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Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency/MS

Main Campus 

The PGY -1/PGY-2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership residency with MS in Pharmacy Leadership (offered through the University of Cincinnati) is a two-year program within the Cleveland Clinic Health System. The PGY-1-year mirrors the PGY-1 Pharmacy residency program at Cleveland Clinic main campus in terms of required and elective rotations as well as staffing requirements. Residents will have an additional management rotation to gain a firm understanding of pharmacy operations in our main pharmacy and sterile products areas. During the PGY2 year, residents will complete the following required rotations: inpatient pharmacy operations, acute care services, supply chain, finance, med safety, formulary management, and informatics while on rotations with members of our leadership team. These rotations will provide an understanding of the changing nature of today’s complex medical delivery systems and leadership skills necessary for change management and managing the pharmacy enterprise.

Elective rotations are offered in population health, practice advancement/advocacy, 340B, specialty pharmacy, and advanced operations within our regional hospital affiliates. Residents will complete a research project during their PGY1 and PGY2 years and develop a supporting manuscript with each project. The PGY2 project also doubles as a requirement for a capstone project associated with the master’s degree. To build research skills, the residents will participate in the residency research curriculum that takes place throughout the residency year. Residents will be given the opportunity to present at local residency conference as well as attend ASHP Summer, Leadership and Midyear meetings.

Akron General 

Upon completion of the 24-month combined Pharmacy Residency Program in Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) with a Master of Science Degree or PGY2 HSPAL at Cleveland Clinic Akron General (CCAG), the resident will possess competence in administrative, financial, medication safety, and leadership, enabling them to manage complex health-system pharmacy departments. Residents completing their PGY2 Year (as part of the combined PGY1/PGY2 MS Program) of the HSPAL residency at Akron General will be trained to begin their careers in a wide variety of managerial positions.

During the first year the resident will complete all the same requirements as the PGY1 pharmacy residency, allowing the resident to gain a solid clinical foundation and prepare them to sit for board certification in their second year. Electives in their PGY1 year can be used to gain leadership experience but may also be used to further develop clinical excellence.

In the PGY2 year of the HSPAL residency (both programs), the resident will become a member of the pharmacy management team, gaining skills in pharmacy leadership, pharmacy enterprise leadership, medication safety, clinical pharmacy operations, pharmacy operations, 340B, procurement, and support services. The HSPAL resident will also have required rotations in the Cleveland Clinic Health System to gain diverse experience of leadership at all different levels within the pharmacy enterprise. The HSPAL resident will serve as Chief Pharmacy Resident in their PGY2 year to 10 pharmacy residents and be our representative on the GME advisory board at CCAG.

PGY1 Programs

Interested applicants must be enrolled or PharmD graduates of an accredited college of pharmacy, be eligible for licensure in the State of Ohio (or Florida if applicable), and submit the standard application materials through PhORCAS (letter of intent, CV, three standard reference forms in PhORCAS, official college transcripts), with the following:

1. A minimum of one (two is preferred) of your three references should come from a preceptor who you have worked with in a clinical setting, related to an APPE in acute or ambulatory The clinical preceptor should be able to comment on your scope of responsibility, total patient load, level of autonomy, clinical abilities, and organizational and time management skills. All three reference writers should use the standard PhORCAS template to submit their candidate recommendation.

Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)

Please submit all application materials via Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS). Deadline for receipt of these materials to be considered for an interview is January 3, 2025 by 11:59 PM. For the PGY-2 residency programs (Ambulatory Care, Cardiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Informatics, Internal Medicine, Medication-Use Safety and Policy, Neurology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Pharmacogenomics, and Solid Organ Transplant), the candidate must have completed or be enrolled in a PGY-1 program that is ASHP-accredited or in ASHP-candidate status. Upon enrollment, the resident must provide a copy of their PGY-1 certificate within 30 days of their start date.

Cleveland Clinic Health System residency sites agree that no person at these sites will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant.

1. Residency applicants must be authorized for employment in the United States at the time they apply for the residency. Cleveland Clinic Pharmacy does not sponsor applicants for work visas.

2. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate Optional Practical Training visas for the Cleveland Clinic Pharmacy Residency program as the program extends beyond 12 Trade NAFTA visas are acceptable, however the candidate is responsible for the application process and all necessary fees. Cleveland Clinic cannot extend the candidate an employment letter until the candidate has matched with the Cleveland Clinic program and signed an acceptance letter. Any employment letter will state the length of the program (12 months if PGY1 or PGY2, 24 months if HSPAL or Pharmacotherapy).

3. Graduates of international pharmacy schools will be considered if they meet the ASHP criteria for application to residency. To be eligible for pharmacist licensure, candidates must be graduates or candidates for graduation from an ACPE accredited degree program (or one in the process of pursuing accreditation) or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the NABP

4. Appointments of applicants to residency positions are contingent upon the applicants satisfying certain eligibility requirements [e.g., graduating from accredited college of pharmacy, obtaining pharmacist license in Ohio (for Ohio sites) or Florida (for Florida sites) within 90 days of start date, and successful completion of a pre-employment physical and drug screen, including testing for nicotine, and attendance of an on boarding appointment on site in Ohio (for Ohio programs) or Florida (for Florida Programs), or as otherwise directed by Occupational health at least 2 weeks prior to the start date].

About Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland Clinic is comprised of a 1,400-bed academic medical center and 21 additional hospitals, including 5 in Southeast Florida. In total, there are nearly 6,500 inpatient beds and over 1,500 pharmacy employees, 20 ambulatory pharmacies, significant inpatient and outpatient clinical services and a pharmacy budget exceeding $1 billion. At the Main Campus, we offer 18 distinct PGY-1 and PGY-2 pharmacy residency programs, and at our Regional Community Hospitals (Florida and Ohio), we offer 15 PGY-1 programs, one PGY-1/2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration program, two PGY-2 Critical Care programs, two PGY-2 Emergency Medicine programs, and one PGY-2 Ambulatory Care program.

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