Pharmacy Residency at MedStar Union Memorial

The PGY1 pharmacy residency program at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital is a 12-month comprehensive program that provides a wide range of clinical experiences designed to equip the resident with the training and skills to pursue his or her future career plans. Our program includes core and longitudinal rotations, longitudinal projects, teaching experience, and research opportunities.

Residents are mentored by resident advisors with assistance from the Residency Program Coordinator, Residency Program Director, and lead pharmacists for each longitudinal project.

The program offers diverse clinical experiences to accommodate a wide range of interests. An optional teaching certificate program is available through the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. The program offers a systemwide approach with MedStar Health as a 10-hospital system in addition to focusing on individual site requirements and implementation of initiatives while benefiting from the support of a larger health system.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are deeply committed to equity for all people and communities and for creating a diverse and inclusive workplace with a sense of belonging and pride in our accomplishments. We celebrate the individuality that our preceptors, residents and staff bring to our pharmacy department and continue to seek multidimensional perspectives to help enhance patient care. We understand that diversity in pharmacy helps to enrich the culture of the department so that every staff member feels appreciated, understood, respected, connected, and valued. It’s how we treat people.

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Individuals who complete this program will be expected to be able to:

PGY1 Program Purpose Statement:

PGY1 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.

Residents will master formal case presentations with a detailed assessment and plan for complex patients. They will further acquire leadership opportunities in working with a primary committee and functioning as chief resident.

The resident will also get to hone critical evaluation skills by analyzing literature and guideline recommendations and applying this to patient cases and formulary management.

All residents will begin the residency year with a three-month orientation period which will cover clinical monitoring, order verification and introduction to pharmacy operations, and antimicrobial stewardship

Subsequent rotations are conducted in four-week blocks. Exceptions include longitudinal rotations in the Medication Management Clinic, Order Verification and Clinical Monitoring, Drug Utilization/Research, and Leadership

Orientation

Core Block Rotations (4 weeks per experience)

Required:

Longitudinal Rotations

Required:

Elective Rotations (4 weeks per experience, residents may choose 3 electives)

Benefits

Salary

• $55,000 

Staffing Requirements

All training appointment agreements are binding for one year from the start of the residency and contingent upon receipt of verification of graduation from pharmacy school.

**Residents are strongly encouraged to be fully licensed as soon as possible after graduation.**