The combined PGY1 & PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency Program is a two-year residency established to provide specialty training for residents interested in health-system pharmacy administration and leadership. As a PGY1, the pharmacy resident will complete the requirements of the PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Rush University Medical Center. Experiences are tailored to the individual resident's background and interest areas. As a PGY2, the pharmacy resident will be exposed to a variety of practice areas including Clinical Pharmacy Services, Pharmacy Operations, Medication Safety and Pharmacy Leadership.
PGY2 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency training to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives for advanced practice areas. Residents who successfully complete PGY2 residency programs are prepared for advanced patient care or other specialized positions, and board certification in the advanced practice area, if available.
The primary goal of the program is to graduate compassionate pharmacy leaders who excel as both clinicians and leaders. The HSPAL Residency at Rush will provide the resident with a well-rounded experience and is designed to develop the resident's leadership expertise in managing a pharmacy system through a variety of required and elective learning experiences. Additionally, residents will have opportunities to gain experience in teaching, research, and quality improvement.
Experiences
The PGY1&PGY2 resident will have the opportunity to participate in organizational leadership in an academic teaching environment. The mission of Rush is to improve the health of the individuals and diverse communities we serve. As a PGY2, the HSPAL resident will have the opportunity to manage a system-wide project.
The PGY2 resident will be expected to complete a longitudinal leadership project suitable for publication in collaboration with an experienced preceptor. The project will be a department or Hospital Quality Improvement/Performance Improvement initiative. The project will be presented at a regional residency conference and/or other pharmacy conference.
The PGY2 resident will serve as a preceptor for Doctor of Pharmacy students from local colleges of pharmacy. The resident will also lead organized group discussions with pharmacy students and PGY1 residents. There may be opportunities to lecture at local colleges of pharmacy.
The PGY2 resident will be responsible for staffing every fourth weekend and 2-3 assigned holidays.
The PGY2 resident will be expected to rotate through covering the pharmacy administrator on call pager Monday-Friday (2 training weeks and 6 independent weeks).
Learning experiences
- Orientation (3-4 weeks)
- Area/Program Leadership (4 weeks)
- Clinical Pharmacy Services (4 weeks)
- Pharmacy Operations (4 weeks)
- Medication Safety (4 weeks)
- Pharmacy Management and Informatics (4 weeks)
- Pharmacy Residency Recruitment (4 weeks)
- 340b/Supply Chain (4 weeks)
- Ambulatory Clinical Services (4 weeks)
- Clinical Pharmacy Services II (4 weeks)
- Executive Leadership—CPO (4 weeks)
- Oncology/Infusion Pharmacy Services (4 weeks)
- Pharmacy Operations II (4 weeks)
- Pharmacy Informatics (4 weeks)
- Specialty Pharmacy Services (4 weeks)
- Sterile Products (2-4 weeks)
- Other elective learning experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability
- Staffing (8-hour shifts Saturday and Sunday every 4th weekend for 52 weeks)
- Pharmacy Administrator on Call (8 weeks (2 training weeks, 6 independent weeks) for 52 weeks)
- Research (52 weeks, 3 weeks of dedicated research days)
- Medication Use Evaluation (MUE) or Quality Project
- Pharmacy Grand Rounds
- Pharmacy Internship (52 weeks)
- Pharmacy Leadership Longitudinal Financial Learning Experience
Salary and benefits for the Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency
The PGY1 Pharmacy & PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) will be paid approximately $50,336 during the PGY1 year and $52,707 during the PGY2 year.
In addition to the salary, Rush will cover continuing education opportunities up to $1,000 each calendar year for residents. Rush also offers generous benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance.
How to apply
Interested candidates should apply for the PGY1 Pharmacy & PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) program through the following channels:
- Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)
- ASHP Resident Matching Service/National Matching Service
Unfortunately, we are not able to accept any international applicants at this time.
Contact us
If you have questions about the program not covered on this page, in our all programs manual or in our brochure, please contact:
Sara Wilke, PharmD, MBA
PGY1 Pharmacy & PGY2 HSPAL Program Director
Sara_J_Wilke@rush.edu