Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Combined PGY1 and PGY2 | Department of Pharmacy Services | UC Davis Health

PGY2 Residency Program Director

Chad Hatfield, PharmD, MHA, BCPS
VP/Chief Pharmacy Officer
Associate Dean, UCSF School of Pharmacy

PGY1 Program Director:

Sarah Cummins, PharmD, BCEMP
Senior Pharmacist, Opioid Stewardship
sacummins@health.ucdavis.edu

Residency Program Coordinators

David Dakwa, PharmD, MBA, BCSCP, BCPS
Assistant Chief Pharmacy Officer, Acute Care Operations
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF School of Pharmacy
dsdakwa@health.ucdavis.edu

Alfred Awuah, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Medication Safety Officer
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF School of Pharmacy
aawuah@health.ucdavis.edu

2025-2026 HSPAL PGY1 Residents

• Gerald Loyola, PharmD, MBAc – ggloyola@health.ucdavis.edu
• Alina Luk, PharmD, MBAc – amluk@health.ucdavis.edu
• William Xu, PharmD, MBAc – wilxu@health.ucdavis.edu
• Magdiel Rivera, PharmD, MBAc – maarivera@health.ucdavis.edu

2025-2026 HSPAL PGY2 Residents:

• Coretta Dishmon, PharmD, MBAc – ctdishmon@health.ucdavis.edu
• Fady Bekheet, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, MBAc – fnbekheet@health.ucdavis.edu
• Lexxie Hutson, PharmD, MBAc – avhutson@health.ucdavis.edu

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Program Overview

Our residency program is geared toward learners who are interested in becoming pharmacy leaders inside and outside of a health system. Fundamental to this training, we believe it is important to have a balance between clinical and administrative experiences. Our program is designed to prepare residents to become effective and successful pharmacy leaders with a strong clinical foundation. We do this by providing a breadth of clinical and administrative experiences with leaders in pharmacy administration and passionate clinicians focused on research, patient care optimization, and quality improvement. Upon completion of the program, residents will be prepared to accept leadership positions in settings throughout any health-system enterprise. Our goal in training you is to provide you with a translatable skill set so that it will set you up for success no matter where your professional career takes you. Residents will earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from UC Davis Graduate School of Management. Coursework will be completed during the 2-year residency. Completion of the MBA program will align with the end of the second-year residency program. Graduate student tuition is included as a part of your residency program.

UC Davis Health and Pharmacy Services

UC Davis Health is a nationally recognized academic medical center offering primary care for all ages, specialty care in over 150 fields, and the latest treatment options and expertise for the most complex health conditions. Some highlights include:

• Rated Sacramento’s top hospital
• Nationally ranked in multiple specialties
• Home of a nationally ranked Children’s Hospital
• Magnet Recognized
• Receiving top honors for nursing excellence
• HIMSS level 7 recognition for advanced technology that improves care
• Region’s only Level I trauma center for both adults and pediatrics
• Regional burn center
• NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center
• Comprehensive stroke center
• URAC Accredited Specialty Pharmacy
• System Shared Service Support
• System Home Infusion

Program Structure

The PGY1/PGY2 Combined HSPAL Residency is a full-time, two-year commitment, beginning mid-June and ending 24 months later. A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 is required for consideration. Clearance to start work by UC Davis Health must be completed prior to start date.

Residency Learning Experiences—Year 1

Required & Elective
See the PGY1 Pharmacy (92900) Program Structure & Completion Requirements

Residency Learning Experiences—Year 2

See the PGY1/PGY2 PharmacyHSPAL Pharmacy Residency with masters Program Structure & Completion Requirements in the Pharmacy residency manual.

Resident Chair Assignments:
Pharmacy residents will participate in a resident chair assignment for the year that is chosen in July. Assignment examples include service as Chair or co-Chair for: Pharmacy Week, Interview, Recruitment, and Orientation. There is an additional opportunity to be selected as Chief Resident-Elect in the PGY1 year which then transitions to Chief Resident in the PGY2 year.

UC Davis Health HSPAL Pharmacy Resident's Role in Teaching:
UC Davis Health offers many opportunities for both clinical and didactic teaching. The resident will be responsible for assisting preceptors with clerkship teaching for University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) pharmacy students and UC Davis Health PGY1 pharmacy residents. The resident will assume the primary preceptor role for UCSF pharmacy students for at least one rotation, will have frequent interactions with students (and PGY 1 residents as a PGY2) and be encouraged to do more if deemed appropriate by preceptors. The HSPAL resident will be required to prepare an ACPE accredited pharmacy grand rounds presentation. In addition, other educational opportunities may arise which the resident may participate in based on their availability.

Residency Research Projects:
All UC Davis Health PGY1/PGY2 residents are required to complete a research project, MUE/QI project and submit a manuscript for publication during their residency. The research project is 18 months in length and starts in August of the PGY1 year and concludes by the end of your PGY2 year. In preparation for conducting their research project, the resident will complete UC Davis Health IRB-required training and certification. The resident will prepare a project proposal, which will be reviewed and approved by the Pharmacy Research Oversite Council (PROC). Before starting the research project, the resident will also submit a proposal to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and obtain IRB approval. Upon completion of the project, the resident will be required to summarize their research project in a manuscript as well as a poster presentation (as noted above). The resident will present their initial research study design starting with Vizient in the fall of the PGY1 year and then present results at Vizient in the fall and at the UC Pharmacy Conference in May of the PGY2 year. The resident will have access to a statistician to assist with design and interpretation of data. With regards to the MUE/QI project, this will be completed in coordination with our administrative team and presented at the UC Pharmacy Conference in May of the PGY1 year.

Committee Assignments:
The HSPAL PGY1/PGY2 resident will participate in various committee activities, as assigned by the Program Director. Assignments will be determined based on current department initiatives. The purpose of the residents' committee involvement is to ensure the resident gains exposure to the leadership pharmacist's role in activities related to quality-improvement, medication safety, safe handling of hazardous drugs, guideline development and assessment/implementation of technology and automation within the institution and pharmacy department.

Professional Development:
The HSPAL resident is encouraged to maintain an active role in pharmacy and other professional organizations. The resident will also participate in the University of California Pharmacy Collaboratives, when able. The resident will be allowed a minimum of 4 days of professional leave time per year to facilitate participation in professional development activities. Residents will be required to attend ASHP Leadership Conference and ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. There are also opportunities for the PGY2 resident to attend Vizient meetings as programs come available.

Pharmacy Department Service (both PGY1 and PGY2 years):
The HSPAL resident is expected to provide ~400 hours of pharmacy department service each year. This expectation will be met primarily by providing clinical and/or operations pharmacist coverage every third weekend (17 weekends) plus one major holiday (Thanksgiving/day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, or New Year’s Eve/New Year's Day). An attending pharmacist will always be available on site or on-call to advise and support the resident as needed.

In addition, the resident will be responsible for participating in the evening service based clinical and operational coverage assignment. Services provided can include transitions of care, pharmacokinetic monitoring, restricted medication consultations, code attendance, and order verification.

The PGY2 HSPAL resident has the opportunity to participate in the departmental Pharmacy administrator-on-call program based on service line management area.

Required Competencies:
Residents function as licensed pharmacists in patient care activities. As such, minimum knowledge in a variety of areas must be assured. Within one month of starting the Residency, the resident must complete competencies required of all clinical pharmacists.

Resident Portfolio:
HSPAL residents will be required to maintain a file on the institutional shared drive under throughout the residency year. This file will serve as the comprehensive resident portfolio, documenting completion of all residency and rotation requirements. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: all presentations given during residency (lectures, in-services, competencies), all documents prepared, Duty Hours, Vacation Hours Worksheet; copy of pharmacy school diploma and PGY1 Residency Certificate. Many of these items will also be stored in PharmAcademic.

Resident Personnel Policies:
The following policies are located in the residency manual:

• Candidate Minimum Qualifications & Pre-employment requirements
• Early Commitment Policy
• Licensure
• Duty-hours & Moonlighting
• Professional, planned/unplanned, and extended leave
• Disciplinary & Corrective Action

Pharmacy Residency training programs at UC Davis Health are conducted under the licensed entity within UC Davis Health which is UC Davis Medical Center.