innovation, & Engagement (PIE) Committee. Her professional interests include specialty pharmacy, infusion services, pharmacy supply chain, and clinical management. Her ongoing projects focus on evaluating health disparities in a charitable medication program and optimizing pharmacy operations. In her free time, Kalynn enjoys yoga, traveling, and spending time with loved ones.
Kalynn Hosea, Pharm.D. | Email: kalynnhosea@gmail.com
Shirly Ly is a PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident at the UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Shirly is originally from Miami, Florida. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree and Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Cell Science at the University of Florida. She is currently involved with the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Practice Leaders (SPPL) and Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident Collaborative (PALRC) and as a member of the Vizient Business of Pharmacy Enterprise Committee. Shirly’s professional interests include supply chain management, pharmacy business operations, pharmacy practice advancement, and leadership development. In her free time, Shirly enjoys cooking, music, cycling, checking out new restaurants, and spending time with family and friends.
Shirly Ly, Pharm.D. | Email: shirly.ly@unchealth.unc.edu
Taylor Scroggins, Pharm.D. | Email: taylor.scroggins@unchealth.unc.edu
Taylor Scroggins is a PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident and a student in the MS program for pharmacy administration. Taylor is originally from Austin, TX and then moved to Norman, OK to attend the University of Oklahoma for undergraduate. After attending Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy in Dallas, TX, she matched at UNC Medical Center for residency and made the big move from Texas to North Carolina, and has loved it so far. She is interested in working in clinical management when she graduates from residency and is excited to continue to grow as a pharmacy leader!
Atrium Health
Alexandria Wingler, Pharm.D. | Email: ajwingle@wakehealth.edu
Alexandria “Alex” Wingler is currently a PGY1 resident at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Alex is originally from East Bend, North Carolina, and went to pharmacy school at Wingate University School of Pharmacy. Outside of pharmacy, she enjoy hiking, traveling, camping, and experimenting with new coffee recipes.
Maria Hill is originally from the Chicagoland area, (about 30 minutes west of the city). Maria completed both her Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. She am currently in the first year of my PGY1/PGY2 combined Hospital System Administration and Leadership Residency at Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Outside of pharmacy, she enjoy playing volleyball, country line dancing, and trying new restaurants around the city. Michelle Jordan is a PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident at Advocate Health in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Michelle is originally from the Northern Chicagoland suburbs. She completed her PharmD at the Chicago College of Pharmacy at Midwestern University and completed her PGY1 Residency and Aurora West Allis Medical Center. Her clinical practice interests include acute care and pediatric/neonatal care, while administrative interests include clinical management and medication safety. Michelle’s personal interests include baking, reading, gardening, and spending time with her family. Sean La Bodda, a Milwaukee native, earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from The Medical College of Wisconsin’s accelerated program. He showcased his natural passion for leadership by advancing SOP involvement in LGBT People in Medicine, school governance, and community clinics, earning the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion award. He continued to serve as Resident Liaison during his PGY1 at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, while pursuing a teaching certificate from Concordia University. He continues his servant leadership role as he continues in his PGY2 HSPAL year with excitement for informatics, hoping to use creative outlooks for leveraging technologies in healthcare. Dr. Megan Sinnen is a dedicated PharmD professional with a strong background in clinical pharmacy and a commitment to ongoing professional development. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and completed her PharmD at Concordia University Wisconsin. Dr. Sinnen furthered her expertise through a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc., after which she achieved Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy. With six years of valuable experience as a clinical pharmacist within the Advocate Health system, Dr. Sinnen transitioned into a PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency at Advocate Health in the Midwest Region. Her current practice interests encompass inpatient operations, leadership development, medication safety, and fostering interprofessional collaborative practices. Outside of her professional endeavors, Dr. Sinnen enjoys quality time with her family, pursuing sailing adventures, and exploring diverse travel destinations. Victoria Stang is a PGY1/2 Health Systems Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) resident at Aurora Health Care Metro Inc in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She earned her PharmD and MHA from Rosalind Franklin University, where she developed a keen interest in pharmacy operations and medication safety. Outside of her professional commitments, Victoria enjoys spending time with her pets and creating new gluten-free recipes to enjoy.
Aurora Health
Maria Hill, Pharm.D. | Email: maria.hill3@aah.org
Michelle Jordan, Pharm.D., BCPS | Email: michelle.jordan@aah.org
Sean La Bodda, Pharm.D. | Email: sean.labodda@aah.org
Megan Sinnen, Pharm.D., BCPS | Email: megan.sinnen@aah.org
Victoria Stang, Pharm.D. | Email: victoria.stang@aah.org
Jonathan Martinez Gines was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where he completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Puerto Rico. Driven by a deep fascination with the intersection of science and healthcare, he pursued a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. His passion for integrating clinical expertise with administrative leadership has led him to his current role in the PGY1/2 Corporate Pharmacy Administration and Leadership program at Baptist Health South Florida in Miami. Through this program, he is dedicated to advancing healthcare delivery and optimizing patient outcomes within a dynamic and collaborative environment.
Baptist Health South Florida
Jonathan Martinez Gines, Pharm.D. | Email: Jonathan.MartinezGines@baptisthealth.net
Noshin Mahmud is from NYC and is currently a PGY1 Health-system administration and leadership resident at Baycare. Noshin received her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Temple university in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to attending pharmacy school, she went to University at Buffalo and received her Bachelors in psychology. Noshin’s professional interests include pharmacy operations and 340B. Noshin is excited to get more experience in administration as she progress through her residency which will expand her interests. Outside of pharmacy, she enjoy traveling and working out.
Baycare Health System
Noshin Mahmud, Pharm.D. | Email: noshin.mahmud@baycare.org
Dayana Pimentel is born and raised in Atlanta Georgia. Graduated from University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and recognized as one of the most outstanding students in her class. Dayana was recognized the Assistant Surgeon General, Kelly Battese PharmD MBA, as one of the top 10 recipients for the United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award. Dayana’s interest includes public health, diversity equity and inclusion, access to health, and transitions of care. Outside the realm of pharmacy and healthcare, Dayana enjoys running 5Ks, reading, trips, and concerts.
Boston Medical Center
Dayana Pimentel-Dominquez Pharm.D. | Email: dayana.pimentel-dominguez@bmc.org
Nataliya Shamanska received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Eshelman School of Pharmacy at Chapel Hill and is completing her residency training as an HSPAL resident at Duke University Hospital. Her administrative interests include clinical management, informatics, finance and budgeting. After graduating from the residency and the Master’s program, Dr. Shamanska wishes to attain a pharmacy leadership position that will allow her to contribute to the development of innovative strategies in pharmacy practice and advance the field through both clinical excellence and strategic oversight.
Duke University Hospital
Nataliya Shamanska, Pharm.D. | Email: nos4@duke.edu
Keyana Joseph was born and raised in the sunny city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is currently a PGY1 HSPAL resident at Eskenazi Hospital located in Indianapolis, Indiana. She completed her undergraduate and graduate PharmD degree at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University. While developing her love for pharmacy, the most challenging part was deciding what branch of pharmacy she wanted to work in. Keyana is excited to be completing the master’s program at the University of North Carolina due to her new profound drive for management in the realm of pharmacy.
Eskenazi Health
Keyana Joseph, Pharm.D. | Email: keyana1.joseph@famu.edu
Dr. Allison Bicker is from Troy, Missouri. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy at Northeastern University School of Pharmacy in Boston and is completing her Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in Health-System Pharmacy Administration through the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Her practice interests include medication safety, pharmacy operations, and outpatient infusion services. She enjoys watching movies, taking long walks around Boston, and playing tennis. Dr. Bicker will be continuing as a PGY-2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership resident after the completion of the residency year.
Massachuetts General Hospital
Allison Bicker, Pharm.D. | Email: abicker@mgh.harvard.edu
Farwa Syed is a current PGY-1 Health System Administration and Leadership resident at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. Dr. Syed was born in Pakistan and grew up in Florida, she completed her undergraduate studies at University of Florida followed by her Doctor of Pharmacy at University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy. Her clinical practice interests include inpatient pharmacy operations and leadership development. In her spare time, she can be found walking nature trails, creating vision boards, and reading. Dr. Syed would like to sincerely thank her family, friends, and mentors for their support and encouragement.
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Farwa Syed Pharm.D. | Email: fsyed@novanthealth.org
Sam Sockwell was born and raised in North Carolina, he went to UNC Chapel Hill for his undergraduate degree (BA Philosophy) and High Point University for his Pharm.D. In pharmacy school, he most enjoyed being a tutor, sitting on the pharmacy administration’s Curriculum Planning Committee, and conducting research on both solid lipid nanoparticles and thermoreversible sol-gels. Currently, Sam is a PGY1 HSPAL Resident at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He enjoys all areas of administration, and is interested in psychiatric and geriatric pharmacy as well. Having already met so many amazing people through his residency, he is excited to see what the next 2 years in UNC’s MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences will bring.
Novant Health
Sam Sockwell Pharm.D. | Email: slsockwell@gmail.com
Amira Mustafa, originally from Raleigh, NC, is a PGY1 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident at UNC Health Rex in North Carolina. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from the University of North Carolina. Amira’s administrative interests include population health, medication safety, and practice advancement. Outside of pharmacy, you can find her cooking, reading, and planning trips. She is looking forward to being the first to complete the UNC Health Rex Pharmacy Administration Program and forming new connections within the UNC MS program.
UNC Rex
Amira Mustafa Pharm.D. | Email: Amira.Mustafa@unchealth.unc.edu
Audrey Harrington is currently a MS HSPAL Resident at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. She completed my undergraduate and graduate education through Chapman University’s 2+3 Accelerated Pre-Pharmacy Experience Program (APEx) in California. Audrey’s current interests include medication safety, pediatrics, oncology, and emergency medicine. A fun fact about Audrey is that she’s lived in 5 different states (OH, MI, MD, CA, and MS), and in her free time she like to rock climb!
University Hospitals Cleveland
Audrey Harrington Pharm.D. | Email: audrey.harrington@uhhospitals.org
Addison Dumes Pharm.D. | Email: addison.dumes@uky.edu Addison Dumes is currently a PGY1 Specialty Pharmacy Administration and Leadership resident at the University of Kentucky HealthCare. Originally from Paducah, Kentucky, she moved to Lexington to complete both her Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Public Administration degrees at the University of Kentucky. Addison’s areas of interest in pharmacy include specialty pharmacy operations, accreditation, and specialty leadership. In her free time, Addison enjoys attending UK football and basketball games, going to Keeneland, and spending time with friends and family. Madelyn Fischer is originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin and completed her PharmD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madelyn is currently a PGY1 HSPAL resident at the University of Kentucky. Professionally, she is interested in medication safety and pharmacy practice leadership. In her free time, she enjoy reading, trying new restaurants and cocktail lounges, and playing board games! James Isaacs Pharm.D. | Email: jt.isaacs@outlook.com James Isaacs is a PGY1 resident in the Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership program at UK HealthCare. His current professional interests include finance, informatics, and supply chain management. Within the MS program, his goals are to establish an academic foundation in pharmacy leadership and to refine his skillset as a leader within a health-system. When James has time to spare, he enjoys hiking along the numerous trails in Appalachia and rock climbing.
University of Kentucky
Madelyn Fischer Pharm.D. | Email: madelyn.fischer@uky.edu
Kimberly Germinal, PharmD, is originally from West Palm Beach, FL. She previously lived in Gainesville, FL to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences before continuing her education at the College of Pharmacy where she recently graduated with her PharmD. She is currently a PGY1 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership resident at the University of North Carolina Medical Center, where she is simultaneously pursuing a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in health-system pharmacy administration. On her free time is enjoys dancing, making skin care products from scratch, and playing with her puppy.
UNC Medical Center
Kim Germinal Pharm.D. | Email: Kimberly.germinal@unchealth.unc.edu
Robert Gresham III, known by most people as “Trey” was born and raised in Raleigh, NC. Trey earned his Bachelor of Science from Hampton University and his PharmD from The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Currently, Trey is one of four Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residents at The UNC Medical Center. His interests lie in pharmacy administration, particularly from a managed care perspective, with a focus on Health System PBM Management and Supply Chain and Financial Services Management. He is currently involved in two ongoing research projects. Trey’s Thesis Substitute project aims to implement and evaluate UNC Triangle West ambulatory care pharmacists using a Novel Health Equity Scorecard. Trey’s Capstone Project focuses on automating pharmacy financial reporting across the UNC Health System. Additionally, he is actively engaged in two professional organizations: the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacists (AMCP) – Carolinas Affiliate Chapter and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
Trey Gresham Pharm.D. | Email: robert.gresham@unchealth.unc.edu
Luke Haas is a PGY1 HSPAL resident at the University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC. He completed his PharmD and MBA dual degree at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. Luke has an interest in supply chain management as well as pharmacy operations. His thesis substitute is titled Cell and Gene Therapy Readiness and Onboarding Optimization while his capstone assignment is Lean Warehouse Design and Workflow Optimization at the Shared Services Center.
Lucas Haas Pharm.D. | Email: lucas.haas@unchealth.unc.edu
Hope Schier Pharm.D. | Email: hope.schier@unchealth.unc.edu
Hope Schier is a PGY1 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership resident at UNC Medical Center. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, WI where she also completed her undergraduate coursework. Hope currently serves on the ASHP Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident Collaborative (PALRC) Advocacy and Practice Workgroup. Her professional interests include clinical management, specialty and ambulatory care pharmacy, medication safety, and process improvement. In her free time, Hope enjoys traveling, exploring the outdoors, and spending time with friends and family.