ABOUT THIS PODCAST
This podcast, hosted by the Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residents’ Collaborative (PALRC) and the Section of Pharmacy Practice Leaders (SPPL) will inform listeners about developing the pipeline from residents, mid-level managers, and upper-level pharmacy executives for hospital and health system pharmacy leadership by engaging two established pharmacy executives and two pharmacy administration and leadership residents. Listeners will learn perspectives on the leadership pipeline for health system pharmacy, key drivers, and thoughts on leadership considerations for the continued advancement of health system pharmacy practice.
SPEAKERS
- Nishaminy Kasbekar, BSPharm, PharmD, CPEL, FASHP
Vice President, Pharmacy
University of Pennsylvania Health System
ASHP Past President - Megan Makovsky, PharmD
PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
ASHP PALRC Chair (2026-2027) - Kate Peterson, PharmD, MBA
Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor
Children's Minnesota
ASHP PALRC Past-Chair - Meghan Swarthout, PharmD, MBA, CPEL, FASHP
Executive Director, Patient Care Services & Population Health
The Johns Hopkins Health System
ASHP Section of Pharmacy Practice Leaders Director-at-Large (2026-2028) - David Chen, BSPharm, MBA
Vice President for Pharmacy Leadership and Planning
ASHP





