PGY1 Cone Health - Alamance Regional Medical Center
Program Director
Sheema Hallaji, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
Program Coordinator
Kishan Patel, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
Message from the Director![]()
We are delighted that you are interested in the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at Cone Health Alamance Regional Medical Center (ARMC). Our ASHP accredited postgraduate program offers an exceptional residency experience that gives residents the opportunity to further strengthen their knowledge and skills in providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients. The program is designed to develop leadership skills, clinical expertise, communication, and project management skills under the mentorship of dedicated preceptors.
Residency training at ARMC includes unique, well-rounded practice experiences in inpatient acute care and at affiliated ambulatory care sites throughout our community. Residents in this program will be integrated into our interdisciplinary patient care teams, engage in teaching and precepting experiences, and conduct IRB-approved research with the goal to improve pharmaceutical care within our institution.
Our preceptors are committed to developing strong foundations of lifelong learning and teaching in our residents. We pride ourselves on providing a supportive environment and the tools necessary for residents to achieve their professional long-term goals. The community atmosphere and focus on collaboration, teamwork, and optimizing patient care throughout our hospital creates the ideal learning environment for residents.
We hope you will continue to explore the PGY1 Residency Program at ARMC.
Sheema Hallaji, PharmD, BCPS
Residency Program Director
Alamance Regional Medical Center
Program Purpose
PGY1 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.
Education Competency Areas
- Patient Care
- Advancing Practice and Improving Patient Care
- Leadership and Management
- Teaching, Education, and Dissemination of Knowledge
Program Overview and Rotations
Program Overview
The Alamance Regional Medical Center PGY1 residency program is designed to develop community-based pharmacist leaders with the ability to provide patient-centered pharmaceutical care as an integral member of the health care team. The program provides residents with opportunities to improve medication therapy and work collaboratively with health care providers in the acute inpatient and various ambulatory care settings.
Residents are required to complete a research project, participate in medication use evaluations, and present an ACPE-accredited CE program to healthcare professionals in our hospital system. Residents will gain precepting experience by co-precepting students from the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy and High Point University Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy.
Residents staff every other weekend during the orientation period and then transition to every third weekend and one weekday evening shift. Residents are expected to cover one winter holiday (Christmas or Thanksgiving) and one minor holiday shift (Memorial Day or Labor Day) during their residency year.
Upon completion of the program, residents will have the skills necessary to practice as independent and confident clinicians in multiple patient care settings. As a member of the Cone Health System, our PGY1 residents are able to enter the early commitment process for PGY2 Resident positions within Cone Health.
Required Rotations:
- Cardiology
- Critical Care
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
- Heart Failure Clinic
- Emergency Medicine
Elective Experiences:
- Pharmacy Administration
- Advanced Internal Medicine
- Hematology/Oncology
- Nephrology
- Pain and Palliative Care
- Population Health
Longitudinal Rotations/Experiences:
- Project Management/Research Management
- Practice Management
- Medication Use Evaluation
- Teaching and Learning Certificate
- Teaching and Precepting
- Evidence Based Medicine
- Committee Involvement
- Community Outreach
- Staffing (One evening shift a week and every 3rd weekend)
Preceptors
- Alex Chappell, PharmD, BCPS
- Caroline Childs, PharmD, BCPS
- Rodney Grubbs, PharmD, BCPS
- Sheema Hallaji, PharmD, BCPS
- Lisa Kluttz, PharmD, BCPS
- Alyson Leonard, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, CPP
- Walid Nazari, PharmD
- Kishan Patel, PharmD, BCPS
- Raquel Rodriguez-Guzman, MSc, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
- Amy Thompson, PharmD, MBA, MS, BCPS
- Dustin Zeigler, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS
Current Residents
Application
Application Deadline is January 3rd, 2025
Number of positions available: 2
All Cone Health pharmacy residencies participate in the National Matching Service (NMS) match program. Applicants should register and apply through the central residency application, ASHP’s PhORCAS.
Please visit the PGY1 Acute Care: Alamance Regional Medical Center – Cone Health ASHP residency listing, found here.
When applying through PhORCAS, prospective residents should complete the following:
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- Provide a current curriculum vitae and letter of intent.
- Request an official transcript of your grades to be forwarded directly to the PhORCAS Transcripts Department.
- Ask three references who are familiar with your professional and academic background to complete reference documents in PhORCAS. We prefer that you ask clinical faculty members and/or employers to provide your references.
- Complete a Cone Health supplemental application and upload it with your PhORCAS application.
Residency Recruitment Information
2024-2025 Recruitment Season
2024 SNPhA x ACCP Residency and Fellowship Showcase
- Connect with us at the SNPhA x ACCP Residency and Fellowship Showcase on November 12th from 6:00- 7:00 PM EST
- Event Registration Link
2024 NCAP Residency Showcase
- Connect with us at the NCAP Student Pharmacist Residency Showcase on November 2nd from 10:30- 1:00 pm at Novant Forsyth Conference Center in Winston-Salem, NC
- Event Registration Link
ASHP Midyear Showcase
ARMC will be conducting virtual interviews for the 2024-2025 recruitment season.
