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Virginia Hospital Center

This PGY1 Pharmacy Residency is conducted by Virginia Hospital Center (VHC) in Arlington, Virginia in partnership with the Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy at Shenandoah University in Winchester and Fairfax, Virginia. Rotations are completed at Virginia Hospital Center, an independent 394-bed not-for-profit, teaching facility. 

The purpose of the program is to build on the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and contributes 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.  The focus of this residency is to enhance skills in pharmacy leadership, pharmaceutical care, patient education, medication therapy monitoring, establishing therapeutic goals and communication with other healthcare providers. Our affiliation with Shenandoah University enables the residents to participate in a teaching and learning curriculum certificate program and gain experience in lecturing, small group facilitation, as well as precepting pharmacy students.

Required Learning Experiences

 

  •  Internal Medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Critical Care
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Oncology
  • NICU

Elective Learning Experiences

 

  • Critical Care II
  • Emergency Medicine II
  • NICU II
  • Oncology II
  • Leadership and Management
  • Other elective learning experiences may be created based on availability and resident interest

Longitudinal Learning Experiences

 

  • Staffing
  • Pharmacy Research
  • Teaching and Learning Curriculum Program

Current Residents

PGY1 Resident at VA Hospital Center

Dr. Emily Fowles completed a Shenandoah University Dual Degree PharmD and Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine Masters Graduate in 2024.
She is currently a PGY1 Resident at Virginia Hospital Center. Her professional interests include Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Oncology and Psychiatry. She is also invested in teaching and very excited about being a preceptor in the future.

 

PGY1 Resident at Virginia Hospital Center Dr. Janna Shakir earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Shenandoah University, where she also completed an MBA and a master’s in Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine. Currently, she is a PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at Virginia Hospital Center. Dr. Shakir is passionate about exploring innovative approaches to enhance patient care and gaining experiences in different aspects of Pharmacy.

 

 

Residency Program Director:

Kat Bress, PharmD, BCEMP
Virginia Hospital Center-Pharmacy Department
1701 N. George Mason Drive Arlington, VA 22205
kbress@vhchealth.org
 

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