Residency Preceptors
Brad Foster, BS, PharmD
Director of Pharmacy Services
Dr. Foster received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of the Pacific in 1997 after completing a Bachelors of Science degree in 1994 from the Masters College in southern California. He then went on to complete a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) at Emory University in 1998. Following his training at CHOA he practiced in the area of pediatric critical care before taking the position of General Pediatric Lead Pharmacist. Later he accepted the Cardiac Critical Care Clinical Specialist position in which he practiced for approximately 6 years. In 2003, he accepted a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist position at Norman Regional Health System. He was later promoted to Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor in 2009, to Clinical Pharmacy Manager in 2011 and in 2016 he accepted the position of Director of Pharmacy Services. He is a recent graduate from the Pharmacy Leadership Institute at Boston University. In his spare time he enjoys weight lifting, soccer, water sports, reading, and spending time with his family.
Jenny Stemm, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Manager (Porter)
Dr. Stemm received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Oklahoma College Of Pharmacy in 2011. She went on to complete a PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Norman Regional Health System (NRHS) in 2011-2012. After that, she was the Director of Pharmacy at Midwest City Specialty Hospital for 2 ½ years, while remaining at NRHS as a PRN pharmacist. She has now returned to NRHS in a full-time capacity, and accepted a position as Pharmacy Manager in 2016. Her practice interests include adult medicine and infectious disease. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching movies, reading, and exercising.
Christopher Brown, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Residency Program Director
Christopher graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in 2015 with special distinction and leadership track degree option. He completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Norman Regional Health System (NRHS) in 2016. He originally started at NRHS in 2010 as a pharmacy technician, then was hired as a Clinical Specialist following his residency training. He has taught advanced nursing pharmacology quarterly since 2016, is one of the primary preceptors for the cardiology rotation, and became the new residency program director this year. He enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, exercising, reading (especially audiobooks), OU football, table tennis, and almost all other sports.
Debbie Poland, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Dr. Poland received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2005 and completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Norman Regional Health System in 2006. She has been employed at NRHS since 1992 beginning as the Infection Control Specialist then assuming the role of Manager, Performance Improvement before embarking on her pharmacy career. She has been a clinical specialist since 2006 and in 2016 transitioned into the role of Residency Program Coordinator. Dr. Poland is active with the Oklahoma Society of Health-System Pharmacists and has previously served as President-elect, President, and Past-President. Other positions held include Program Committee Chair, and Western District Chair. Her practice interests are adult medicine, emergency medicine and transitions of care and she is a core member of the Stroke Committee. Her hobbies include cycling, cooking for her husband and friends, traveling and serving the needs of two delightful dogs, Pete and Max.
Brian Hughes, BS, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Clinical Programs Coordinator
Dr. Hughes received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in 2003 after completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of Oklahoma in 1997. He then went on to complete a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Norman Regional Hospital in 2004 followed by a Pediatric Specialty Residency at Denver Children’s Hospital in 2005. Upon completion of training, he served as Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, with a practice site at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. He joined the staff of Norman Regional Health System as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in 2008, and became the Residency Program Director later that year. In 2016, he began transitioning into the role of Clinical Programs Coordinator. Aside from pediatrics, his practice interests include infectious diseases and pharmacy education. In his down time, he enjoys music, sports, movies, reading, and spending time with family.
Carly Holmes, PharmD
Pharmacy Distribution Coordinator
Dr. Holmes received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2007. During college she worked as a pharmacy technician and pharmacy intern at a community pharmacy. She has been employed with NRHS since graduation and was recently selected to be the Distribution Coordinator for the pharmacy. Within this role her primary areas of focus are hazardous drug training/education and narcotic surveillance. She serves as the primary preceptor for the Medication Preparation and Distribution longitudinal rotation. During her free time, she enjoys cooking, reading and hanging out with family.
Justin Booth, BS, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Dr. Booth earned his B.S. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from Oklahoma State University in 2009 and his Pharm.D. from Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy in 2013. He went on to complete a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Norman Regional Health System (NRHS) in 2014. He has been a pharmacist at NRHS since 2014. His current areas of interest include critical care and infectious diseases. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with family, reading, movies and music.
Jennifer Chonlahan, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Dr. Chonlahan graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in 2002. She completed a Specialty Residency in Ambulatory Care at the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy. She joined Norman Regional Hospital System in 2010. Cardiology is one of her current practice interests. In her free moments, she enjoys spending time with family and friends.
Jerri Cody, BS, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Dr. Cody received her Bachelors of Science in Zoology in 2002 from Oklahoma State University and her Pharm.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in 2008. She then went on to complete a PGY-1 Pharmacy residency at Norman Regional Health System in 2009. She started at NRHS in March 2009 as a dispensing pharmacist and has evolved into a clinical/dispensing pharmacist as of March 2012. Her current practice interests include adult medicine and oncology. She is currently working on procedures with National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health drugs. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, hiking, running, and going to concerts.
Jaclyn Coffey, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Coffey received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Missouri – Kansas City in 2017. She then moved to Oklahoma to complete a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Norman Regional Health System. Upon completion of her residency, she joined the NRHS team to work as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist throughout the health system. Her interests include oncology and internal medicine. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, cooking, and running with her dog, Paisley.
Fran Esfahani, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Dr. Esfahani earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma College of Engineering. She went on to earn her B.S. in Pharmacy and her Pharm.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy. She joined the Norman Regional Health System in 1995. She became a Clinical Pharmacist in 1997. She went on to become a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist 2002. Her practice areas of interest includes critical care and infectious diseases. She currently has ongoing projects which include generating a carbepenem utilization restrictions and working with the infectious disease physicians to revise Norman Regional’s sepsis/pneumonia/COPD and other order sets. Her hobbies include weight training and exercising, ballroom dancing, oil painting, traveling, and gardening.
Betsy Nelson, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Dr. Nelson earned her B.S. Pharm from Raabe College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University in 1975. She went on to earn her PharmD from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in 2002. She began her career as a dispensing pharmacist at Norman Regional Health System in March 1976. She became a clinical pharmacist in 2003. Her practice interests include adult medicine with particular interests in diabetes and patient education. Her hobbies include reading and learning Spanish.
Kimberly Whitley, BS, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Dr. Whitley earned a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Oklahoma State University in 2009, and earned her Pharm.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in 2013. She went on to complete a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Norman Regional Health System in 2014. She has been a pharmacist at NRHS since 2013 and currently practices in a decentralized pharmacy on the neurosurgery and bariatric care unit. Dr. Whitley is active with the Oklahoma Society of Health-System Pharmacists (OSHP), serving on the Programing Committee as the Vendor Showcase Chair since 2015. Her current areas of interest include infectious diseases, internal medicine, and oncology. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her daughter, trying new restaurants with her husband, traveling, watching sports, and playing tug-o-war with her dog, Chipper.
Andrea Rai, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Dr. Rai earned a B.S. in Zoology – Biomedical Sciences from the University of Oklahoma in 2008 and graduated with distinction with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in 2015. She went on to complete a PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Integris Southwest Medical Center in 2016. She has been employed at Norman Regional Health System since 2016 and is currently training to become a clinical pharmacy specialist. She currently serves as the preceptor for the NRHS PGY-1 pharmacy residency teaching certificate program. Dr. Rai is active with the Oklahoma Society of Health-System Pharmacists (OSHP) and currently serves on the Programming Committee as the Vendor Showcase Chair. Her practice interests include adult medicine and transitions of care. She is a licensed preceptor with the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy and the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy. She has been a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist since 2017. In her free time, she enjoys going to OU football games with her husband, playing with her 2 little girls and their dog Max, traveling, and crocheting.
Victoria Felder, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Dr. Felder earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma in 2011, then went on to earn her Pharm.D. from Texas Tech University School of Pharmacy in 2016. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Norman Regional Health System in 2017. She works as a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist throughout the health system. Victoria is active in Phi Delta Chi. Her areas of interest include infectious disease and internal medicine. She enjoys exploring different neighborhoods of Oklahoma City, volunteering at a free clinic in the area, and hanging out with her dog, Sadie.
Lauren May, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Lauren graduated from the University of Oklahoma Collegeof Pharmacy in 2016. She went on to complete a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Norman Regional Health System in 2017. After residency, Lauren continued her employment with NRHS as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. Her practice interests include oncology, infectious disease, and adult medicine. In her spare time she enjoys hanging out with her dachshunds, Lily and Luna, and going to yoga.
Cathy May, BS, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Dr. May received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in 2004 after completing a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy in 1973. She has been a pharmacist at Norman Regional Health-System since 2009. Currently, Dr. May serves as the primary preceptor for the Medication Preparation/Distribution Learning Experience. She also instructs all new technicians on “Introduction to the IV Room”. Dr. May is active in the Oklahoma Society of Health-System Pharmacists (OSHP) and serves on the Scholarship/Awards Committee. She enjoys spending time with her seven grandchildren (all boys!) and taking them to concerts, museums, movies, and the zoo. Her hobbies include reading, traveling, and geneology.
Alex Ehrhart, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Dr. Ehrhart received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 2018. Upon completion of her degree, she moved back to her hometown of Norman, OK to complete a PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Norman Regional Health System. She remained on staff at NRHS as a clinical pharmacy specialist and helped integrate pharmacy services into the emergency department. Her professional interest areas include emergency medicine, adult medicine, and pediatrics. When not at work, she enjoys weight training, reading, spending time on the water, and hiking with her husband and their two dogs, Nike and Knox.