Pharmacy residency programs at Summa Health System are unified together under Pharmacy Education which is designed to develop trainees into autonomous clinicians with the skills needed to lead patient-specific programs in acute care practice settings. The conscientious integration of senior residents (PGY2) with junior residents (PGY1) provides a dynamic and collaborative training environment based on the principles of graduate medical education. While on clinical service, PGY1 and PGY2 residents collaborate and serve as the primary pharmacist for their assigned patients. As members of integrated healthcare teams, residents work cooperatively with other providers to deliver safe medication therapy and achieve optimal outcomes. Residents participate in interdisciplinary rounds, develop patient care plans, and optimize medication therapy services. Residents develop skills in clinical and didactic teaching, research methodology, critical thinking, and pharmacy practice leadership. Residents are encouraged to identify and lead clinical and didactic teaching opportunities. This includes teaching pharmacy staff, pharmacy students and residents, nursing staff, medical staff and medical students. Residents are encouraged to participate in the NEOMED teaching certificate program which prepares residents to lead and facilitate teaching discussions, evaluate student progress, and develop independent mentoring skills. An extensive research program allows residents to experience all phases of clinical research. The resident is expected to complete a research project, present the results at the regional conference, and have a manuscript in a publishable format at the end of residency. Residents partner with residency faculty or explore their own research ideas. Leadership is integrated through administrative learning experience, state and local organization involvement. Residents are exposed to the mentorship of a variety of experts who challenge the resident to mature as a complete professional. The PGY1 residency is a directed experience in hospital practice and general pharmacotherapy. The purpose of this program is to prepare an individual to practice as a Clinical Generalist or to pursue Clinical Specialist training via PGY2 residencies. Throughout the year, the program reinforces the knowledge, thought processes, and confidence for residents to provide pharmaceutical care to a variety of patient populations. Residents gain experience in all pharmacy programs by working as an autonomous pharmacist within the pharmacy operations and longitudinal oversight of medication order review, physician order verification, and sterile medication preparation. Through a range of rotational and longitudinal experiences, the PGY1 resident develops independent practice skills and pharmacy leadership. https://www.summahealth.org/medicaleducation/residency-programs/pharmacy
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