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About Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic Akron General is a 532-bed adult, tertiary care, Level I trauma center that has been serving Akron and surrounding communities for more than 100 years. Akron General has regional referral centers in Cardiology, Cancer, and Orthopedics. As a major teaching hospital, Akron General trains future physicians and pharmacists through 15 high-quality medical and pharmacy residency programs. The Department of Pharmacy at Akron General employs more than 160 caregivers (pharmacists, residents, pharmacy interns, technicians, and other support personnel) whose primary goal is to provide excellent patient care. The pharmacy provides services at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, the McDowell Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Hospice Care Center, Ambulatory Care Centers, Lodi Community Hospital, and three free[1]standing emergency departments and infusion centers. Patient care areas at Akron General are served by a central pharmacy. Distributive services are supported by a decentralized distribution system (BD Pyxis) and centralized BD carousels.

The pharmacy provides clinical services with clinical specialists in the areas of internal medicine, family practice, ambulatory care, pain management, surgical intensive care, medical intensive care, neurologic intensive care, cardiovascular intensive care, infectious diseases, emergency medicine, psychiatric medicine, hematology/ oncology, and transitions of care. Clinical services are also provided through a unit-based pharmacist model focused on identifying and resolving pharmaceutical care issues while the patient is in-house. The pharmacy is very involved in teaching, serving as an Advanced and Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience training site for several colleges of pharmacy.

Residency Overview

Our residency programs provide education and training with a primary emphasis on the development of skills in specialized pharmacy practice areas. Throughout the year, residents are involved in service, education, and research activities.

During this training, residents learn to conduct patient care activities using a consistent approach that reflects the philosophy of pharmacy care across the continuum. In addition to clinical activities, residents are involved in educational programs, including pharmacy conferences, journal clubs, and a seminar presentation. Teaching opportunities include medical and nursing in-services, as well as co-precepting students from colleges of pharmacy. Research skills are developed through experience and enhanced by instruction as residents complete a research project and/or drug use evaluation. PGY-1 residents attend the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, a residency conference, and have the opportunity to attend and participate in other state and local conferences. PGY-2 residents attend a specialty conference within their practice area and have the opportunity to attend and participate in other state and local conferences.

Residents may elect to enhance their leadership skills through the longitudinal completion of ASHP’s Pharmacy Leadership Certificate: Management Basics course.  

For more information about the residency programs at Cleveland Clinic, visit https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/pharmacy/education/residency-programs

Our Commitment to Culture and Experience

Cleveland Clinic is committed to creating a welcoming and supportive work environment for all caregivers, valuing all people throughout our organization, regardless of background or culture. We foster a culture that values perspectives from our caregivers and students in order to achieve the best outcomes and it is essential to fulfill our vision to be the best place for care anywhere and the best place to work in healthcare.

Our Commitment to Fostering a Healthy Environment

We empower pharmacy practitioners to minimize the environmental impacts of healthcare while optimizing patient outcomes and supporting the many communities we call home.  The Department of Pharmacy has a Greening the Pharmacy initiative with the goal of leading by example and acting as stewards of our precious natural resources for the wellbeing of all.

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 care. 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.

PGY2 Programs:

Interested applicants must be PharmD graduates of an accredited college of pharmacy, be eligible for licensure in the State of Ohio (or Florida if applicable), must be graduates or enrolled in an ASHP-accredited or ASHP-candidate status PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program and submit the standard application materials through PhORCAS (letter of intent, CV, three standard reference forms in PhORCAS, official college transcripts), along with:

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 a PGY1 rotation in acute or ambulatory care. 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 3 reference writers should use the standard PhORCAS template to submit their candidate recommendation.

Application Requirements

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 2, 2026 by 11:59 PM. For the PGY-2 residency programs (Critical Care & Emergency Medicine), 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.

NOTE:

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

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].

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