The Pennsylvania Hospital PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Programs offer well-rounded and collaborative learning environments designed to develop confident, versatile, and practice-ready clinical pharmacists. We offer two PGY-1 programs: Acute Care and Ambulatory Care. Each residency offers a unique dynamic that allows residents to learn across diverse patient populations and practice settings.
The Acute Care PGY-1 provides residents with opportunities to develop strong clinical skills through inpatient-focused experiences, interdisciplinary collaboration, and management of complex and critically ill patients. The Ambulatory Care PGY-1 complements this experience by emphasizing longitudinal patient care, chronic disease state management, transitions of care, and collaboration within the ambulatory care setting.
At Pennsylvania Hospital, our goal is to provide residents with a supportive yet challenging environment that prepares them to become well-rounded clinicians, effective collaborators, and future leaders in pharmacy practice. The two residency programs complement each other by fostering a well-rounded learning dynamic where residents can learn from one another, share experiences across practice settings, and gain a broader perspective of the pharmacist’s role throughout the continuum of care. The close-knit, but different structure, promotes collaboration, mentorship, and professional growth while allowing each resident to develop individualized areas of expertise.
What you can expect from our program:
- Diverse clinical rotations
Build expertise across a broad spectrum of pharmacy practice areas to expand your knowledge and refine your interests. - System-wide insight
Gain a comprehensive understanding of our hospital’s medication-use system — from prescribing to administration — to become a more effective, informed practitioner. - Teaching & leadership opportunities
Develop your teaching skills through hands-on experiences, with the option to pursue a teaching certification and mentor the next generation of pharmacists. - Exceptional preceptor support
Learn from a passionate, experienced team of preceptors dedicated to your success, guided by the highest standards set by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
Application and benefits
Learn about the application process and benefits offered for the Pennsylvania Hospital pharmacy residency program.
Benefits
- Salary
- $60,000
- Days off
- Residents are allowed 15 days to be used for sick, vacation, or personal time
- Emergency Response Certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification
- Health Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Prescription drug coverage
- Dental coverage
- Healthcare FSA
- Wellness Resources
- Wellfocused program (incentive-based program to improve your total well-being)
- Penn Medicine Cobalt (wellness coaching, therapy, spiritual support, crisis support, etc.)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Work/Life benefits
- Employee discount program offers discounts on services and products from both local and national businesses
- Services for finding qualified child care
- Concierge program for locating healthcare resources for you and your family members
- …and much more!
- Employee Life Insurance
- Travel
- Travel stipend for professional meetings
- Vizient Consortium Pharmacy Network Meeting
- ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
- Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists Resident Research Conference
- Travel stipend for professional meetings
- General
- Dedicated work space
- Desktop computer, laptop computer and iPhone
- Personalized business cards
- Reduced cost SEPTA pass
- Lab coat
- Parking
Program qualifications
The PGY1 residency programs at Pennsylvania Hospital are 12 consecutive month programs.
- Graduation from ACPE School of Pharmacy or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the NABP
- Pharm.D. degree or equivalent experience
- Cumulative GPA ≥ 2.9
- For candidates from pass/fail institutions, GPA will be estimated based on class rank.
- If available, class rank will be converted to a percentage and points awarded proportionally (e.g., rank 1 = full points; rank 50% of class = half points).
- If class rank is not available, then the applicant will receive the average number of points
- Board eligible for licensure in the State of Pennsylvania by the start of the residency program
- For the ambulatory care setting program, eligibility of authorization to administer injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations is required
- Visa candidates must be eligible for a full year of residency training; six-month visas will not be considered.
- Incoming residents must obtain licensure within 90 days of starting the program.
Process
To apply for our programs, you must submit the following through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS):
- Letter of Intent
- Curriculum Vitae
- Three Letters of Reference
- College of Pharmacy Transcripts
- The program listings in PhORCAS and the National Matching Service are:
- PGY1 Residency: PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL; NMS Code #208813
- PGY1 Residency in an Ambulatory Care Setting: PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL (AMB CARE); NMS Code #281613
- Application deadline: January 2nd
Candidates must submit separate applications for each PGY1 residency program within the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Contact information
Elizabeth Faville, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Neonatology and Women’s Health
Program Director, PGY1 Acute Care Pharmacy Residency
Pennsylvania Hospital
E-mail: Elizabeth.Faville@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Riya Patel, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Ambulatory Care
Program Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency in an Ambulatory Care Setting
Pennsylvania Hospital
Phone: 215-300-5980
Email: Riya.Patel2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu