Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center provides the ideal tertiary and ambulatory care settings to foster the development of a contemporary pediatric pharmacy practitioner and leader. The resident will participate in daily patient centered interdisciplinary rounds, attend pertinent committee meetings, participate in pharmacy and therapeutics committee, lead and participant in performance improvement activities, and contribute to the teaching and leadership activities of the department. The resident will participate in all aspects of medication therapy management provided at the medical center.
The goal of the combined PGY1/PGY2/MS Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency Program is to train competent clinical pharmacists and develop them into confident organizational pharmacy leaders. This training occurs at a nationally and internationally renowned pediatric medical center dedicated to the care of infants, children, and adolescents. Individuals completing the residency program will have the clinical and leadership skills needed to begin shaping the future of health-systems pharmacy divisions. To supplement experiences gained during residency at Cincinnati Children's, the online Master's in Pharmacy Leadership at the University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy will provide didactic opportunities for the resident to understand key areas of human resources, finance, leadership, quality improvement, and communication, among other key areas. The Master's in Pharmacy Leadership is an established program that offers the opportunity for the resident to collaborate with other HSPAL residents, other Master's students in the program, and a diverse group of nationally recognized pharmacy leaders from across the country.
After completion of the PGY1 residency program, the PGY2 residency will focus on the following:
- Pharmacy leadership
- Advancing practice and improving care
- Medication safety
- Clinical and operational management
- Home infusion and specialty pharmacy
- Automation and pharmacy informatics
- Finance and budgeting
- Human resources management
- Teaching, education, and dissemination of knowledge
This two-year residency begins June 24, 2024. The residency offers a stipend of $60,000 during the first year of residency and $64,000 during their second year of residency, paid vacation / holiday leave, full employee benefits including the cost of the MS degree.*
(*The resident will be responsible for a portion of the income tax liability which will be spread over multiple paychecks.)
| PGY2 Learning Experiences |
Duration |
Designation |
| Hospital Executive Leadership |
4-5-weeks |
Required |
| Pharmacy Divisional Leadership |
4-5-weeks |
Required |
| Divisional Operations Leadership |
4-5-weeks |
Required |
| Divisional Operations Leadership: Satellites |
4-5-weeks |
Required |
| Pharmacy Finances |
6-months (longitudinal) |
Required |
| Specialty Pharmacy |
4-5-weeks |
Required |
| Clinical Pharmacy Services |
4-5-weeks |
Required |
| Ambulatory Pharmacy Services |
4-5-weeks |
Required |
| Medication Safety II |
4-5-weeks |
Required |
| Automation and Pharmacy Informatics |
4-5-weeks |
Required |
| 503b Compounding Leadership (STAQ) |
4-5-weeks |
Elective |
| Supply Chain Management |
4-5-weeks |
Elective |
| Home Care Pharmacy Services |
4-5-weeks |
Elective |
| Small Community Operations |
4-5-weeks |
Elective |
| HSPAL Exchange Program |
4-5-weeks |
Elective |
| ** Click here to read detailed descriptions of the required learning experiences. |
HSPAL Residency Purpose
The HSPAL residency program builds on a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and is designed to develop residents into competent clinical pharmacists, eligible for board certification, as well as develop competence in high level managerial, supervisory, and leadership responsibilities.
Residency Structure
The PGY1 portion of the residency program will follow Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program, with two administrative elective opportunities— Pharmacy Operations and Medication Safety I. The goal is to develop and train a competent clinical pharmacist eligible for board certification after completing their PGY1 and prepared for their PGY2 focused on administrative and leadership skills.
The PGY2 portion of the residency program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center allows the resident to develop the skills learned during PGY1 but also begin honing their administrative and leadership skills. The PGY2 portion focuses on nine key rotation experiences with the remaining three electives available in a variety of pharmacy practice areas. By the end of their PGY2, we expect the resident to be a competent clinical and organizational leader ready to begin shaping the future of pharmacy divisions.
Requirements
The resident will complete a major residency project in the PGY1 and the PGY2 residency years. The projects must deal with a subject pertinent to pharmaceutical care services within the Medical Center. The projects must be of direct benefit to patient care. The resident is expected to complete the projects and submit written manuscripts in a format suitable for publication.
As part of the total educational experience, the resident will be required to staff in one of the several on-site pharmacies every other weekend during their first year of residency and every third weekend of their second year of residency.
Unique Program Experiences:
- Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Education: The resident will participate in the James M. Anderson Center for Health System Excellence program Intermediate Improvement Science Series (I²S²) which is an accredited course that supports the transformation of health systems and catalyzes the cultural shift necessary to be a leader in improving child health.
- Precept Technician Residents: At CCHMC, we offer a unique pharmacy technician leadership residency for technicians interested in leadership to give them the skills they need to pursue leadership level positions within our division. The second year residents in our program have the opportunity to precept these technician residents.
- Unique Elective Rotations: Allow residents to pursue non-traditional elective rotation opportunities at a 503B compounder and 340B prime vendor if interested.
- Act as a Departmental Manager: Focused operational management area in PGY2 year to foster human resources, team leadership and managerial skills in a hands-on way.
- Asynchronous, Virtual Master’s Program: The online University of Cincinnati’s MS program has a large cohort with other HSPAL programs to network with and learn from.
- Experience Leading Committees: Robust pharmacy operations, formulary, and automation committee involvement in PGY2 year
- Executive Hospital Leadership Exposure: Take a rotation with our vice president of patient services to experience leadership at the C-suite level.
