The HCA HealthTrust Far West Division Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) PGY-2 pharmacy residency program builds on PGY-1 residency education & experiences in patient-centered care. The Far West Division PGY-2 HSPAL program emphasizes the development of leadership and management abilities by investing in the growth and learning of future pharmacy leaders. As a member of the division pharmacy leadership team, the resident will receive wide-ranging training in fundamental pharmacy leadership & administrative areas. The goal of this program is for each resident to be skilled leaders & proficient in pharmacy administrative functions making them well qualified for a variety of clinical or operational leadership positions upon graduation.
Core Rotations
- Training and Orientation
- Supply Expense/Financial Management (Division/Facility)
- Clinical Pharmacy Program Management (Division/Facility)
- Pharmacy Operations Management (Division/Facility)
- Purchasing/Distribution Management (Division/Facility)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Management
- Medication Safety (facility)
Elective Rotations
- Transitions of Care
- Informatics
- Warehouse Management
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Management (corporate)
- Medication Safety (corporate)
Longitudinal Experiences
- Resident Research Project
- Regulatory Compliance
- Personal Growth and Development
- Division formulary/orderset management
Primary Preceptors
- Bruce Thielke, PharmD – Division Director of Pharmacy Operations
- Katie Gillson, PharmD, BCSCP - Division Vice President, Pharmacy Services
- Mariah M. Jordan, CPhT - Division Pharmacy Inventory & Automation Specialist
- Rhandel Coloma, CPhT - Division Pharmacy Analyst
- Jill Cowper, PharmD, BCIDP – Division Infectious Diseases Pharmacist
- Daniel Liou, Pharm.D, BCPS – Clinical Manager, Los Robles
- Alison Nelson, PharmD, BCPS – Clinical Manager, Sunrise Hospital
- Joseph McCoy, PharmD, BCCP – Division Director of Clinical Pharmacy
- Carley Warren, PharmD, BCPS, CPPS - Manager, Medication Safety (corporate)
- Praharsh Shah, PharmD, BCPS, MHA – Director of Pharmacy, Riverside Hospital
- Monthira (Meme) Lukes, PharmD, BCPS – Medication Safety Pharmacist, Riverside Hospital
- Stephen Chromi, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP – Director of Pharmacy, MountainView Hospital
- Chenette Burks, PharmD, BCPS - Director of Medication Management (Corporate)
Additional program benefits
- Paid housing & stipend for experiential rotation in California
- Paid travel and registration for ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
- Teaching certificate program offered
Qualification and application process
Applications should be submitted via email to Joseph McCoy by the deadline of January 13, 2023
Prospective residents are required to submit:
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- Letter of intent
- Three letters of recommendation
Residency candidate requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship/permanent resident status
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy
- Completion of PGY-1 accredited pharmacy residency program
- Applicants are accepted through the ASHP Matching Program and PhORCAS only
- Acquire Nevada pharmacist licensure within 90 days of residency start
Program leadership
Joseph McCoy, PharmD, BCCCP
Division Director of Clinical Pharmacy
PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership Residency Director
- Education: Mercer University
- Training: PGY -1 Pharmacy Residency at St. Joseph’s Candler Health System. PGY -2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at St. Joseph’s Candler Health System
- Email Joseph