
Postgraduate Year One (PGY1)
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency Program strives to help new clinical pharmacists develop their patient care practice. The 12-month program will develop clinical pharmacists who display professional competence and the ability to self-evaluate and grow as a practitioner. It builds on the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education to expand training and experience. The program will help prepare those eligible for board certification and postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.
Phase I Application Due Date: January 4, 2026
Use Code: 38904
Program Length: 52 weeks
Start date: July 1, 2026
Number of positions: 1
Program Details
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.
This residency agrees that no person at this residency will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant.
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
Requirements
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
Program Contact
Ryan Titus, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacist Educator | PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
736 North Battlefield Blvd.
Chesapeake, VA 23320
(757) 312-6112
Ryan.Titus@ChesapeakeRegional.com
Preceptors
Corey L. Bradley, PharmD | Clinical Pharmacist
Education and Training:
• Undergraduate: Bowie State University
• Pharmacy School: Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Learning experience: Internal medicine 1
Sharon Dilaura RPh | Clinical Pharmacist
Education and Training:
• Undergraduate: Mary Washington College, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
• Pharmacy School: VCU Medical College of Virginia
Learning experience: Sterile Compounding-Parenteral Nutrition
Deshawnda Gilliam, PharmD, MBA | Pharmacy Operations Manager
Education and Training:
• Undergraduate: Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Grantham University
• Pharmacy School: University of the Pacific
Learning experience: Pharmacy Staffing
David Hobbs, PharmD | Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Education and Training:
• Undergraduate: Anderson University
• Pharmacy School: University of Tennessee
Learning experience: Transitions of Care
Philip Jan, PharmD, MBA, BCPS | Clinical Pharmacist
Education and Training:
• Undergraduate: Rutgers University School of Engineering
• Graduate: Rutgers Business School
• Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
Learning experience: Pharmacy staffing
Mary S Lauer, RPh | Clinical Pharmacist
Education and Training:
• Undergraduate: College of William and Mary
• Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Learning experience: Sterile Compounding – Parenteral nutrition
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: Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
• PGY2: University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
Learning experiences: Transitions of Care, Pharmacy Informatics, Administration 1 & 2
Katherine Martin, PharmD | Clinical Pharmacist
Education and Training:
• Undergraduate: Augusta University
• Pharmacy School: University of Georgia
Learning experience: Sterile Compounding-Parenteral Nutrition
Darren McGlaughlin, PharmD | Clinical Pharmacist
Education and Training:
• Pharmacy School: University of Pittsburgh
• PGY1: West Virginia University – Jefferson Medical Center
Learning experience: Internal Medicine II
Andrew Rowe, PharmD | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Emergency Medicine
Education and Training:
• Undergraduate: James Madison University
• Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
• PGY1: The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Learning experience: Emergency Medicine
Ted Sindlinger, PharmD| Pharmacy Regulatory Officer
Education and Training:
• Undergraduate: Duquesne University
• Pharmacy school: Duquesne University Mylan School of Pharmacy
• PGY1: Martha Jefferson Hospital
Learning Experiences: Internal medicine 1, Critical Care 1 & II (Neurocritical Care)
Tyler Thompson, PharmD | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Critical Care
Education and Training:
• Undergraduate: Elizabeth City State University
• Pharmacy School: Campbell University
Learning Experiences: Critical Care 1 & II (Neurocritical Care)
Ryan Titus, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP | Clinical Pharmacist Educator | Residency Program Director
Education and Training:
• Pharmacy School: Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Learning experiences: Orientation, Professional Communication, Medication Use Evaluation and Research
Neal Vasist, PharmD, MPH, BCPS | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Infectious Disease
Education and Training:
• Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
• Pharmacy School: University of Maryland
Learning experiences: Antimicrobial Stewardship I & II
Residents
Jennifer Jacobson, PharmD (Class of 2025-2026)
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)
Program Information Session
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!