About Our Team

About Our Team

In addition to offering great educational and residency training opportunities, we feel that the people at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center are what really make our program special.  It is extremely important to each Department of Pharmacy team member that the residency experience is one of learning and personal growth in order to facilitate the cultivation future pharmacy leaders.  Here are just a few of the people that will be working with you to positively shape your residency experience.

Beth Steinbeck Williams, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Director of Pharmacy 

Jamie Hale, RPh, Administrative Director of Pharmacy

Thanks for your interest in WFBMC and the Department of Pharmacy.  It is our pleasure to introduce you to one of the most comprehensive and advanced programs in the nation.  I have been with WFBMC for thirteen years and have served in a leadership capacity for the last ten.  My responsibilities as the Director of Pharmacy for the Continuum of Care began in 2006 and include a broad scope of pharmacy practices from outpatient to critical access acute care.  Regardless of the setting, one thing holds true throughout the Department of Pharmacy: a relentless desire to provide an optimal patient experience through quality care and customer service.  My primary areas of interest include leadership development and coaching, quality improvement, automation and technology, dynamics of Health Plan benefits management, and expansion of pharmacy technician and pharmacist roles as healthcare professionals.  I earned my Bachelors of Science Pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed Six Sigma Certification through BMG University.  I am active in multiple professional organizations including University Health Consortium, ASHP, National Home Infusion Association, and North Carolina Association of Pharmacists.

Your interest in an Administrative Residency program couldn’t come at a better time, as our profession is in need of future innovators and leaders.  We are dedicated to providing a residency experience that will provide insight into the delicate balance of managing a health system through business acumen, strategic vision, change management, and above all quality patient care.  Our philosophy of managing self and systems while leading people will serve as the foundation for your growth and development as a future clinician and leader in the profession.  We look forward to meeting you and sharing our compassion for pharmacy and those we serve.

Nate Peaty, PharmD, MS, Operational Coordinator – Central Pharmacy, Co-Director for Administration Residency

We appreciate your interest in our department and residency program and hope you find all the information you are looking for to assist you with your decision.  I have been with WFBMC since 2007 and am the Operations Coordinator for our Central/IV Pharmacy Services team in addition to being a co-director for our Administration Residency with Adam Orsborn.  Prior to Wake Forest, I attended UNC-Chapel Hill for pharmacy school and subsequently completed a MS Pharmacy Administration Residency at the University of Wisconsin.  My areas of interest include process management, human resources, team dynamics/development, automation/technology, and supply chain management.  It has been a unique honor and privilege to develop our pharmacy leadership training program alongside such a great leadership team.  I expect you to find that at WFBMC we are fully committed to providing the best training program for YOU.  We take pride in getting to know our residents and quickly identifying their needs/desires and tailoring their experience for leadership training.  This allows our program to focus on developing core leadership and management skills that allow our graduates to be highly effective leaders in many different settings and environments.

Adam Orsborn, PharmD, MS, Assistant Director Continuum Distribution, Co-Director for Administration Residency

Thanks for visiting us!  We are excited to have the opportunity to train the pharmacy leaders of tomorrow and look forward to meeting you.  It has been a long-term goal for me personally to be involved in developing a two-year masters combined residency and I am extremely fortunate to have found the support for this goal from my experienced and visionary Directors (Jamie and Beth) in my early career at Wake Forest.  I graduated with a PharmD from the University of Nebraska and experienced the two year master combined residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics with our residency program’s co-director, Nate Peaty.  The knowledge gained from that program has allowed us assess the strengths of our residency and identify continued opportunities to enhance our experience here by incorporating the Wake Forest culture.  At Wake Forest you will find an engaging, interactive and challenging experiential education, and we make sure to weave in every opportunity to have a good time.

Joe Maki, PharmD, Current 2nd Year Administration Resident  

I am the 2nd year Pharmacy Administration Resident here at WFBMC. I hail from Wisconsin, where I attended the University of Wisconsin for my undergraduate and Doctor of Pharmacy coursework. I have always envisioned myself holding leadership positions in whatever career I chose. So, when I learned about the two year residency in Health Systems Pharmacy Administration, I knew immediately that this would be the right path for me. I came into this residency with the intention of gaining the training and experience necessary to become a leader in the profession. 

What encouraged me to apply at the WFBMC was the diversity of talent on the leadership team, but what convinced me was the incredible and unique culture. Of all of the hospitals I’ve worked in, none can compare when it comes to an atmosphere of support and teamwork. On top of this, the WFBMC offers opportunities in inpatient and ambulatory practice, executive leadership, and participation in local, state, and national pharmacy organizations. Needless to say, I am excited about what the WFBMC has to offer and am looking forward to the didactic and experiential education I will receive here.