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PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency

This ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency program offers a unique experience for the clinical pharmacist who desires advanced training in effective pharmaceutical care in a teaching hospital setting.

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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

Pharmacy practice-related research project, medication usage evaluation (may be combined with research project), journal club and case presentations, pharmacotherapy CPE presentation, practice management project, drug policy development project

 

ASHP Accreditation

ASHP accredited - Summa Health Pharmacy Residency ProgramsThe 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, FIDSA
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Infectious Diseases

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

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 

Joe Marchiano, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Geriatrics

Stipends & Benefits

How to Apply

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