PGY-1 Pharmacy Residents
Lindsey Edwards, PharmD
Pharmacy School: University of Kentucky
Practice Area Interest: Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine
Reason for coming to Inova Fairfax Hospital: Initially, I was drawn to Inova Fairfax Medical Campus for training because of the high acuity of patients and wide variety of rotation experiences that are offered in the program. I feel that the diversity and acuity of the patient population will afford me a multitude of learning opportunities and prepare me well for any career path that I choose. The program also offers opportunities for teaching and precepting, which strongly align with my career and personal development goals.
Joy Greenberg, PharmD
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Practice Area Interests: Pediatrics
Reason for coming to Inova Fairfax Hospital: I chose Inova because I felt it had all the opportunities I was looking for in a PGY-1 program. As a Level 1 trauma center with an extensive pediatric program, I knew I would be challenged with the wide variety of experiences I would face. With a rigorous clinical program, supportive community, and variety of teaching opportunities, I knew that Inova would help to build me into the practitioner I wanted to become.
Gennaro Hernandez
Pharmacy School: University of Florida
Practice Area Interests: Pediatrics
Reason for coming to Inova Fairfax Hospital: I chose Inova because I was looking for a residency program that would challenge me to develop into a well-rounded clinician by offering exposure to a wide variety of patient populations and disease states. I have enjoyed my time so far as I have been pushed out of my comfort zone, promoting the growth of my clinical skills and self-confidence. It has been a pleasure to work with everyone in the pharmacy department as they have all been very supportive in helping us achieve our goals.
Kelsey Smith, PharmD
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
Practice Area Interests: Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Care, Transplant
Reason for coming to Inova Fairfax Hospital: I chose Inova Fairfax Medical Campus because of the extensive opportunities that are offered to residents. This program has been very accommodating in tailoring my rotation experiences to align with my interests. The pharmacy preceptors, and the entire healthcare team as a whole, are supportive and enthusiastic about teaching. My experiences here at Inova will help build my skills to become the best pharmacist I can be.
Matthew Travis, PharmD
Pharmacy School: University of Kentucky
Practice Area Interests: Critical Care
Reason for coming to Inova Fairfax Medical Campus: I chose the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus residency program because it offers multiple critical care rotation opportunities that will prepare me for a PGY-2 in Critical Care. I also picked this residency program because of its Clinical On Call Program, the resident class size and the vast project opportunities that are provided through the program.
PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Resident
Meagan Singletary, PharmD
Pharmacy School: Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: WellStar Kennestone Hospital
Practice Area Interests: Cardiology, Critical Care, Infectious Diseases
Reason for coming to Inova Fairfax Medical Campus: I chose Inova Fairfax Medical Campus for the wide variety of rotations, unique patient population and teaching opportunities provided by this residency program. This will allow for the refinement of my skills to achieve my goal of becoming an emergency medicine pharmacist. In addition, the collaboration with the amazing team here at Inova and the National Capital Poison Center fosters an optimal learning environment.
PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident
Peyton Howell, PharmD
Pharmacy School: University of Kentucky
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: Baptist Healthcare—Louisville
Practice Area Interests: Critical Care
Reason for coming to Inova Fairfax Medical Campus: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is the ideal program for residency training focused in critical care. Being a level 1 trauma center, primary stroke center and encompassing both Inova Children's Hospital and Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, residency here allows for training among a wide-variety of critically ill patient populations. Additionally, I knew that working and learning alongside the highly skilled critical care clinical specialists would afford me the highest degree of expert training.