PGY2: Ambulatory Care Presbyterian Shadyside

Site/Location

UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, Pittsburgh PA

Program Purpose

PGY2 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. PGY2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.

Mission

The PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program at UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside develops independent ambulatory care pharmacists who are leaders in collaborative practice models across interprofessional teams and pharmacy management.

What makes us unique?

Variety of experiences. Our program integrates residents into primary care and specialty practices. This allows the resident to experience the many ways ambulatory care pharmacist collaborate with providers and health care teams to impact patient outcomes. This includes but is not limited to pharmacist patient visits, team-based care, management under collaborative care agreements, and population health.

Integration of administration and leadership experiences. Our program fosters residents’ professional development through integration within administrative and operational functions. This allows the resident to expand their management and leadership skills with growing clinical programs, organizing workflow, assessing programs, and managing personnel.

Program Overview

Patient Care and Pharmacy Experiences

Required Experiences

Shea Internal Medical Center
General Internal Medicine Oakland
Heart and Vascular Institute
Benedum/Senior Care Geriatrics
Pain and Palliative Care
EPITOME II Discharge Counseling
Ambulatory Pharmacy Leadership and Administration

Electives Experiences

Academia at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Center for Care of Infectious Diseases - PACT/HIV Clinic
Center for Liver Diseases - Hepatitis C Consult
Center for Precision Medicine (Genomics)
Health Care to the Underserved
Research with UPMC Center for Value Based Medicine
Shadyside Family Medicine Health Center
Starzl Transplant Institute (Solid Organ)
UPMC Health Plan Managed Care

Teaching Experiences

Required Teaching Experiences

Mastery of Teaching Certificate Program
- APPE student preceptor (1)
- Small group facilitation (4)
- Large group instruction (1)
PULSE Continuing Education Seminar (1)
Inservice to clinic staff (2)

Research/Quality Improvement Experiences

Research seminars, project development including protocol, project execution including data analysis, manuscript and presentation at Resident Research Day. View Resident Research Series »

Professional Development/Leadership Experiences

Professional Development Series: Ambulatory Care residents from the Presbyterian Shadyside based programs meet monthly with preceptors to discuss personal and practice-based development for residents professional growth.

Leadership Experiences: Residents will develop skills to lead individuals and work groups through their role as project leader for their research project, clinical based administrative projects and the Ambulatory Pharmacy Leadership and Administration longitudinal experience.

Requirements for Program Completion

Pharmacist licensure obtained in the state of Pennsylvania by October 31^th of the residency year Successful completion of all learning experiences.

Receiving at least 80% of program objectives are “Achieved for Residency” with R1 Patient Care being 100%
No objectives in any domain that “need improvement”

UPMC/PittPharmacy competencies and other required learning modules as specified by the Department of Pharmacy Completion and documentation of the following deliverables:

PULSE presentation (Pharmacotherapy Updates: Lecture Series & Continuing Education)
Research project protocol, presentation at Resident Research Day and final draft of project manuscript
Completion of Mastery of Teaching Program (precept 1 APPE student, 4 small group facilitation, 1 large group instruction)
Completion of 2 in-service for clinic based staff

Manual/Policy and Procedures

Ambulatory Care Program Manual

Policies

Employment information

Start Date and Term of Appointment:

July 1 start date, 52-week appointment concluding June 30^th

Stipend and Benefit Information

Number of positions: 1
Yearly Stipend: $56,552
Paid Time Off: 20 days
Benefits: UPMC Graduate Medical Education Benefits
Travel: Meeting travel is not required as travel funding is determined yearly and not guaranteed

Recruitment Events

Teams Meeting by Appointment

Email Deanne Hall halldl@upmc.edu to schedule.

ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
New Orleans, LA

Residency Showcase
Tuesday, December 10^th 8-11am
UPMC Presbyterian Booth 5313

Virtual Open House
Monday December 16^th 4:00 - 5:30pm EST

View the Virtual Open House

View additional details on our practice sites, program structure and learning experiences.

Application/Interview Information

Submit completed application via PhORCAS by January 3rd to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center PGY2 Ambulatory Care Presbyterian Shadyside (23810) -Verify program number as there are multiple ambulatory care programs at UPMC.

Current Residents:

Grace Kim, PharmD

Past Residents and First Positions

2023-2024
Leah Korte – Taking time off
Iryna Kurochka – Geisinger Health System, Neurology Ambulatory Care Pharmacist

2022-2023
Jack Janosick – Primary Care Clinic Pharmacist, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Jason Walker – Primary Care Clinic Pharmacist, University Hospitals, Cleveland Ohio

2021-2022
Christopher LaFratte – Clinical Pharmacist, Family Medicine, Geisinger Health System, Pocono Pennsylvania
Madison Mcconnell – Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist, Banner Health Arizona, Mesa Arizona

2021-2020
Katie Halza – Clinical Specialist Ambulatory Care Infectious Diseases Clinic, Kingman Regional Medical Center in Kingman, Arizona
Alison Manjerovic – Ambulatory Care Parkview Health, Portland Oregon

2019-2020
Precious Dadzie – Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Kayla Davis – Clinical Pharmacist, State of Franklin Health Care Associates, Fullerton, Tennessee

2018-2019
John Aurora – Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist – Endocrinology at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Hannah Nystrom – Ambulatory Care Clinic Pharmacist at St. Elizabeth’s Physicians, Erlanger, Kentucky

2017-2018
Mahalia Harrell – Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Kaiser Permanente, Washington, DC
Karin Yamazaki – Clinical Pharmacist, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Select Publications/Awards

Pitt Pharmacy Resident of Distinction – Marie Davies, 2013

American College of Clinical Pharmacy Best Poster Finalist 2013 – Megan Fleishman . “Impact of a Medicaid prescription limitation policy on health care utilization.”

LaFratte C, Peasah SK, Huang Y, Hall DL, Patel U, Good CB. Association of PCSK9 inhibitor initiation on statin adherence and discontinuation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023;12:e029707. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.123.029707

Fleishman M, Ridenour T, Yahnkee A, Fischer G, Hall D. Impact of a Medicaid prescription limitation policy on health care utilization. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Best Poster Finalist. Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 2013.

Davies M, Schonder KS, Meyer S, Hall DL. Changes in Students' Performance and Confidence with a Standardized Patient and Standardized Colleague Interprofessional Activity. Am J Pharm Ed. 2015; 79 (5) Article 69.

Sales I, Jonkman L, Connor S, Hall D. A comparison of educational interventions to enhance cultural competence in pharmacy students. Am J Pharm Ed. 2013; 77 (4) Article 76.

Elrod SS, Coley K, Saul M, Donehoo J, Fischer G, Kapoor W. A description of medication discrepancies found after hospital discharge. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Austin, Texas, October 2010.

Snyder CM, Helms BE, Hall DL. Correlation of Frequency of INR Monitoring and Achieving Therapeutic Goal Range. J Pharm Technol 2008;(24):255-60.

Veltry LG, Hall DL, Schonder KS. Enoxaparin dosing and incidence of bleeding in patients with renal dysfunction. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO, October, 2006.