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

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

Email: laura.mark@ahn.org

Program length: 2 years

Residents per year: 2

Program coordinator: Arpit Mehta, PharmD, MPH, MHA

Email: arpit.mehta@ahn.org

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 2020. 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.

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https://www.ahn.org/health-care-professionals/education/allied-health/pharmacy/allegheny-general.html

Rotations

Rotations for the PGY1/PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration Residency include:

PGY1 Clinical Rotations

• Emergency Medicine (1 month)
• Cardiology Acute Care (1 month)
• Surgical Acute Care (1 month)
• Infectious Diseases (1 month)
• Internal Medicine Transitions of Care (1 month)
• Internal Medicine (1 month)
• Heart Failure Transitions of Care      (1 month)
• Administrative On-Call (9 months-Longitudinal)
• Inpatient Pharmacy Staffing (12 months-Longitudinal)
• Elective (1 month)

PGY1 Administrative Rotations

• Practice Operations (1 month)
• Practice Management (1 month)

PGY1 Elective Rotations

• Repeat a required experience
• 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 Oncology Pharmacy Operations
• Concentrated Retail Pharmacy Operations
• Concentrated Automation and Informatics
• Clinical Pharmacy Management (3 months)
• Formulary Management
• Medication Use Management
• Concentrated Experiences
• Human Resources
• Regulatory and Safety
• Group Purchasing Organization
• Executive Hospital Operations
• Longitudinal Experiences (12 months)
• Pharmacy Area Co-Supervisor
• Pharmacy Staffing & Coordination
• Pharmacy Policy & Med Safety

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)

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