PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program
Our PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program is an ASHP-accredited twelve-month structured training program focusing on inpatient pharmacotherapy management, leadership, research, and teaching skills.
Residents will work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to promote optimal pharmacotherapy and individualized patient care plans. Residents will also contribute to educational programs for patients and staff. Professional pharmacy publication opportunities are offered.
Our program is designed to enhance the residents’ clinical skills and competence. Rotations can be tailored to each resident’s field of interest.
Pharmacy Department
Our pharmacy team, comprising of over 50 pharmacists, 13 technicians, and 16 residency preceptors, is dedicated to serving over 360 hospital beds. Our team provides pharmacy services to a diverse population including geriatrics, internal medicine, surgical and critical care.
Unit-Based pharmacists collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to optimize pharmacotherapy and patient outcomes. The Pharmacy provides patient medication education and drug information to the hospital staff. We offer multiple patient-centered clinical services, including Antimicrobial Stewardship, Transitions of Care, and various critical care services. Infusion Center pharmacists provides medication management services for The Cancer Institute.
The Pharmacy department is committed to compassionate care with a focus on patient safety. We are proud to be consecutively recognized as a recipient of the hospital’s “Good Catch Award,” a distinction awarded to departments known for impacting patient safety.
Contact Information
Carol Liotta-Bono, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDCES, PGY-1 Residency Program Director, Assistant Director Clinical Pharmacy
Email: Carol.Bono@chsli.org
Phone: 516-562-6267
Billy Sin, Pharm.D., BCPS, MBA, Pharmacy Director
Email: Billy.Sin@chsli.org
Phone: 516-562-6265
Catholic Health strives to build on diversity, equity, and inclusivity as a vital foundation in providing care that is state of the art, compassionate, and patient centered.
Consistent with our I-CARE values, we are committed to respecting the dignity of all people and serving our community. These foundational values are integral to our mission and are incorporated in the recruitment process for PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency candidates.
This residency site agrees that no person at this site will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant.
Program Features
Core Rotation
- Orientation/Pharmacy Practice
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Critical Care
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Emergency Medicine
- Administration/Leadership
- Transitions of Care
Elective Rotations
- Oncology
- Cardiac Critical Care
- Surgical Critical Care
- Repeat of Core Clinical Rotation
Longitudinal Experiences
- Pharmacy Practice and Management
- Inter-professional Education
- Research Project
- Administrative Responsibilities
- Student Preceptorship
- Medication Use Evaluation
- Presentations
- Publications
Teaching Certification Training
- Teaching certification is available through Touro College of Pharmacy
Applications are due on January 15th of the residency year via the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS™).
Candidates must:
- Possess a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy
- Be eligible for New York State licensure
- Be a United States citizen or permanent resident
Prospective candidates are required to submit:
- Letter of Intent
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- Official College of Pharmacy academic transcript
- Three letters of recommendation
Additional details
- Community service is preferred. An interview is required.
National Matching Service Code #258213
ASHP Program Code #22096
Managerial Coverage
Residents will be on-site managers on their designated weekends. The resident will be responsible for ensuring optimal operations during weekend coverage.
Staffing Coverage
Residents will staff in the pharmacy on scheduled days, evenings, and holidays. The resident will conduct order verification, pharmacotherapy and lab monitoring, sterile compounding, medication dispensing and interdisciplinary team assistance for drug information questions.
Pharmacy Administration Rotation
- Billy Sin, Pharm.D., MBA, BCPS – Director of Pharmacy
- Rotation: Administration
- Grace Yun, Pharm.D. – Pharmacy Manager
- Rotation: Administration
Pharmacy Practice Rotation
- Sheril Baby, Pharm.D., - Senior Pharmacist
- Rotation: Orientation & Pharmacy Practice
- Saera Khan, Pharm.D., - Pharmacist
- Rotation: Orientation & Pharmacy Practice
- Linda Paik, Pharm.D., - Senior Pharmacist
- Rotation: Orientation & Pharmacy Practice
- Seher Hussain, Pharm.D. - Medication Safety Pharmacist
- Rotation: Medication Safety, Orientation & Pharmacy Practice
Clinical Rotations
- Carol Liotta-Bono, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDCES - Assistant Director, Clinical Pharmacy; Residency Program Director
- Rotation: Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Disease, leadership, research, teaching, staffing longitudinal
- Kwong (Justin) Lau, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP, AE-C – Pharmacotherapy Progression Coordinator
- Rotation: Critical Care
- Nedra Geddes-McCarthy, Pharm.D. – Pharmacotherapy Progression Coordinator
- Rotation: Critical Care
- Liliana Salerno, Pharm.D., BCPS – Unit-based Pharmacist
- Rotation: Internal Medicine
- Amanda Tolento, Pharm.D – Unit-based Pharmacist
- Rotation: Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU)
- Sanu Koshy-Varghese, Pharm.D – Unit-based Pharmacist
- Rotation: Emergency Medicine
- Jini Vattamala, Pharm.D. – Unit-based Pharmacist
- Rotation: Internal Medicine
- Ran You, Pharm.D. – Unit-based Pharmacist
- Rotation: Internal Medicine
- Steven Reynolds, Pharm.D. – Senior Pharmacist
- Rotation: Oncology
Chandani (Dani) Honest, PharmD
Graduated from California North State University
PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident 2024-2025 at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center
Current role: PGY2 Corporate Pharmacy Administration & Leadership Residency at Northwell Health
Amanda Liu, Pharm.D.
Graduated from St. John’s University
PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident 2023-2024 at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center
Current role: Ambulatory Care PGY-2 Pharmacy Resident at BronxCare Hospital
Som Ojukwu, Pharm.D., MHS
Graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University
PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident 2023-2024 at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center
Current role: Geriatrics Program PGY-2 Pharmacy Resident at James J. VA Medical Center
Edwin Gruda, Pharm.D., BCPS
Graduated from St. John’s University
PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident 2022-2023 at St. Francis Hospital
PGY-2 Corporate Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident at Northwell Health
Current role: Pharmacy Advisor at Northwell Health
Joseph DiPaola, Pharm.D., BCSCP
Graduated from St. John’s University
PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident 2022-2023 at St. Francis Hospital
Current role: Sterile Compounding Services Pharmacy Manager at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center
* The program was initiated in 2017 with a total of 12 PGY-1 residents who successfully completed the program to date.
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