The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency is conducted by Winchester Medical Center (WMC)
in Winchester, Virginia. The goal of the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program
is to enable residents to become independent practitioners and to be confident
in practicing in a variety of health care settings. The emphasis of this
residency is on the impact of pharmacists and pharmacy leadership on patient
care in the hospital setting through a multidisciplinary approach. Residents
gain an appreciation for providing community service and the importance
of providing education to patients and health care professionals. The
residents also have an opportunity to participate in a teaching certificate
program and to gain experience in lecturing and precepting pharmacy students.
Valley Health - Winchester Medical Center
WMC, a 495-bed, not-for-profit hospital in Winchester, VA, is a regional
referral center offering a broad spectrum of services that includes diagnostic,
medical, surgical and rehabilitative care. WMC is a level II trauma center,
a primary stroke center, and a level IV epilepsy center. It has a level
III NICU and is a Magnet designated hospital. WMC is a resource for 400,000
residents in a region known as the Top of Virginia, plus neighboring West
Virginia and Maryland.
The Residency Director
Charisa Flaherty, Pharm.D., BCPPS is the Women and Children staff/clinical
pharmacist and the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director at WMC. She
has been precepting residents for the WMC PGY1 program since 2013 and
has been program director since 2017. She is board certified in pediatrics.
Charisa completed her Doctor of Pharmacy at Oregon State University College
of Pharmacy in 2009. In 2010 she completed her PGY1 residency at Primary
Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City, UT.
After completing her residency, Charisa worked for Children's Hospital
Central California. In 2012 she started working for Winchester Medical
Center. Her primary service areas are the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
and the pediatric unit.
