Residency Showcase Program Listings

The twelve-month PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency program at Westchester Medical Center develops clinical and operational pharmaceutical skills while providing sound pharmacotherapeutic care to the patient.  The residency program is divided into monthly required and elective rotations outlined below. Longitudinal experiences will enhance the residents' experience in regulatory compliance, antibiotic stewardship surveillance, committee work and other pharmacy improvement initiatives. Residents will also attend national, state, and/or local pharmacy conferences including the American Society of Health System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists (NYSCHP) Residency Research and Practice Forum. Residents are expected to present their longitudinal projects at these meetings.

Available Rotations

Residents participate in monthly clinical rotations divided into core (mandatory) and elective blocks. All core rotations will be for the duration of one calendar month (from the first day to the last day of the month).

·         Orientation

·         Internal Medicine

·         Infectious Diseases

·         Critical Care (Trauma/Surgical ICU)

·         Hematology/Oncology/SCT (Adult or Pediatrics)

·         Pediatrics (Neonatal ICU or Pediatric ICU) 

·         Pharmacy Administration

·         Emergency Medicine

·         Solid Organ Transplant

·         Research

 Elective rotations provide the resident an opportunity to select from the following clinical rotations based on the residents' practice interests or repeat a core rotation as an elective. Elective rotations will be for the duration of one calendar month (from the first day to the last day of the month) except for rotations noted with * in which the resident will have an opportunity to complete two rotations in one calendar month (the month will be divided equally between both rotations). Other elective learning experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability. 

·         Critical Care: Neurosciences

·         Investigational Pharmacy

·         Medication Safety 

·         Pharmacy Informatics

 Longitudinal rotations play a vital role in achieving uniformity in the residency structure as well as providing valuable training. Other longitudinal experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability.

·         Antimicrobial Stewardship Surveillance

·         Ambulatory Care

·         Longitudinal pharmacy operations staffing

·         Longitudinal Research  

·         Professional Development

·         Teaching Certificate Program

Staffing Coverage  

The weekend coverage program provides residents with additional learning opportunities while also supporting pharmacy staff with clinical and operational services. Residents are scheduled for coverage every third weekend. 

Education Opportunities

Residents will have an opportunity to participate in an online teaching certificate program through St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Queens, NY. In addition, there will be an opportunity for didactic lectures, small group teaching and co-precepting students on rotation in the hospital. Participation in the teaching certificate is optional, but strongly encouraged.

For more information please visit our website: WMCHealth.org/pharmacyresidency or email us: WMCPharmacyResidency@WMCHealth.org 

Application Requirements

• Candidates must be a graduate, or graduate candidate, of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy 
• Candidates must be eligible for New York State (NYS) licensure and employment in NYS
• Participate in the ASHP Residency Match Program 
• Eligible candidates must submit the following documents via PhORCAS for consideration by January 4, 2026:
  • Curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Letter of intent 
  • Official college transcripts  
  • Three (3) letters of recommendations from current or previous employers, preceptors or faculty members

Interview

• All interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates the opportunity to meet with current pharmacy residents, preceptors, and staff, and to tour our hospital and campus. 
• All candidates will be required to deliver a brief clinical presentation as part of the interview process. 

About Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York

The mission of the Department of Pharmacy is to support exceptional patient care and outcomes through the provision of outstanding pharmaceutical care that is reliable, innovative, patient focused, and delivered in an environment that is professional, respectful, and rooted in communication and trust. The vision of the department is to: - Provide safe, efficient, and reliable pharmaceutical care for all patients in a manner that is dignified and consistent with the medical staff and the core values of our health care system - Develop standards and systems for the delivery of pharmaceutical services that will become an integral part of the health care system’s quality management and cost containment programs - Collaboratively design systems to optimize safe medication use in accordance with all regulatory requirements - Develop pharmacists’ clinical practice as an integral part of patient care in the health care system - Develop pharmacy technicians’ practice as an integral partner to the pharmacist in the provision of pharmaceutical care to patients and clinical staff of the health care system - Serve as a valued partner in the provision of undergraduate, graduate, an...d post-graduate pharmacy education The Department of Pharmacy at Westchester Medical Center consists of a main inpatient pharmacy, which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, multiple pharmacy satellites, including pediatrics, oncology, outpatient infusion center, and outpatient community and specialty pharmacy. The hospital and the Department of Pharmacy utilize electronic health records (EHR) to maintain medication profiles for all patients. Unit dose medications are dispensed utilizing automated dispensing cabinets (Pyxis). The Pharmacy prepares and dispenses all medications that are required to be prepared in an aseptic environment and utilizes state of the art compounding facilities to compound ready-to-administer non-hazardous admixtures. The Pharmacy coordinates the review of all adverse drug events or medication occurrences by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. These include reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and medication errors that occur in the medical center. All reports are reviewed and analyzed by the Medication-Use Safety Subcommittee (MUSS) to determine trends and make recommendations in minimizing the incidence of adverse events or medication incidents. The Pharmacy is responsible for all aspects of investigational drug use, which include maintenance of all research protocols, provision of information, safe storage, record keeping, dispensation of investigational products, patient education and monitoring of therapy, and return or disposal of unused investigational products. The Department of Pharmacy utilizes the expertise and skills of Clinical Pharmacy Specialists in the areas of Ambulatory Care, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplantation, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Pain Management, Pediatrics/Neonatology, and Solid Organ Transplant.

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