We are proud to support an American Society of Health-systems Pharmacists (ASHP)-accredited post-graduate pharmacy residency program established in 2021. Our program is designed to utilize and build on the skills and knowledge learned through the Doctor of Pharmacy Degree and apply them to optimize patient care. This program immerses the pharmacy resident into different areas of clinical pharmacy for preparation for board certifications and/or post-graduate year two training.
We invite all interested Pharmacy graduates and upcoming graduates to apply for the our pharmacy residency program, which builds on the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists.
Program information
Program details
- Accreditation: Accredited by ASHP
- Focus: hospital pharmacy
- Duration/type: 12 month
- Number of positions: 1
- Interview required: yes, virtual
Application requirements
- The application deadline for the PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Penn Medicine Doylestown Hospital is January 5.
- Must be graduate or candidate for graduation of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited degree program
- Must be licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of Pennsylvania
- Completed application via PhORCAS
- Official transcripts
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of intent
- Three letters of recommendation submitted via PhORCAS
Thank you for your interest in our program!
Core rotations
- Adult Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit/Cardiology
- Research (longitudinal)
- Continuing Education (longitudinal)
- Med safety (Longitudinal)
- Internal medicine
- Critical care
- Infectious diseases/antimicrobial stewardship
- Pharmacy practice leadership
- Ambulatory care
- Pharmacy practice experience
- Emergency medicine
Elective rotations
- Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship II
- Information technology
- Critical Care II
- Internal Medicine II
Additional experiences
- Medication use evaluation
- Committee participation (Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Medications Events)
- ACPE-accredited continuing education presentation
- Drug information
- ASHP midyear poster presentation
- Regional residency conference
- Multi-layered learning
- Community education
- ACLS certification
- Competitive Salary
- Health/dental/vision benefits
- Paid time off
- Travel reimbursement for clinical meetings
- Free parking
Lindsay Gladysz, PharmD, BCPS
Department of Pharmacy
Doylestown Health
595 West State Street
Doylestown, PA
Phone: 1-215-345-2665
Fax: 1-215.345.2433
Email: Lindsay.Gladysz@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Pharmacy details
- Equipped with a state-of-the-art sterile processing area, a hazardous drug storage room, medication carousel, MEPS Real-Time Inc® RFID technology for critical inventory, and an outpatient infusion suite. The hospital utilizes CPOE and Pyxis automation along with bedside barcode medication administration.
- 20 full-time pharmacists, 14 part-time pharmacists; 9 clinical pharmacists
- Provides clinical services in intensive care, infectious diseases, internal medicine, transitions of care, oncology and outpatient infusion, emergency medicine, and pharmacy
- Precept pharmacy students throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
- Patient safety is paramount, with a multi-layered approach to ensure safe medication utilization from order entry through administration.
Mission and purpose statements
PGY1 Pharmacy residency mission statement
To educate, train, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration of the next generation of pharmacists to provide excellent patient-centered care.
PGY1 Pharmacy residency purpose statement
The Penn Medicine Doylestown Hospital PGY1 pharmacy residency program builds on the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.