Pharmacy Residency Program + -

A PGY1 residency will allow resident to practice patient-oriented care and serve a variety of patients across the care continuum. Those responsible for medication-related patient care will develop professional practice skills including clinical judgement, patient-centered care, safety, problem-solving strategies and leadership. Residents will have the opportunity to work with a highly motivated group of preceptors who will provide a dynamic learning environment to enhance skills.  

Learning Experiences

Required

• Orientation
• Internal Medicine I
• Internal Medicine II
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Critical Care
• Transitions of Care
• Sterile Compounding-Parenteral Nutrition
• Emergency Medicine

Elective (Choice of 2)

•  Pharmacy Informatics
•  Antimicrobial Stewardship II
• Critical Care II (Neurocritical Care)
• Administration II 

Longitudinal 

• Professional Communication
• Pharmacy Staffing
• Medication Use Evaluation and Research
• Administration
• Teaching and Learning Certificate

Candidates must have:

• Graduated from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy
• Applied through PhORCAS
• Virginia Pharmacist License issued no later than last Friday in August 

Application Process

1.    Complete the online application through PhORCAS (http://www.ashp.org/phorcas)
2.    Applicants must provide the following (submitted via PhORCAS):

• Letter of intent
•  Curriculum vitae
•  Pharmacy school transcript
• Three letters of recommendation

3.    Interview required
 

Benefits 

• Competitive Stipend 
• Personal Health Benefits
• Paid Annual Leave 
• Educational Travel Allowance 
• Virginia Commonwealth University Teaching and Learning Certificate 

Yao-Hua Lin, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Director of Pharmacy | PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
736 North Battlefield Blvd. 
Chesapeake, VA 23320
 (757) 312-6168
Yao-Hua.Lin@ChesapeakeRegional.com

Yao Hua Lin, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP | Director of Pharmacy
Education and Training:
•    Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Austin
•    Pharmacy School: University of Houston
•    PGY1: Pharmacy - Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
•    PGY2: HIV Pharmacotherapy - University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
 

Learning experience:  Orientation, Transitions of Care, Pharmacy Informatics, Critical Care, Antimicrobial Stewardship

Clinical interests:  HIV, Palliative Care, Transitions of Care, Pharmacy Informatics

Sean Haynie, PharmD | Clinical Pharmacist

Education and Training:
•    Undergraduate: Rowan University
•    Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
•    PGY1: Pharmacy - Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital

Learning experience:  Internal Medicine l, Internal Medicine ll

Clinical interests:  Oncology, Infections Disease, Anticoagulation Management, Informatics

Philip Jan, PharmD, BCPS | Clinical Pharmacist

Madison Sodikoff, PharmD | Clinical Pharmacist

Ted Sindlinger, PharmD| Pharmacy Regulatory Officer

Andrew Rowe, PharmD | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Emergency Medicine
Education and Training:
•    Undergraduate: James Madison University (major, physics: minor, astronomy and math)
•    Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
•    PGY1: The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital 
Learning experience: Emergency Medicine
Clinical interests: Emergency Medicine, Critical Care

Taylor Bernas, PharmD (Class of 2024-2025)
Brittany Post, PharmD (Class of 2023-2024)
Madison Sodikoff, PharmD (Class of 2022-2023)
Mallory Daniels, PharmD, MS, BCPS (Class of 2021-2022)

Applicants interested in learning more about the Chesapeake Regional Healthcare PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program may request a virtual/in-person information session by reaching out to the program contact above!