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The PGY1-PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) Residency at Geisinger offers customized residency education to successfully prepare pharmacy leaders to care for patients, innovate, lead, and improve the quality of care as well as the patient experience. Residents are immersed in a collaborative interprofessional culture where clinical pharmacists practice at the top of their license in acute care, ambulatory care, specialty pharmacy and research. Each individual resident’s curriculum is customized to facilitate achievement of their personal and professional goals.

Our program provides residents with the opportunity to develop a solid clinical and operational foundation in the PGY1 year at Geisinger Medical Center, and then builds on that experience in the PGY2 year, capitalizing on the unique learning environment offered through the integrated care delivery system at Geisinger. Our team fosters an innovative and supportive learning environment with enriching opportunities for pharmacy residency training in administration and leadership in the practice settings of acute care, ambulatory care and health plan pharmacy. 

Our program goals are to:

• Develop a pharmacy leader with experience and perspective across the continuum of care from direct patient care to executive leadership.
• Develop a versatile pharmacy leader with experience in all facets of an integrated delivery network.
• Instill a culture of engagement, innovation, and leadership in the future pharmacy leader.
• Model successful integration of pharmacy into a health system as an institute and health-system pillar.
• Prepare the pharmacy leader for their role in a diverse, equitable, and inclusive healthcare environment. 

Purpose: The PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency program builds upon Doctor of Pharmacy education and PGY1 pharmacy residency training to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives for advanced practice areas. Residents who successfully complete PGY2 residency programs are prepared for advanced patient care or other specialized positions, and board certification in the advanced practice area, if available. Residents who complete the PGY1-PGY2 HSPAL at Geisinger are prepared for a clinical or operational management or supervisory role in a variety of work settings.

The PGY1-PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) Residency at Geisinger is an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited residency program.  We have two residency positions and participate in the ASHP Resident Matching Program as well as the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS). The applicant must submit the following materials via PhORCAS:

• Letter of intent outlining career objectives
• Curriculum vitae
• Academic transcripts
• Three professional recommendations

Also required are a PharmD or equivalent degree (from an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited school or college) and licensure or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Licensure requirements are available at the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy website. Applicants should ensure that they meet all of the requirement for licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Licensure is required within the first 90 days of the residency program.

About Geisinger PGY1-PGY2 HSPAL Residency

Geisinger’s pharmacy team is recognized for leading innovative and evidence-based programs of care delivery, research and education. Backed by the support of a large healthcare system that leads with innovative methodologies, cutting-edge research and clinical expertise, our pharmacy team has been recognized for excellence in multiple areas. Our team offers comprehensive pharmacy services that include: hospital and retail pharmacies, inpatient and outpatient services, specialty pharmacy, home infusion pharmacy, and pharmaceutical service for Geisinger Health Plan. Geisinger's pharmacy team is leading innovative work and pharmacy research with our team of dedicated researchers working to leverage Geisinger's research assets and infrastructure, systematically innovating and evaluating medication use and quality within the services provided by pharmacy. Geisinger also welcomes the opportunity to foster the education of the next generation of pharmacy professional through various program and hosts advanced and introductory practice pharmacy students from more than 15 schools of pharmacy. Our pharmacy residency programs prepare pharmacists to care for patients and to innovate, lead, and work collaboratively with other members of the care team.

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