Residency Showcase Program Listings

MedStar Health is the largest healthcare provider in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region. MedStar’s 10 hospitals, the MedStar Health Research Institute, MedStar Medical Group, and our other programs and services are recognized regionally and nationally for excellence in medical care. MedStar Health combines the best aspects of academic medicine, research and innovation with a complete spectrum of clinical services to advance patient care. Our areas of clinical excellence include cardiology and cardiac surgery, orthopedics, cancer, transplantation, rehabilitation, and emergency and trauma services.

The PGY2 health-system pharmacy administration residency builds upon PGY1 residency graduates’ competence in the delivery of patient-centered care and in pharmacy operational services to prepare residents who can assume high level managerial, supervisory, and leadership responsibilities, with emphasis on multi-hospital health systems. 

Areas of competence emphasized during the PGY2 program include safe and effective medication-use systems, quality assurance, the management of human resources, the management of financial resources, use of technology, and advanced leadership.

Upon graduation, residents are prepared for a clinical or operational management/supervisory role in a variety of work settings including small to mid-size hospitals, large health systems, and pharmacy benefit management organizations.  The PGY2 residency will serve as a pipeline for MedStar pharmacy leadership, with the goal of retaining residents in the MedStar Pharmacy Enterprise. 

This residency will provide experience in a broad range of pharmacy practice administration roles. The resident will participate in rotations based from the corporate offices as well as rotations at hospitals. 

Core rotations (one-month blocks):

• Health System Pharmacy Leadership Administration Financing and Budget
• Clinical Pharmacy Services
• Procurement / Contracting
• Medication Safety / Quality
• Pharmacy Operations (large site and small site), including HR management
• Drug Policy

Elective rotations (one-month blocks):

• 340B (Apexus) located in Dallas, Texas (must submit application and be accepted to program)
• ASHP located in Bethesda, Maryland (must submit application and be accepted to program)
• Pharmacogenomics
• Informatics
• Law/Regulatory
• Drug diversion
• Specialty Pharmacy / Retail Pharmacy / Ambulatory Care
• Elective off-site opportunities include teaching at a School of Pharmacy. MedStar has affiliations with three local schools of Pharmacy:  University of Maryland at Baltimore, Notre Dame School of Pharmacy and Howard University.

Longitudinal rotations:

• Research
• Informatics
• Medication Safety / Quality
• Specialty / Retail Pharmacy / Ambulatory Care
• Drug Policy / Medication Use Management / P&T Committee
• ASHP Pharmacy Leadership Academy

Projects/Presentations:

• Completion of a longitudinal project in pharmacy management
• Manuscript eligible for publication in a peer reviewed journal
• Develop and implement one patient safety or pharmacy work flow improvement

About MedStar Health

The PGY2 health-system pharmacy administration residency builds upon PGY1 residency graduates’ competence in the delivery of patient-centered care and in pharmacy operational services to prepare residents who can assume high level managerial, supervisory, and leadership responsibilities, with emphasis on multi-hospital health systems. Areas of competence emphasized during the PGY2 program include safe and effective medication-use systems, quality improvement, the management of human resources, management of financial resources, use of technology, and advanced leadership. Upon graduation, residents are prepared for a clinical or operational management/supervisory role in a variety of work settings including small to mid-size hospitals, large health systems, and pharmacy benefit management organizations. The PGY2 residency will serve as a pipeline for MedStar pharmacy leadership, with the goal of retaining residents in the MedStar Pharmacy Enterprise.

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