PGY1 and PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership Residency/MPH Program

Program director: Laura K. Mark, PharmD, MS, MHM, FASHP, FABC

Email: laura.mark@ahn.org

Program coordinator: Arpit Mehta, PharmD, MPH, MHA, CPEL, FASHP

Email: arpit.mehta@ahn.org

Program length: 2 years

Residents per year: 2

Description

The Health-System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership (HSPAL) Program was established in 2012 by an experienced leadership team and was most recently re-accredited by ASHP in 2021. The Program is combined with a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and provides opportunities for the resident to develop leadership and expert pharmacy management skills in a variety of settings. The two-year pharmacy residency program builds on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency in health system pharmacy administration should possess competencies that qualify them for administrative pharmacist roles and or faculty positions and position them to be eligible for attainment of board certification in pharmacotherapy.

Residents in this program are integrally involved in daily leadership activities, gaining hands-on experience in preparation to assume leadership roles upon graduation, either in traditional clinical or operational leadership paths or in less traditional career paths in a variety of leadership and corporate roles. The program allows for flexibility and customization to match the evolving career aspirations of the residents. Upon graduation, each resident will receive a PGY1 Pharmacy and PGY2 HSPAL certificate as well as the MPH degree.

Visit our website for more information:  https://www.ahn.org/health-care-professionals/education/allied-health/pharmacy/allegheny-general.html

Find additional program details in our informational videos: https://youtu.be/dy_mlNeNqpI

Join us for our own virtual open house informational session on Monday, 12/15/25 from 3-4pm EST. Register to attend HERE

Rotations

The PGY1 residents are enrolled in administration track of our PGY1 Pharmacy Residency - acute care setting program for their first year.  A teaching certificate program with an affiliated university is offered as an elective longitudinal experience. Rotations for the PGY1/PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration Residency include:

PGY1 Rotations

• Orientation (6 weeks)
• Foundational Skills - Point of Care (2 weeks)
• Foundational Skills - Staffing (2 weeks)
• Surgical Service Line (TICU, Neuro-ICU, or CTICU)  (4-5 weeks)
• Intensive Care Service Line (MICU, CTICU, or TICU) (4-5 weeks)
• Transitions of Care Service Line (Heart failure or Abdominal transplant) (4-5 weeks)
• Infectious Diseases (4-5 weeks)
• Internal Medicine (4-5 weeks)
• Administration Selective (Practice management) (4-5 weeks)
• Administrative On-Call (10 months-Longitudinal)
• Inpatient Pharmacy Staffing (12 months-Longitudinal)
• Elective (3 months)

PGY1 Elective Rotations

• Repeat a required experience tailored to residents needs and interests
• Pharmacy Operations 
• Emergency Medicine
• Heart Failure (Inpatient/Outpatient)
• Oncology (Inpatient/Outpatient)
• Transplant (Heart or Abdominal)
• Ambulatory Care Clinic (multiple)

PGY2 Administrative Required Rotations

• Advanced Pharmacy Operations (6 months)
  • Hospital Pharmacy Leadership
  • Network Pharmacy Leadership
  • Hospital Pharmacy Finance
  • Advanced Pharmacy Operations
  • Concentrated Retail Pharmacy Operations
  • Concentrated Central Fill Pharmacy Operations
  • Concentrated GPO Operations
  • Concentrated Oncology Pharmacy Operations
  • Concentrated Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Operations
• Concentrated Automation and Informatics (3-4 weeks)
• Clinical Pharmacy Management (3 months)
  • Network Formulary Management
  • Medication Use Projects Management
• Concentrated Experiences (1 week each)
  • Human Resources
  • Regulatory and Safety
  • Executive Hospital Operations
• Longitudinal Experiences
  • Pharmacy Area Co-Supervisor (52 weeks)
  • Pharmacy Staffing & Coordination (26 weeks)
  • Pharmacy Policy & Med Safety (26 weeks)

PGY2 Administrative Elective Rotations (Extended or Project-Based Rotations)

• Community Hospital Management
• Oncology Pharmacy Management
• Retail Pharmacy Management
• Ambulatory Clinical Management
• Pharmacy Regulatory & Safety
• Project Management
• ASHP (by application)

Application Information

Applications will be accepted through January 2, 2026. Application materials should include the following:
• Letter of intent
• Curriculum vitae
• Three professional letters of recommendation (with detailed comments in Organize and Manage Time; Dependability; Independence and Resourcefulness)
• Academic transcript

An interview (on-site or virtual) is also required. The residency commences June 23, 2025.

Applicants must have graduated from an ACPE accredited school of pharmacy and must be eligible for Pennsylvania licensure. 

About Allegheny General Hospital - Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) is an academic medical center serving Pittsburgh and the surrounding five-state area. The hospital annually admits more than 24,000 patients, and has nearly 800 physicians and approximately 5,000 employees that share AGH's commitment to excellence in patient care, medical education and research. AGH is the flagship tertiary care hospital in the Allegheny Health Network (AHN). The AGH Department of Pharmacy provides on-site outpatient pharmacy services and 24-hour inpatient comprehensive pharmacy services utilizing a decentralized, computerized unit-dose drug distribution system and intravenous admixture programs in a recently remodeled pharmacy. Other pharmacy services include drug information, computerized inventory control and procurement systems, integrated drug use review, and quality improvement. The AGH Pharmacy Residency Programs consists of 20 residents within nine-different residency programs. PGY1 programs include Acute Care and Ambulatory Focused residencies. PGY2 programs include Ambulatory Care, Cardiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Oncology residencies. A combined PGY1-PGY2 Health-System Ph...armacy Administration Residency Program with MPH at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health is also available. Residents receive a stipend of $48,400 for PGY1 and $52,000 for PGY2 with medical, prescription, dental, vision, disability, and life-insurance benefits. Thirteen paid days off are provided during the residency year outside of days to attend approved conferences.

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