PGY-1 Residency Program Director/ Pharmacy Manager
Dr. Walgos serves as the PGY‑1 Residency Program Director and Pharmacy Manager at UNC Health Johnston. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, where she also completed a master’s degree in pharmacy administration. She is additionally credentialed as a Certified Professional in-Patient Safety (CPPS).
Before joining UNC Health Johnston, Dr. Walgos worked as a Medication Safety Pharmacist at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, N.C., where she precepted PGY‑1 and UNC Hospital HSPAL Pharmacy residents as well as students from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
In her current role at UNC Health Johnston, she serves as the Residency Program Director and precepts residents in Medication Safety and Pharmacy Administration. Dr. Walgos is deeply passionate about patient safety, and she is committed to advancing pharmacy practice at UNC Health Johnston.
Contact Dr. Walgos at Kyra.Walgos@unchealth.unc.edu
PGY-1 Residency Program Coordinator
Dr. Edwards is an inpatient pharmacist and serves as the Residency Program Coordinator (RPC). He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences and completed a Post-Graduate Year One (PGY-1) Acute Care Residency at UNC Health Johnston. He and his co-resident were the first pharmacy residents at UNC Health Johnston. He holds a teaching certificate from UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Currently, Dr. Edwards serves as a preceptor for both 2nd and 4th year pharmacy students from UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He is heavily involved in making sure students get a well-round experience while on the learning experience. Additionally, he serves as the primary preceptor for the Internal Medicine learning experience for the PGY1 residents. He is passionate about sharing his pharmacy experiences with future pharmacists and enjoys teaching what he knows. Dr. Edwards is very committed to advancing pharmacy practice at UNC Health Johnston.
Contact Dr. Edwards at Christopher.Edwards@unchealth.unc.edu
- PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program Preceptor
- Administration Learning Experience
- Medication Safety Learning Experience
- Financial Stewardship Learning Experience
- Clinical Leadership Learning Experience
Trent Beach, PharmD, MBA, MHA, BCPS, CPEL, FASHP, FACHE is the Executive Director of Pharmacy for the Triangle East Region of UNC Health. In this role, Beach provides executive pharmacy leadership at the 5 hospitals that comprise UNC Health Johnston, UNC Health Rex, and UNC Health Southeastern. Throughout Dr. Beach’s career, he has been responsible for clinical quality, medication use policy, medication safety, and clinical pharmacy practice across integrated health enterprises. Dr. Beach is board-certified in Pharmacotherapy. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Kentucky and completed a General Clinical Pharmacy Residency at the University of North Carolina Hospitals following his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Practice from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Beach holds master’s degrees in business administration and healthcare administration from the Wilmington University School of Business.
Dr. Beach is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a Fellow of the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, an ASHP Certified Pharmacy Executive Leader, and a Master Examiner with the NIST Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, administered through the U.S. Department of Commerce. Beach has served in a number of volunteer leadership roles, including immediate past Regent for Tennessee with ACHE, past President of ACHE-Middle Tennessee, and Chair of the ASHP Section Advisory Group on Managing the Pharmacy Enterprise, to name a few. In 2017, Beach was awarded the Tennessee Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Health System Distinguished Service Award in recognition of career achievements.
Contact Dr. Beach at Trent.Beach@unchealth.unc.edu
Director of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program Preceptor, Pharmacy Administration Learning Experience
Dr. Joshua Tessin serves as Director of Pharmacy Services at UNC Health Johnston, where he provides strategic and operational leadership across inpatient pharmacy services and oncology infusion programs. As a member of the Pharmacy Leadership Team, he also actively contributes to the development and mentorship of PGY1 pharmacy residents.
Dr. Tessin earned his Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from the McWhorter School of Pharmacy at Samford University (Birmingham, AL). He completed a PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) residency at Cone Health – Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital and holds a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In his current role, Dr. Tessin oversees regulatory compliance, clinical services, and pharmacy operations across all UNC Health Johnston locations, including acute care hospitals and oncology infusion centers. His professional interests focus on frontline leadership development, strategy deployment, Lean methodology, and driving operational excellence to improve patient outcomes.
Dr. Tessin is a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) and is an active member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists (NCAP), and the American Society for Quality (ASQ). He previously practiced at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital.
Contact Dr. Tessin at Joshua.Tessin@unchealth.unc.edu
