Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey is a part of the RWJ Barnabas Health System, the largest academic health system in New Jersey. The PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in New Brunswick, NJ is intended to provide extensive post-graduate training in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice. The program has been designed to meet all standards and requirements of the American System of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and the residency is fully accredited by that organization.

Pharmacists completing this residency will be competent and confident clinicians, providing evidence-based patient care in collaboration with other healthcare professionals.  They will efficiently communicate with patients and other healthcare professionals, utilizing effective educational techniques that have been individualized to suit the intended audience.  With the aid of appropriate information technology, they will effectively manage practice-based projects and the overall medication-use process.  These pharmacists will demonstrate professionalism by developing a strategy for ongoing, self-directed learning, conducting themselves in an ethical manner, and developing a personal approach to practice leadership. After completion of this residency, the pharmacist clinician should additionally be prepared to pursue further postgraduate training in the area of their choice. The Pharmacy Residency Program at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital provides an environment designed to produce competent and compassionate health system pharmacists. The program provides residents with a variety of opportunities to develop their clinical, communication and leadership skills all while providing superior care to patients.

How to Apply

Please provide the following on the PHORCAS website no later than January 3, 2021

Site Code: 21030, NMS Code: 159513

• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of intent
• Academic transcripts
• Three letters of recommendation

Contact Information

RWJUH Pharmacy Department

Attn: Sharon Mindel, PharmD, MBA

Residency Program Director

1 Robert Wood Johnson Place

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

sharon.mindel@rwjbh.org