PGY1 Pharmacy Training
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Offers Extensive Training in Medication Management
University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center, a Campus of UH Regional Hospitals Department of Pharmacy in Chardon, Ohio currently offers three positions in our PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency. The PGY1 pharmacy residency is a one-year, postgraduate pharmacy education and training program with a goal of providing trainees advanced knowledge and skills relating to patient care as a member of an interprofessional healthcare team in an academic community hospital setting. Residents will be afforded opportunities to round with Clinical Pharmacy Specialists and interact with Medical Residents through interdisciplinary rounds and lectures.
Goals of Residency
In the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, an emphasis is placed on the following goals:
- Communication with patients, prescribers, and the healthcare team
- Evidence-based medication management and pharmacotherapeutic monitoring
- Leadership
- Lifelong learning
- Medication Safety
To meet these goals, the resident will rotate through a variety of patient care areas at UH Geauga Medical Center such as:
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Critical Care Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Practice Management
- Pharmacy Operations
Upon completing the experience, trainees will develop a strong foundation to pursue a career as a pharmacy clinician or further training in a PGY2 residency.
Resident Responsibilities
PGY1 pharmacy residency responsibilities at UH Geauga Medical Center include the following:
- Attending and presenting at the ASHP Midyear meeting
- Completing a pharmacy practice research project and presenting a platform presentation
- Investigating, researching and reporting adverse drug events
- Participating in the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee process, evaluating requests for new drug usage, reviewing the therapeutic classes for relevance, or updating the hospital formulary
- Teaching/Mentoring/Precepting pharmacy students from a number of colleges of pharmacy
- Providing clinical pharmacy services (direct patient care, drug information, drug therapy monitoring, patient-specific consultations, pain management collaboration, healthcare staff and patient education), while also completing required and elective rotations
- Providing rotating pharmacy staffing service
- Serving as an informational and patient problem solving resource for clinical staff pharmacists
Required Learning Experiences
Participants in the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program will be required to fulfill the following learning experiences:
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Critical Care Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Practice Management
- Pharmacy Service
- Research
- Transitions of Care
- Longitudinal rotations
- Drug information
- Research
- Medication safety and management
- Pharmacy service
Elective Learning Experiences
Residents may choose 2 elective monthly rotations with the option for an elective longitudinal rotation to gain a teaching certificate through NEOMED.
- Academia
- Ambulatory Care
- Ambulatory Internal Medicine
- Outpatient Infusion Center Oncology
- Teaching Certificate Programs (NEOMED)
- Other: Learning opportunities arranged based on individual resident's interests as available
Application Instructions
Application materials include a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, academic transcripts and three letters of recommendation. The current deadline is January 2, 2025, and an on-site interview is required.
For More Information
To learn more about the pharmacy residency program or the application process, please contact:
Jeremy J. Prunty, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Internal Medicine
PGY-1 Residency Program Director
University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center
13207 Ravenna Road
Chardon, OH 44024
Phone: 440-901-6134
Email: Jeremy.Prunty@uhhospitals.org
Meet our Pharmacy Preceptor Team
Travis Grey, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Internal Medicine
PGY-1 Residency Program Coordinator
Travis.Grey@UHhospitals.org
Cristin Der, PharmD, BCPS
Interim Pharmacy Manager
Cristin.Der@UHhospitals.org
Amanda Sidley, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care
Amanda.Lausin@UHhospitals.org
Ashley Jones, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine
Ashley.Jones2@UHhospitals.org
David Motz, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
David.Motz@UHhospitals.org