PGY1 & PGY2 HSPAL Current Residents
PGY1 Health-System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership Residents
Dr. Aleta Yushkevich
yushkevi@ohsu.edu
Dr. Yushkevich was born and raised in Denver, CO. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Biochemisty at the University of Colorado Boulder and earned her Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. In her undergraduate years, she gained valuable operational insight through exceptional mentorship in both community retail and an on-campus clinic, which fueled her desire to lead both clinically and administratively. As such, she is excited to be pursuing a PGY1/2 in Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership along with a Masters of Business Administration (MBA). Her major research project is related to assessing initial prophylactic enoxaparin dosing for high risk cardiac pediatric patients. In her free time, she enjoys cooking by trial and error, pickleball, and shopping at Marshall's.
Dr. Blas Aguero
aguerob@ohsu.edu
Dr. Aguero grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, later moving to Austin, TX to complete a Bachelor of Science & Arts in Biology from The University of Texas at Austin. He then continued his education at The University of Texas at Arlington, earning a Master of Science in Health Care Administration. Upon realizing his passion for pharmacy administration, he returned to The University of Texas at Austin for pharmacy school. This year he matriculated into the PGY1/2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership program, during which he will also be completing a Master of Business Administration from Oregon State University. He is excited to be working on a quality improvement project related to our vaccination workflow within our oncology clinics. When not working, he's most likely playing with his dogs, Teddy and Truman.
PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership Resident
Dr. Jenny Lam
lamjenn@ohsu.edu
Dr. Lam was born and raised in Seattle, WA. She obtained her Bachelor's degree at the University of Washington in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology followed by her Doctor of Pharmacy at Washington State University. During pharmacy school, she found great interest in expanding health care services and oppurtunies to underserved populations; such as, parterning with a local pharmacy to create COVID vaccine clinics in AAPI-owned businesses. Now as a pharmacy resident she volunteers at Asian Health and Service Center, which is a program that strives to reduce health inequity and improve health care quality for all Asian patients. Her major research project is titled, "Home Infusion Per Diem Formula Calculations." Her clinical interest are in outpatient and ambulatory pharmacy services with a focus in speciality pharmacy and home infusion pharmacy. In her free time, she enjoys going on runs, weightlifting and yelping new restaurants to check out.
Dr. Lucy Ernst
ernstlu@ohsu.edu
Dr. Ernst grew up in Cedar Rapids, IA. She completed two years of undergraduate studies, followed by obtaining a dual Doctor of Pharmacy and Masters in Public Health degree, all at the University of Iowa. Currently she is pursuing a PGY1 and PGY2 in Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership at OHSU along with a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at Oregon State University. Lucy is passionate about expanding pharmacy services to improve patient care, access, and outcomes through systems level initiatives. Her interests are broad, with passions for clinical pharmacy leadership, public health, and operations. She is currently serving as the Chair of the Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residents' Collaborative (PALRC), under ASHP. In her free time, Lucy likes to hike, skii (both snow and water) and hang out with her dog, Scout!