PGY2 Pain Management and Palliative Care Pharmacy Residency
The ASHP accredited PGY2 Pain Management and Palliative Care residency offers a unique experience for the clinical pharmacist who desires advanced training emphasizing patient-centered pharmacotherapy focused on the interdisciplinary approach to symptom management.
PGY2 Pain Management and Palliative Care Pharmacy Residency Program
This program offers a unique experience for the clinical pharmacist who desires advanced training at an integrated health care system focused on patient-centered and cost-effective symptom management. The resident will gain experience through interactions with multiple interdisciplinary teams of healthcare professionals devoted to providing optimal care to patients with life-limiting illnesses. Activities include daily rounds on the 12-bed Acute Palliative Care Unit and weekly involvement with the outpatient palliative care clinic and hospice teams serving an average daily census of over 150 patients along with a variety of other patient populations and specialties. The resident will participate in the educational activities and train alongside medical fellows completing an accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program.
Program Details
Required 1 Month Learning Experiences
- Orientation to Pharmacy Operations & Residency
- Inpatient Introductory Palliative Care & Hospice
- Inpatient Advanced Palliative Care & Hospice
- Inpatient Pain Stewardship
- Inpatient Pain Consult Service
- Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry
- Palliative Oncology
- Inpatient Chemical Dependency
- Geriatric Care
- Inpatient Palliative Care Consult Service
Required Longitudinal 1 year Learning Experiences
- Pharmacy Operations or Home Hospice Delivery
- (selective required - choose 1)
- Medication Safety
- Practice Leadership
- Project Management
- Education
- Hospice and Palliative Care Clinic
Elective 1 month Learning Experiences
- Critical Care
- Service Line Development
- Ambulatory and Home-Based Palliative Care
- Other elective learning experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability
ASHP Accreditation
The PGY2 Pain Management and Palliative Care Pharmacy Residency conducted by Summa Health System-Akron Campus in Akron, Ohio is accredited by ASHP
Preceptors
Pamela Moore, PharmD, BCGP
Residency Program Director (RPD)
Clinical Lead Pharmacist – Pain & Palliative Care
Susan Fosnight, RPh, BCPS, BCGP
Clinical Lead Pharmacist - Geriatrics
Susanna Petiya, PharmD
Medication Safety Pharmacist
Jacqueline Ewald, PharmD, BCPS
Education, Investigational and Clinical Manager
John Bon, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Lead Pharmacist – Critical Care
Jessica Cather PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Clinical Lead Pharmacist – Psychiatry
Christopher Kingsland, PharmD, BCGP
Clinical Lead Pharmacist – Pain & Palliative Care
Rachael Macko, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Pharmacy Supervisor
Joe Marchiano, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Clinical Lead Pharmacist - Geriatrics
Josh Foster, PharmD, RPh
Summa Retail Pharmacist
Jon Belvo, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Lead Pharmacist – Pain Stewardship
Rhianna Godios, PharmD, BCACP, CACP
Program Coordinator, Anticoagulation