PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership
The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) residency program is an accredited 24-month, full-time commitment, which combines traditional PGY1 pharmacy residency requirements with a PGY2 residency in HSPAL. The program enrolls one resident into the 24-month program each year.
Our residency program is designed to develop residents with solid clinical and administrative skills necessary for leaders in health-system pharmacy and various other health care environments. Through directed practical experience, this specialized residency is designed to develop expert skills and competencies in pharmacy practice leadership. This will be accomplished through a diverse offering of clinical, management, research, and teaching experiences. The program emphasizes the dynamic role of the pharmacy leader within a large, metropolitan, multi-campus hospital enterprise.
Residents have the opportunity to combine their residency program experiences with didactic coursework from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health to earn a Master of Health Administration. Residents choosing to integrate professional rotation experiences and projects with coursework will participate in this part-time management program, which is an evening course program geared toward health care professionals. Application to the MHA program is completed after the match.
Unique Opportunities
- Choice to obtain a specialized Master of Health Administration from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
- Hands-on experience as administrator on-call for Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Morgan Stanley Children’s, and Allen Hospitals
- Longitudinal experience in human resources, clinical management, and procurement
- Two-year major project consistent with the strategic goals of the Pharmacy Department and NYP Enterprise at large
- Leadership Pearl presentations to engage management in evidenced-based leadership resources to their respective areas
- Teaching Certificate option with a School of Pharmacy
The program consists of exposure to varying administrative specialties through required and elective rotations. Residents may complete rotations across the various sites, as preceptor availability permits.
PGY2 Required Rotations (5 Weeks)
- Advanced Leadership
- Advanced Operations
- Business/Finance
- Informatics I
- Medical Safety I
- Regulatory I
PGY2 Elective Rotations (5 weeks)
- Data Analytics
- Formulary Management
- Hematology/Oncology Operations
- Informatics II
- Medication Safety II
- Pediatrics Operations
- Policy Management
- Regulatory II
- Specialty Pharmacy
- Sterile Compounding
- Supply Chain
This residency program participates in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Residency Matching Program and is fully accredited.
Compensation and Benefits
Residents earn an annual stipend of $50,000 during PGY1 and $53,000 during PGY2. Paid time off is allotted for vacation/personal time, holidays, interviews, and professional meetings. Additional benefits include travel stipend for professional meetings, comprehensive health insurance, and subsidized housing (pending availability). This residency program participates in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Residency Matching Program and is fully-accredited by ASHP.
To Apply
For more information on the requirements for submitting an application to our program, please visit our To Apply page. Additional application material for the Master of Health Administration can be found at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
OUR TEAM
Enterprise Practice management

Patrice S. Dupart, PharmD, MSHCM, BCPS
Vice President and Apothecary-in-Chief
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: Xavier University College of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training: PGY1: Ochsner Medical Center
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Steven Benkert, PharmD

Kaustubh Bhatt, PharmD, MBA
Clinical Pharmacy Manager - Business and Projects
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: Long Island University Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy
Research/Professional Interests: Financial Reporting, Enterprise budget management, Hercules, Special business projects
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Nhan Cho, PharmD
Regulatory Pharmacy Manager - Controlled Substances and Diversion Prevention
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: Long Island University Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy
Research/Professional Interests: Controlled Substance diversion and prevention
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Ijeoma Ekeocha, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Manager - Specialty Pharmacy Services
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training: PGY1: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Research/Professional Interests: Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care; Increasing Black Representation in Healthcare, Quality Improvement
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Leigh Efird, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Director of Pharmacy - Ambulatory and Care Transitions
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: Virginia Commonwealth University
PGY2 Internal Medicine: Grady Health System
Research/Professional Interests: Ambulatory care, telehealth, and transitions of care
[email protected]

Jorie Frasiolas, PharmD, BCPS
Director of Pharmacy - Regulatory Compliance, Medication Safety, Quality Improvement
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
PGY2 Critical Care: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Research/Professional Interests: Regulatory compliance, medication safety, quality improvement, leadership
[email protected]

Ellen Germain, PharmD, MBA, CPPS
Pharmacy Manager - Medication Safety / Quality
Residency Program Director, PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: Northeastern Univeristy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administraiton and Leadership: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Research/Professional Interests: Leadership development, patient safety and quality, process improvement
[email protected]
Mary Giouroukakis, PharmD, MBA
Clinical Pharmacy Manager - Enterprise Drug Information
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: Long Island University Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: Stony Brook Medicine
PGY2 Drug Information: University of Utah Health
Research/Professional Interests: Enterprise Drug Information services, Pharmacy administration, Formulary management, Medication management, Clinical resource management,
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Lindsay Hovestreydt, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Pharmacy Director- Finance, Strategy, Medication Utilization
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: NewYork-Presybterian Hospital
Research/Professional Interests: Pharmacy administration, business and financial management, clinical resource utilization, enterprise strategy and integration, leadership development
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Eileen Hunt, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Manager - Enterprise Drug Information
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Research/Professional Interests: Enterprise Drug Information services, Pharmacy administration, Formulary management, Medication management, Clinical resource management,
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Cindy Ippoliti, PharmD
Director of Pharmacy- Clinical Pharmacy Services and Oncology Pharmacy Services
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: University of the Sciences - Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY2 Oncology: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research/Professional Interests: Leukemia, Oncology supportive care
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Hetal May, PharmD, BCOP
Director of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Informatics and Investigational Drugs
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
PGY2 Oncology: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research/Professional Interests: Operational efficiency, investigational drug practice standards, oncology practice management
[email protected]

Viha Patel, PharmD, MHA, BCPS
Pharmacy Manager - Regulatory
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: University of the Sciences - Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: AdventHealth Orlando
PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administraiton and Leadership: AdventHealth Orlando
Research/Professional Interests: Leadership development, reguatory compliance, quality improvement
[email protected]

Morton D. Shaw, RPh
Director of Pharmacy - Speciality and Retail Pharmacy
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: Long Island University Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy
Research/Professional Interests: Specialty and Retail operations, Limited Distribution Drug Access
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Steven Stettner, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Manager – Data Analytics
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: BronxCare Health System
PGY2 Informatics: Michigan Medicine
Research/Professional Interests: Data analytics, data visualization, predictive modeling
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Andrew Tong, PharmD, BCSCP
Pharmacy Manager - Pharmacy Informatics
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Enterprise
Pharmacy Education: University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Inpatient Management

Charrai Byrd, PharmD, MBA, RPh
Pharmacy Operations Manager - Controlled Substances
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia Irving Medical Center
Pharmacy Education: Touro College of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: Lennox Hill Hospital
Research/Professional Interests: Pharmacy administration, Organizational Leadership, mentoring, inventory management
[email protected]

Mohak Dave, PharmD, MHA
Pharmacy Operations Manager - ICU & OR Pharmacy
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia Irving Medical Center
Pharmacy Education: University of the Sciences - Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: NewYork-Presybterian Hospital
PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administraiton and Leadership: NewYork-Presybterian Hospital
Research/Professional Interests: Organizational strategy, finance/business, formulary management
[email protected]

Ginika Ezeude, PharmD, MHA, BCPS
Pharmacy Operations Manager - Evenings/Nights and Emergency Department
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Pharmacy Education: Howard University College of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: AdventHealth Orlando
PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administraiton and Leadership: AdventHealth Orlando
Research/Professional Interests: Pharmacy Leadership, Research, Emergency Medicine, Medication Safety, Oncology
[email protected]

Alan Hui, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Operations Site Director
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell / Lower Manhattan / Westchester / Gracie Square
Pharmacy Education: Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: SUNY Upstate University Hospital
PGY2 Critical Care: Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
Research/Professional Interests: Pharmacy Administration, Informatics, Critical Care, Lean Six Sigma
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Kenya Jones, PharmD
Pharmacy Operations Manager
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / The Allen Hospital
Pharmacy Education: Hampton University
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Jeong-Eun Kim, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCPPS
Pharmacy Operations Manager - Pediatrics
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Pharmacy Education: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)
PGY1: NewYork-Presybterian Hospital
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Jimmy Lam, MS, RPh
Pharmacy Operations Manager - IV and Production Pharmacy
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center
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Audrey Littlefield, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Pharmacy Operations Manager - Perioperative Services and Controlled Substances
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Pharmacy Education: University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: Yale-New Haven Hospital
PGY2 Critical Care: Yale-New Haven Hospital
Research/Professional Interests: Anticoagulation reversal, mechanical circulatory support and cardiovascular critical care
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Paul Ononaji, PharmD, MBA, DPLA
Pharmacy Operations Manager - Pediatrics
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
Pharmacy Education: Long Island University Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy
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Bhaumik Patel, PharmD
Pharmacy Operations Manager - Pediatrics
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Morgan Stanely Children's Hospital
Pharmacy Education: Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: Montefiore Health System
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Vickie Powell, BS, PharmD, MS, FASHP
Pharmacy Operations Site Director
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia Irving Medical Center / Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital / The Allen Hospital
Pharmacy Education: Howard University College of Pharmacy
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Mina Rofail, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Operations Manager
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Lower Manhattan Hospital
Pharmacy Education: Long Island University Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy
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Kevin Scott II, PharmD, MBA
Pharmacy Operations Manager
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Pharmacy Education: Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: Saint Michael's Medical Center
Research/Professional Interests: Pharmacy administration, Sterile compounding, USP <800> compliance, Inventory management
[email protected]

Faisal Sultan, PharmD
Pharmacy Operations Manager - Oncology
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia Irving Medical Center
Pharmacy Education: St John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Research/Professional Interests: Pharmacy Operations, Process Improvement, Project Management, Organizational Leadership
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Katherine Yang, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Pharmacy Operations Manager
Primary Campus: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia Irving Medical Center
Pharmacy Education: University of Michigan College of Pharmacy
Post Graduate Training:
PGY1: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administraiton and Leadership: The Johns Hopkins Hospital - Health System Pharmacy
Research/Professional Interests: Operational efficiency, data analytics, technician development
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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Department of Pharmacy
Ellen Germain, PharmD, MBA, CPPS Program
Director, PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership