Our Institution

North Shore University hospital (NSUH) is one of the cornerstones of Northwell Health. It offers a wide range of specialty and subspecialty residency programs, postgraduate training programs and clinical fellowships for research and education. The hospital is a 806 bed teaching hospital on the 58-acre Sandra Atlas Bass Campus.  NSUH provides leading-edge care in all medical specialties, including open-heart surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, urology, maternal-fetal medicine, first and only kidney transplant center in Nassau and Queens Counties and the first and only full-service destination for heart transplantation in Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and across all of Northwell. North Shore is also home to Long Island’s first adult liver transplant program which commenced in 2019.

Our Program

The ASHP-accredited PGY-1 pharmacy residency program at NSUH is a twelve-month program with a focus on in-patient centered - medication therapy management. The goal of the PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at NSUH is to offer a pharmacist the opportunity to accelerate their growth beyond entry-level professional competence. The resident will have the opportunity to further develop their proficiency and skills, with a program tailored to their interest and needs.  

North Shore University Hospital also offers two PGY2 programs with opportunities for early commitment:

- Critical Care

- Infectious Disease in conjunction with Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Core rotations

• Administration, pharmacy
• Ambulatory care experience
  • Geriatrics, hepatology, HIV, internal medicine
• Critical care
  • Choose from medical ICU, cardiovascular ICU or neurosurgical ICU
• Infectious disease
• Internal medicine - cardiology focus
• Internal medicine - hepatology focus
• Internal medicine - general

Elective rotations: Can repeat core rotation as an elective

• Ambulatory care experience
  • Geriatrics, HIV, internal medicine
• Cardiology
• Critical care
  • Choose from medical ICU, cardiovascular ICU or neurosurgical ICU
• Geriatrics
• Hematology/bone marrow transplant
• Internal medicine, teams-based approach
• Abdominal transplant (inpatient and outpatient)

Longitudinal

• Administrative duties
• Anticoagulation monitoring
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Internal publications
• Medication use evaluation
• Research project / manuscript
• Pharmacy Staffing
• Student preceptorship
• Teaching Certification

For more information about our PGY1 program please visit our website please visit: 

Residency in Pharmacy at North Shore University Hospital | Northwell Health

For information about our PGY2 Critical Care Program, please visit website below:

PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at North Shore University Hospital | Northwell Health

Applications are due on January 9th and should be submitted via the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS™).

- Curriculum vitae (CV)

- Letter of intent (2 pages maximum)

- Official college of pharmacy transcript

- Three letters of recommendation

About North Shore University Hospital: PGY1 and PGY2 Critical Care

A cornerstone of Northwell Health, North Shore University Hospital offers the highest quality care in all medical specialties. We are a teaching hospital for the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, providing a wide range of specialty and subspecialty residency programs, postgraduate training programs and clinical fellowships to educate the clinicians of the future. We emphasize excellence, safety and innovation in all that we do, including: Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital—One of New York’s largest and most successful cardiac programs, our Heart Hospital offers advanced technology, access to clinical trials and the expertise of a team of nationally recognized specialists. Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery—Known as a referral center for complex, complicated cases, the Institute brings together multidisciplinary teams with years of specialized training in surgical and nonsurgical care for stroke, movement disorders and brain anomalies. 300 Community Drive Manhasset, NY 11030 (516) 562-0100 Groundbreaking organ transplantation services—We perform heart, kidney and liver transplants. Our Heart Hospital was the first on Long Island ...to perform a heart transplant; we are the only hospital providing the full range of heart transplant services, from preoperative care to recovery, in Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. And we offer the only kidney transplant center in Nassau and Queens. Orthopedic care from diagnosis to rehabilitation—We offer a full range of services for conditions affecting the bones, muscles, ligaments and tendons, including inpatient and ambulatory surgery. Our orthopedic surgeons have helped develop orthopedic devices in use across the country. An exceptional emergency department (ED)—The physicians and nurses of our ED, an American College of Surgeons (ACS)-designated Level 1 Trauma Center, care for more than 90,000 patients a year. North Shore University Hospital is ranked among the state’s top five facilities for trauma survival rates. Comprehensive Wound Healing Center—Our specially trained team uses the latest in evidence-based care to promote healing of chronic and complex wounds.

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