Program Purpose Statement
The Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) Residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) is a 24-month post-Doctor of Pharmacy training program that fulfills the requirements of both a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and a PGY2 HSPAL Residency. HSPAL residents will further cultivate their leadership and administrative skills by completing a two-year Masters of Science (MS) degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in Health-System Pharmacy Administration from the University of North Carolina (UNC), Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
PGY1 Year
During the resident’s PGY1 year, the individual will be part of the HUP PGY1 cohort to develop a solid clinical foundation. and service line knowledge.
PGY2 Year
In the second year of the program, the HSPAL resident will expand upon the competencies developed during the PGY1 residency, with an emphasis on cultivating advanced leadership skills essential for guiding patient-centered care and optimizing pharmacy operations. This training is designed to prepare residents for advanced managerial, supervisory, and leadership roles. Key areas of emphasis include strategic leadership, medication-use safety and effectiveness, quality assurance and improvement, human resource management, financial stewardship, and the integration of technology. Upon completion of the program, residents will be well-equipped to assume clinical or operational management positions within the pharmacy enterprise of a large academic medical center.
Learning Experiences
PGY1
- Detailed in the HUP PGY Pharmacy Residency Program Description
PGY2
Required Core Learning Experiences (38 weeks)
- Inpatient Clinical Leadership (5 weeks)
- Inpatient Operations Leadership (10 weeks)
- Specialty, Retail, & Ambulatory Pharmacy (10 weeks)
- Outpatient Infusion & Investigational Drug Service (10 weeks)
- Research/Thesis (3 weeks)
Required Core Longitudinal Learning Experiences
- MS Curriculum (24 months)
- Thesis Substitute Project (24 months)
- Leadership Staffing and Administrator on Call (12 months)
- Human Resources Management (12 months)
- Finance and Supply Chain Management (3 months)
- Regulatory Oversight (3 months)
- Medication Safety (3months)
- Pharmacy Informatics (3 months)
Elective Learning Experiences (15 weeks)
- Repeat of any core learning experience with advanced focus in a particular area of interest
- Home Infusion Pharmacy Leadership
- Corporate Pharmacy Leadership
- Academia
- Association Leadership
- Finance
Masters Education
We are proud to partner with the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy to offer our HSPAL residents a world-class didactic education that complements their onsite training at HUP. Our administration residents are part of the UNC master’s cohort, which includes residents from a diverse range of leading health systems, such as the University of North Carolina Hospitals (UNCH), Duke University Health System (DUHS), Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health (WFBH), Mission Hospitals (MH), Moses Cone Health (MC), BayCare Health System, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), University Hospitals Cleveland, and Novant Health.
Residents will attend classes remotely while based at HUP, actively participating in the program alongside their cohort. The master’s curriculum is completed longitudinally over the two-year residency and culminates in a thesis substitute—an applied, supervised project in health-system pharmacy administration that delivers meaningful contributions to HUP and the department. Additional details about the master’s component can be found on the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s website.
Application Process
Residency candidates should submit all application materials through the PhORCAS website. Once received, applications will be reviewed, and selected candidates will be invited for interviews. Following the interviews, rank lists will be submitted to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) via the National Matching Service (National Match Code: 269341). In addition to the residency application, interested applicants must also apply separately to the University of North Carolina Graduate School for the didactic master’s program. Please consult the UNC MS program website for detailed application instructions and deadlines related to the master’s cohort.
Application Requirements:
- The applicant must participate in the National Matching Services (MATCH)
- Online application through Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) must include:
- Letter of intent
- Curriculum Vitae
- Three letters of recommendation
- Official transcript from all colleges of pharmacy attended
- The applicant must possess a PharmD degree from an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited college of pharmacy
Deadlines
The deadline to apply for the 2026-2028 residency program is January 2nd, 2026.
The deadline to apply to the UNC master’s program is the same as the Phase I Rank Order List Deadline, March 6, 2026.
Current Residents
PGY-1
Megan A. Makovsky, PharmD
Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, 2025
Megan.Makovsky@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Past Residents
2019-2020
Christopher Goncalo, PharmD, BCPS
Director, Inpatient Pharmacy Operations
Boston Medical Center
2020-2022
Michael Stepanovic, PharmD, MS
Assistant Professor
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
2021-2023
William P. Raley Jr., PharmD, MBA, MS, BCPS
Assistant Director of Pharmacy
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
2022-2024
Jessica Clancy, PharmD
Development and Training Coordinator
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Program Director
Evan A. Williams, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Associate Director of Pharmacy
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Evan.Williams@pennmedicine.upenn.edu