Program director: Gretchen Kipp, PharmD

Email: Gretchen.Kipp@ahn.org

Program length: 1 year

Residents per year: 6

Description

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program – Acute Care Focus was first accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) in 1980 and most recently re-accredited in 2020. The program provides comprehensive training in all aspects of institutional practice with an emphasis on the delivery of pharmaceutical care and clinical services. The PGY1 pharmacy residency program builds on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.

Rotations

The 12-month postgraduate training experience is composed of a variety of required and elective rotations, as follows:

• Orientation (6 weeks)
• Cardiac Care (CCU or SICU or Cardiac Transplant) (1 month)
• Surgical Care (TICU or Neuro-ICU or Abdominal Transplant) (1 month)
• Intensive Care (SICU, TICU, or MICU ) (1 month)
• Infectious Diseases (1 month)
• Heart Failure Transitions of Care (1 month)
• Internal Medicine Transitions of Care (1 month)
• Internal Medicine (1 month)
• Administration (1 month)
• Pharmacokinetics and On-Call (Longitudinal)
• Inpatient Pharmacy Staffing (Longitudinal)

The specific program for each resident varies based upon the resident’s goals, interests, and previous experience. However, all residents are required to complete the above core rotations. The required rotations above can be repeated and tailored to resident interests as an elective, or the resident may select from elective rotations: Emergency Medicine, Oncology (inpatient/clinic), Advanced Heart Failure (inpatient/clinic), Internal Medicine Clinic, Anticoagulation Clinic, or Transplant Services (abdominal or heart).

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