Our Programs
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice
The PGY-1 pharmacy residency conducted by Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, North Carolina is accredited by ASHP. The purpose of the PGY1 pharmacy residency program is to build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.
PGY2 Emergency Medicine
The PGY-2 emergency medicine pharmacy residency conducted by Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, North Carolina is accredited by ASHP. The purpose of the PGY2 pharmacy residency program, as stated in the PGY2 standards, is to build upon a Doctor of Pharmacy education and PGY1 pharmacy residency experience to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in emergency medicine.
Philosophy
Residents will acquire substantial knowledge required for skillful problem solving, refine their problem solving strategies, strengthen their professional values and attitudes, and advance the growth of their clinical judgment. The instructional emphasis is on the progressive development of clinical judgment, a process begun in the advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE or clerkships) of the professional school years, but requiring further extensive practice, self-reflection, and shaping of decision-making skills fostered by feedback on performance. The residency year provides a fertile environment for accelerating growth beyond entry level professional competence through supervised practice under the guidance of model practitioners. Specifically, residents will be held responsible and accountable for acquiring these outcome competencies: managing and improving the medication-use process, providing evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy management with the interdisciplinary team, exercising leadership and practice management, demonstrating project management skills, providing medication and practice-related education/training, and utilizing medical informatics.
Residency Administration
Pharmacy Director
Lakeshea Love, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Dr. Lakeshea Love is the Director of Pharmacy for UNC Health Southeastern. She serves as a preceptor for Practice Management for PGY1, PGY2 and APPE students. She is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist.
Education
Hampton University
Doctor of Pharmacy, 2003
University of North Carolina Pembroke
Masters in Business Administration-Healthcare Administration Concentration, 2025
Residency
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, 2004
Professional Organizations
American Society of Health System Pharmacist, Member
North Carolina Association of Pharmacists, Member
License
North Carolina
Virgina
PGY1 Residency program director
Erica Atkinson, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Erica Atkinson, PharmD, BCPS is an internal medicine clinical pharmacist and program director for the PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency. She earned her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC and completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. Dr. Atkinson became a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist in 2016 and is the primary preceptor for Internal Medicine I and II for the PGY1 program. Dr. Atkinson serves on the Residency Advisory Committee and Research Project Committee for the PGY1 residency program, as well as, oversees the Medication Reconciliation Program.
Education
Campbell University
Doctor of Pharmacy, 2013
Residency
Southeastern Regional Medical Center
Pharmacy Practice Residency, 2014
Professional Organizations
American Society of Health System Pharmacist, Member
North Carolina Association of Pharmacist, Member
License
North Carolina
PGY2 Emergency medicine residency program director
Alexas Polk, PharmD, BCEMP
Dr. Alexas Polk is an emergency medicine clinical pharmacist and program director for the PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the South Carolina College of Pharmacy and completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System in Savannah, GA. Subsequently, Dr. Polk went on to complete her PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, NC. She is a Board Certified Emergency Medicine Pharmacist and serves as the primary preceptor for PGY1, PGY2 and APPE students in emergency medicine.
Education
South Carolina College of Pharmacy- Columbia Campus
Doctor of Pharmacy, 2016
Residency
St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice, 2017
Southeastern Regional Medical Center
PGY2 Emergency Medicine, 2018
Professional Organizations
American Society of Health-System Pharmacist, Member
Licenses
Arizona
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina