PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency

PGY2 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency training to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives for advanced practice areas. Residents who successfully complete PGY2 residency programs are prepared for advanced patient care or other specialized positions, and board certification in the advanced practice area, if available.

The PGY2 Emergency Medicine (EM) residency is a 12-month, organized, directed, postgraduate training program focusing on the development of the skills and competencies necessary to provide optimal pharmaceutical care to EM patients. The LRH Emergency Department (ED) is one of the busiest emergency departments in the nation with an average of approximately 200,000 visits annually. The ED houses 165 total beds including a 33-bed dedicated pediatric ED. Under the guidance of specialty trained preceptors, the resident will develop advanced clinical skills and gain valuable experience to practice as a clinical pharmacist in any emergency department at the culmination of their residency.

Why Train at LRH?

Lakeland Regional Health is among the largest hospitals in Florida and home to one of the busiest stand-alone Emergency Departments in the nation with 165 total beds (including 16 critical and 33 pediatric) and designations as a comprehensive stroke center, primary chest center, and level 1 trauma center. The PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency provides an immersive and challenging training experience that exposes residents to an exceptional range of patients, disease states, and high-acuity clinical scenarios. Additionally, the program’s close collaboration with Graduate Medical Education fosters a rich interdisciplinary learning environment and prepares residents to excel as integral members of the emergency care team. Under the mentorship of board-certified preceptors, residents complete a focused and rigorous curriculum that cultivates advanced clinical reasoning, teaching, leadership, and research skills. Upon graduation, residents are well equipped to pursue board certification and succeed as highly skilled emergency medicine clinical pharmacy specialists.

Experiences

Intensification of any core required experience can be made available as an elective based on the resident’s interest and preceptor availability (1 month)

Adult Emergency Medicine I and II
Orientation
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Trauma

Pre-Hospital 
Presentations 
Professional Development
Research 
Staffing 
Toxicology

Adult Emergency Medicine III
Critical Care
Infectious Disease
Pain Management

Preceptors

Wendy Bailey, PharmD, BCPPS, CPh

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatrics

  • Rotations Precepted: Pediatrics
  • Pharmacy School: Mercer College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  • At LRH since 2014

Jessica Cobian, PharmD, BCIDP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases

Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

  • Rotations Precepted: Infectious Diseases, Orientation, Pharmacotherapy
  • Pharmacy School: University of Florida
  • Residency: PGY1 & PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residencies at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
  • At LRH since 2012

Kyle Dillon, PharmD, BCCCP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care & Trauma

  • Rotations Precepted: Medical Critical Care, Trauma Critical Care, Pharmacotherapy
  • Pharmacy School: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  • Residency: PGY1 Residency at HSHS St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, IL & PGY2 Critical Care Residency at LRH
  • At LRH since 2017

Natalia Figueroa, PharmD, BCEMP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine

  • Rotations Precepted: Emergency Medicine
  • Pharmacy School: University of Florida
  • Residency: PGY1 Residency at South Miami Hospital, Miami, FL & PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency at LRH
  • At LRH since 2023

Megan Nguyen, PharmD, BCEMP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine

  • Rotations Precepted: Emergency Medicine
  • Pharmacy School: University of Florida
  • Residency: PGY1 Residency at Sarasota Memorial, Sarasota, FL & PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency at Jackson Memorial, Miami, FL
  • At LRH since 2023

Rebecca Rich, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care & Trauma

  • Rotations Precepted: Medical Critical Care, Trauma Critical Care, Leadership, Pharmacotherapy
  • Pharmacy School: University of Florida
  • Residency: PGY1 & PGY2 Critical Care Residencies at Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL
  • At LRH since 2013

Heather Schucker, PharmD, BCEMP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine

  • Rotations Precepted: Emergency Medicine
  • Pharmacy School: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
  • Residency: PGY1 Residency at Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA & PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency at Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
  • At LRH since 2023

Michael Semanco, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care & Trauma

  • Rotations Precepted: Medical Critical Care, Trauma Critical Care, Pharmacotherapy
  • Pharmacy School: Duquesne University
  • Residency: PGY1 Residency at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA & PGY2 Critical Care Residency at York Hospital, York, PA
  • At LRH since 2006

June Vasquez, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pain Management & Palliative Care

  • Rotations Precepted: Pain Management
  • Pharmacy School: University of Florida
  • Residency: PGY1 & PGY2 Pain Management & Palliative Care Residencies at LRH
  • At LRH since 2011
kayla wilson

Kayla Wilson, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCEMP

Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Emergency Medicine

  • Rotations Precepted: Emergency Medicine
  • Pharmacy School: University of Florida
  • Residency: PGY1 & PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residencies at LRH
  • At LRH since 2013

Program Benefits and Highlights

  • Competitive benefits package
  • Earned-time-off
  • Annual salary ~$64,000
  • Teaching Certificate
  • Conference attendance (pending administration approval)
    • ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
    • Florida Residency Conference
    • American College of Emergency Physicians, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, or Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting
  • Monogrammed lab coat
  • Resident Office space
  • Free parking

For More Information Please Contact

Kayla Wilson, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCEMP

Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator – Emergency Medicine Services
Director, PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency
Lakeland Regional Health
1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd
Lakeland, FL 33805
863.687.1100 extension 2728
kayla.wilson@myLRH.org