Pharmacy Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Residency

• Equipped with a state-of-the-art sterile processing area, a hazardous drug storage room, medication carousel, MEPS Real-Time Inc® RFID technology for critical inventory, and an outpatient infusion suite. The hospital utilizes CPOE and Pyxis automation along with bedside barcode medication administration.
• 20 full-time pharmacists, 14 part-time pharmacists; 9 clinical pharmacists
• Provides clinical services in intensive care, infectious diseases, internal medicine, transitions of care, oncology and outpatient infusion, emergency medicine, and pharmacy
• Precept pharmacy students throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
• Patient safety is paramount, with a multi-layered approach to ensure safe medication utilization from order entry through administration.

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Mission Statement

To educate, train, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration of the next generation of pharmacists to provide excellent patient-centered care.

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Purpose Statement

The Doylestown Hospital PGY1 pharmacy residency program builds on the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.

A Message from the Residency Program Director:

It is difficult to truly explain the value that residency can bring to a pharmacist’s career.

If approached with the right attitude and effort, residency training is a fulfilling, educational experience that can help a pharmacist practice at their highest potential.

The individual who fills this position will have the opportunity to experience a high level of clinical learning and hands-on experience, high levels of camaraderie and teamwork, and the chance to develop their skills in a wide range of settings.

At Doylestown Health, we had the exciting opportunity to start our one-year residency training in 2021.

With full backing from our outstanding and supportive community, all of us at Doylestown Health are thrilled to offer this residency. We are excited about the impact residents make at our hospital, and also all that we have to offer to the individual who fills the position.

We invite you to apply for this position and explore the possibilities that a residency can offer you. As you begin to explore this position, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Thank you for your interest in our residency program. We look forward to your application and wish you the best of luck during this next step of your training.

Sincerely,

Lindsay Gladysz, PharmD, BCPS

Christine Roussel, PharmD, BCOP, BCSCP

Director of Pharmacy

Institutional Representative on Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy

Practice interests: Oral and infusion oncology, occupational exposure to hazardous drugs, compounding regulation, opioid stewardship and diversion prevention, medical cannabis

Education:
University of the Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 2006
University of the Sciences, BS in Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2003

Training/Experience:
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, 2003-2011
Oncomed Oncology Pharmacy, 2011-2013
Doylestown Hospital, 2013-present

Ryan Centafont, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacy Clinical Manager

Practice interests: Pharmacy practice management, medication safety, health care quality, transitions of care

Education:
Temple University School of Pharmacy, 2010
Temple University College of Science and Technology, 2006

Training/Experience:
Main Line Health, 2010-2011
Doylestown Health, 2011-present

Kathryn Schwartz, RPh

Pharmacy Operations Manager

Practice Interests: Medication Safety, Pharmacy Technology

Education: BS Pharmacy - Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science

Training/Experience:
ASHP Medication Safety Certificate, 2022
Doylestown Health: 1998 - Present

Lindsay Gladysz, PharmD, BCPS

Residency Program Director, Clinical Pharmacist

Practice interests: Transition of care, pain management and opioid stewardship, opioid use disorder treatment, ambulatory care

Education:
Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson School of Pharmacy
University of Pittsburgh (B.S.)

Training/Experience:
PGY 1 Abington Memorial Hospital, 2013-2014
Doylestown Health, 2014-present

Megan Benincasa, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist, Critical Care

Education: Temple University School of Pharmacy, 2019

Training/Experience:
PGY1 Lawton Indian Hospital, 2019 - 2020
Doylestown Health, 2020 - Present

Barbara A Dubyk, BS Pharm, BCGP

Clinical Consultant Pharmacist

Practice Interests: Ambulatory care, diabetes management, geriatrics, transitions of care

Education: University of the Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy

Training/Experience
Philadelphia Protestant Home, Pharmacy Manager
PharMerica / Millennium Pharmacy, Consultant Pharmacist
Lehigh Valley Health Network, Population Health
Doylestown Health, 2019-present
RxConsult, LLC, owner

Kimberly Grab, RPh

Informatics Pharmacist

Practice interests: Medication safety, EHR training

Education: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science

Training/Experience:
ASHP Pharmacy Informatics Certificate 2018
Doylestown Health, 1991-present

Jeanne Le, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist, Critical Care

Practice Interests: Healthcare quality/outcomes, medication safety, transitions of care

Education: Temple University School of Pharmacy, Temple University College of Science and Technology

Training/Experience:
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, St. Mary Medical Center 2020-2021
Clinical Pharmacist, Internal Medicine, St. Mary Medical Center 2021-2022
Clinical Pharmacist, Critical Care, Doylestown Health, 2022-present 

Elisa Morgan, PharmD, BCIDP

Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist

Practice interests: Infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacokinetics and drug information

Education: South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, 2011

Training/Experience:
Fort Defiance Indian Hospital (Tséhootsooí Medical Center) 2011-2015 (lead pharmacist for antimicrobial stewardship services, tuberculosis clinic, and hepatitis C clinic)
PGY1 Temple University Hospital, 2015-2016
Doylestown Health, 2016-present

Stephanie Skinner, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist, Critical Care

Practice interests: Anticoagulation, nutrition, critical care

Education:  Raabe College of Pharmacy

Training / Experience:
PGY1 Saint Thomas West Hospital, 2008-2009
Walgreen Pharmacy, 2008-2009
Saint Thomas West Hospital, 2009-2015
Doylestown Health, 2016- Present

Andrea Weeks, PharmD, BCIDP

Clinical Pharmacist, Internal Medicine Transitions of Care

Practice interests: Antimicrobial stewardship, transitions of care, geriatrics

Education: University of the Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, Shenandoah University, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy

Training/Experience:
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Walnut Home Infusion 1998-2005
Keystone Mercy Health Plan 2006-2007
Kennedy Health System, Jefferson Health 2007-2013
Paoli Hospital 2013-2020
Doylestown Health, 2020-present

Shih-Hao (Howard) Chu, PharmD

Current Resident

Practice Interests: Ambulatory Care and Academia

Education: Temple University School of Pharmacy Class of 2024; University of Pittsburgh Class of 2018

Michelle Ferreira, PharmD

PharmD Past Resident (2023-2024)

Practice Interests: Ambulatory care, transitions of care and Oncology

Education: University of Colorado SKAGGS School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023, Stockton University 2019

Katy Blankenhorn, PharmD

PharmD Past Resident (2022-2023)

Practice interests: Ambulatory care, transitions of care, academia

Education: Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, 2022

Robin Isaac, PharmD

PharmD Past Resident (2021-2022)

Practice interests: Infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, critical care, and informatics

Education: Temple University School of Pharmacy, 2021; Temple University College of Science and Technology, 2017