PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
The PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency provides residents with opportunities to become competent pharmacy clinicians and prepares them for direct patient care roles.
The ASHP-accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency builds on Doctor of Pharmacy 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 pharmacy residency training.
This program will provide the resident with opportunities to become a competent pharmacy clinician, in preparation for a career in direct patient care roles. The core focus will be in creating a well-rounded pharmacist capable of working in diverse roles in pharmacy practice with an emphasis in pediatrics, while allowing the resident to tailor the program to an individual’s interests through elective rotations. The program begins mid-June and ends on June 30 of the following year.
What You Need to Know
Program Objectives
- Develop a comprehensive approach to family-centered care, focusing on the unique needs of pediatric patients
- Use evidence-based clinical practice to make decisions both for general guidelines and for patient-specific recommendations
- Support professional, legal and accreditation standards affecting health-system pharmacy practice
- Work in an environment which supports a diverse pharmacy practice model
- Understand the physiological and developmental changes that occur from birth through adolescence and how those factors may affect pharmacotherapy decisions
- Identify and learn to anticipate unique pediatric drug distribution needs
- Learn and use pediatric medication safety strategies
Rotations & Experiences
Our program offers flexibility for residents to explore their areas of interest by creating a customized rotation schedule.
For program structure details, refer to our residency manual.
Rotations: 9 required months, 3 required longitudinal, 3 elective months
Required Rotations: (one-month)
- Orientation (6 weeks)
- Administration
- Adult General Medicine
- General Pediatrics
- Hematology/Oncology
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Pediatric Intensive Care
- Pulmonary
- Emergency Medicine
- Precepting*
- * To be completed concurrently with another rotation
Longitudinal Rotations:
- Medication Safety (10 months, one-hour monthly meeting)
- Ambulatory Care – Primary Care (9 months, one afternoon/week)
- Staffing (every other weekend)
- On-Call (PGY1 Pharmacy five to six full weeks, seven mini weeks of clinical call/HSPAL every 6th week administrative call)
- Teaching Certificate (optional, 12 months)
- Longitudinal Project Management (12 months)
Electives: (one-month)
- Cardiology
- Cardiothoracic Intensive Care
- Clinical Management
- Infectious Diseases
- Informatics
- Neurology/Complex Care
- Nutrition Support
- Poison Center
- Ambulatory Care*
- Research
- Administrative Track**
- Academia
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Behavioral Health
- Investigational Drug Service
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Surgery
*Ambulatory Care Electives: South High Med-Peds, HIV/AIDS, Complex Care and Neurology Clinics
**Administrative Track
- Administration – Outpatient operations (one month rotation)
- Longitudinal Intern Management (12 months)
PGY1 Non-Traditional: This program is completed across two years with the resident alternating staffing months and rotation months. Will not have full month of orientation/staffing rotation. RPD orients that resident to the program within the first week and the resident attends all onboarding and orientation sessions. Ambulatory Care rotation will be fulfilled with a full month rotation in place of a longitudinal experience.
*Additional rotations may be designed per the resident’s interest. Please discuss this early on with the Residency Director and any potential preceptors.
**All documents of rotation activities (presentation handouts, journal club presentations, quality improvement projects, etc.) should be filed within the Resident Portfolio and PharmAcademic.
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.
Hospital employment is contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment requirements including criminal background check, health assessment, and drug screen.
Staffing Requirements
- Every other weekend
- On-call responsibilities
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 and Selection
Interested candidates should submit the following items via PhORCAS to the program director no later than January 2.
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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
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Curriculum vitae
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College transcript(s)
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Three letters of recommendation
A onsite interview is required.