PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency
The Nationwide Children’s PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency focuses on training pharmacists in disease state management in a community and ambulatory care setting.
The Department of Pharmacy at Nationwide Children's Hospital continues to expand the services offered in ambulatory care and recognizes the need for a residency program in community care. The vast majority of pharmacy residency programs in existence focus on adult care, while our program is primarily pediatric based.
The PGY1 Community‐Based Pharmacy Residency Program builds upon the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop community‐based pharmacist practitioners with diverse
patient care, leadership, and education skills who are eligible to pursue advanced training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies and professional certifications.
The Department of Pharmacy provides the following services in Ambulatory Care:
- Innovative ambulatory pharmacy services with:
- Pharmacists provide pharmacotherapy services in the Primary Care, Close To Home Centers, HIV, Complex Care and Neurology clinics
- Three outpatient pharmacies providing prescription processing and counseling for clinic discharge patients and hospital staff, each with a private consultation room. In addition, a robust discharge counseling service is provided for patients and families.
- An on-site specialty pharmacy provides medication and clinical services to patients in our Cystic Fibrosis, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and GI clinics.
- Pediatric compounding program
What You Need to Know
Program Objectives
The Nationwide Children’s PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency focuses on training pharmacists in disease state management in a community and ambulatory care setting.
Residents completing the program are prepared to:
- Provide direct patient care to pediatric and adult patient populations within interdisciplinary collaborative practices in the community and ambulatory care setting.
- Implement or enhance a pharmacy practice program to improve the medication use process; display project management skills.
- Educate patients, students, pharmacists, and other health care professionals in the practice and classroom setting.
- Display leadership and practice management skills.
Rotations & Experiences
To accomplish these objectives, the resident will complete the required rotations in the following areas:
- Direct Patient Care with additional experiences available through, but not limited to, the following outpatient clinics:
- Primary Care/Quality Improvement
- Internal Medicine Adult/Pediatric Clinic
- Transitions of Care in outpatient pharmacy
- Practice and Personnel Management
- Teaching/Education with the opportunity to receive a teaching certificate
- Residency Research Projects with presentations and a publishable manuscript
- Patient centered dispensing in the Ambulatory Pharmacy
For program structure details, refer to our residency manual.
Elective Rotations:
- HIV Clinic
- Specialty Pharmacy
- With opportunities in Cystic fibrosis, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Neurology and Gastroenterology
- Complex Care Clinic
- Population Health
In addition to the assigned rotations, residents complete/participate in the following projects:
- Journal club and leadership presentations to pharmacy staff and students
- Two seminar presentations to pharmacy staff and students
- The opportunity to receive a teaching certificate through the Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
- Project presentation as a poster at a national pharmacy conference
Requirements
Successful candidates must be eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the State of Ohio by September 1.
Successful candidates will also have a minimum of 3.0 GPA.
The residency begins on July 1 and ends one year later on June 30.
Hospital employment is contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment requirements including criminal background check, health assessment, and drug screen.
Staffing Requirements
Every third weekend in the outpatient pharmacy.
Preceptors, Residents & Alumni
Nationwide Children's Hospital has possessed a rich tradition of producing leaders in clinical and administrative pharmacy practice since it first offered an ASHP-Accredited Residency in Hospital Pharmacy in 1976.
Application & Selection
Interested candidates should submit the following items via PhORCAS to the Program Director no later than January 2:
- Letter of Intent – one page letter explaining why the candidate is interested in the position and what qualifications they have that are not fully captured within the remaining application packet
- Curriculum vitae
- College transcript(s)
- Three letters of recommendation
An on-site interview is required.
If you have any questions, please contact Alexander Swick.
Phone: (614) 722-2237