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ASHP recognizes the need for generalist, clinical practitioner, specialized practitioner, and manager/supervisor skill sets. The vast majority of residency programs in existence focus on the clinical/specialized practitioner.

Pediatric drug distribution is a specialized area of practice that has all of the challenges of adult drug distribution plus numerous other intricacies. Newly licensed and experienced pharmacists must undergo significant training before they are ready to practice independently in the pediatric setting. Managers may also benefit from training in pediatric environments, where they will learn not only basic management skills, but also the pediatric-specific issues that make this environment both challenging and rewarding.

Program Objectives

• Understand basic human resource management issues commonly encountered in health-system pharmacy, including recruitment, hiring, termination, disciplinary action, staff development, conflict resolution and team building
• Develop a step-wise approach to problem solving
• Be aware of professional, legal, and accreditation standards affecting health-system pharmacy practice
• Understand the physiological and developmental changes that occur from birth through adolescence and how those factors can affect pharmacotherapy decisions
• Identify and learn to anticipate unique pediatric drug distribution situations
• Become familiar with pediatric medication safety issues
• Learn about the potential benefits/detriments to satellite pharmacy operations

Rotations/Experiences

The resident completes the MS course work at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. The resident also completes two operational audits and three “mini-rotations” during year one of the residency. The resident applies learned principles in practical experiences during year two of the residency.

Year 1

• Distributive pharmacy practice—one month training, one month practicing
• Pharmacy operations audits
• Drug use evaluation
• One clinical rotation
• Three mini-rotations are required from the following areas:
  • Emergency Department Services
  • External Mini-rotation
  • Hematology/Oncology Satellite
  • ICU Satellite
  • Investigational Drug Service
  • Outpatient Pharmacy Services
  • PYXIS®/CII-Safe® Management/Operations
  • Surgery Satellite

Year 2 - The resident completes twelve one-month rotations:

• Six required administrative rotations
  • Strategic Planning & Leadership
  • Contract Management & Purchasing
  • Financial Planning/Budgeting
  • Human Resource Management
  • Medication Safety
  • Operations Management
• Three required clinical rotations (the resident is not limited to these clinical rotations):
  • Adult Medicine (at The Ohio State University Medical Center)
  • Cardiology/Endocrinology
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Neonatal Intensive Care
  • Nutrition Support
  • Pediatric Intensive Care
  • Pulmonary Medicine
• Elective Rotations (to complete the required 12 rotations)
  • Clinical pediatric rotations
  • External rotations (maximum of two months off-site)
  • Other rotations may be developed based upon the resident’s interests
  • Pharmacy Informatics

The resident completes a longitudinal rotation, which is ½ day per week, in one of the following areas:

• Close To HomeSM Center
• HIV Clinic
• Primary Care
• Pulmonary
• Asthma Clinic

The resident participates in:

• Journal Club
• Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee
• Residency Advisory Council
• Whitney Award Lecture Series

 
Residency Requirements

Successful candidates will be graduates of accredited pharmacy programs and eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the state of Ohio. The residency begins on July 1 and ends two years later on June 30.
 
Staffing Requirements

Year 1: Every other weekend
Year 2: Every fourth weekend/Administrative on-call every fourth week
 
Salary/Benefits

• Stipend: Year 1 $36,000 and Year 2 $38,000
• Tuition expenses for the MS program paid by Children’s Hospital
• Insurance (medical, dental, vision, life)
• Ten days paid vacation per year
• Travel allowance for the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, the ASHP Leadership Conference and the Great Lakes Pharmacy Resident Conference
• One year paid membership to a professional pharmacy organization
• Access to an extensive library of journals and textbooks

Application

Click here to apply for the MS and PGY1/PGY2 Residency in Health-System Pharmacy Administration.