Summa Health PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program
The PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency conducted by Summa Health System-Akron Campus in Akron Ohio is accredited by ASHP. This program offers a unique experience for the clinical pharmacist who desires advanced training in effective pharmaceutical care in a teaching hospital setting. This one year program emphasizes all aspects of disease pathophysiology, pharmacology and pharmacotherapy. The resident will gain experience through a number of clinical rotations and learn through interactions with a multidisciplinary team of health professionals devoted to providing optimal care to patients with various disease states and a range of complexity of patient problems. The resident will be involved in teaching other healthcare professionals, students and conduct practice-related research.
Program Details
Required Rotations
Pharmacy Operations/Orientation, Internal Medicine*, Critical Care*, General Infectious Diseases, Pharmacy Administration*, Ambulatory Care*
Longitudinal Learning Experiences
Research, Medication Safety, Formulary management and P & T Projects, Pharmacy consults and Drug information service, Pharmacy operations/staffing (every 3 weekends), NEOMED Teaching Certificate Program (optional)
Elective Rotations
Psychiatry, Anticoagulation Management Service, Transitions of Care, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Trauma Service, Geriatrics, Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, Hospice and Palliative Care, Hematology/Oncology, Summa Retail Pharmacy, Academia, Ambulatory Care - Family Medicine Center, Some required rotations offered as an elective*
Projects
ASHP Accreditation
The PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency conducted by Summa Health System-Akron Campus in Akron Ohio is accredited by ASHP
Preceptors
John Feucht II, RPh, MBA
Vice President, Pharmacy Services
Paula Politis, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Michelle Cudnik, PharmD, BCACP
Ambulatory Care
Dorcas Letting-Mangira, PharmD
Residency Program Director
Internal Medicine
Susanna Petiya, PharmD
Medication Safety Coordinator
Susan Fosnight, RPh, BCPS, BCGP
Geriatrics
Pamela Moore, PharmD, BCPS
Pain Management & Palliative Care
Christopher Kingsland, PharmD, BCGP
Pain Management & Palliative Care
Kathleen Babcock, PharmD, BCPS
Anticoagulation
Alexandra Schrock, PharmD, BCPS
Anticoagulation
Rhianna Godios, PharmD, BCACP, CACP
Program Coordinator, Anticoagulation
Rachael Macko, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Pharmacy Supervisor
Jacqueline Ewald, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Manager
Kathy Robinson, RPh, BCOP
Hematology/Oncology
Steve Chesser, PharmD
Emergency Medicine
Jessica Cather PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Internal Medicine & Psychiatry
John Bon, PharmD, BCPS
Critical Care
Nicholas Panno, PharmD, BCPS, AACC
Cardiology
Christopher Shelby, PharmD, BCPS
Complex Care Institute
Stephanie Zampino, PharmD, BCPS
Internal Medicine/Transitions of Care
Rachel Dragovich, PharmD, BCPS
Internal Medicine/Transitions of Care
Joshua Foster, PharmD, R.Ph.
Summa Retail Pharmacist
Jaclyn Boyle, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCACP, BCPS
Associate Professor, NEOMED
Katie Distel, PharmD, BCACP
Family Medicine
Joe Marchiano, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Geriatrics