PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

Program purpose

The PGY1 residency program at Children's Health builds 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 a PGY1 residency program will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership and education. They will also 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.

Program description

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency is designed to accelerate the resident’s growth beyond entry-level professional competence in pharmacy services and to further develop leadership skills. The residency offers supervised practice under the guidance of model practitioners. Residents will be held responsible and accountable for acquiring:

  • Outcome-based competencies for managing and improving the medication-use process

  • Providing evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy management with interdisciplinary teams

  • Exercising leadership and practice management

  • Demonstrating project management skills

  • Providing medication and practice-related education/training

  • Utilizing medical informatics

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency graduates will possess competencies that enable success as general clinicians.  Graduates are prepared to enter general clinical practice, PGY2 residency or a fellowship program.

Program structure

The program director will develop an experiential plan at the beginning of the program for each resident. The experiential component shall consist of the following required, elective and selective learning experiences (see image below). The needs of the resident and the attributes of the residency program will be utilized in the development of the plan. Additional electives may be available based on the resident’s interests.

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Please feel free to contact current PGY1 residents Brittany Glowacki, PharmD; Kat Nguyen, PharmD; or Kayla White, PharmD if you have questions about our program.