PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at UH Geauga Medical Center
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Offers Extensive Training in Medication Management
University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center, a Campus of UH Regional Hospitals Department of Pharmacy in Chardon, Ohio currently offers three positions in our PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency. The PGY1 pharmacy residency is a one-year, postgraduate pharmacy education and training program with a goal of providing trainees advanced knowledge and skills relating to patient care as a member of an interprofessional health care team in a community hospital setting.
Goals of Residency
In the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, an emphasis is placed on the following goals:
- Communication with patients, prescribers, and the health care team
- Evidence-based medication management and pharmacotherapeutic monitoring
- Leadership
- Lifelong learning
- Medication Safety
To meet these goals, the resident will rotate through a variety of patient care areas at UH Geauga Medical Center such as:
- Ambulatory Care
- Critical Care Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Oncology
- Practice management
Upon completing the experience, trainees will develop a strong foundation to pursue a career as a pharmacy clinician or further training in a PGY2 residency.
Resident Responsibilities
PGY1 pharmacy residency responsibilities at UH Geauga Medical Center include the following:
- Attending a national pharmacy organization meeting (i.e. ACCP, ASHP, APhA, AACP)
- Completing a pharmacy practice research project and presenting at the Ohio Pharmacy Residency Showcase, a state-level research conference
- Investigating, researching and reporting adverse drug events
- Participating in the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee process, evaluating requests for new drug usage, reviewing the therapeutic classes for relevance, and updating the hospital formulary
- Teaching/Mentoring/Precepting pharmacy students from a number of colleges of pharmacy
- Providing clinical pharmacy services (direct patient care, drug information, drug therapy monitoring, patient-specific consultations, pain management collaboration, health care staff and patient education, pharmacoepidemiology, and pharmacoeconomic evaluations in selected patient populations) while also completing required and elective rotations
- Providing rotating pharmacy staffing service
- Serving as an informational and patient problem solving resource for clinical staff pharmacists.
Benefits and Compensation
Benefits and compensation for residents in the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program include:
- Estimated stipend: $49,000
- Health insurance
- Paid vacation
- Sick leave
- Travel reimbursement to professional meetings.
Required Learning Experiences
Participants in the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program will be required to fulfill the following learning experiences:
- Internal Medicine
- Medication Safety
- Oncology
- Emergency Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine
- Practice Management
- Pharmacy Service
- Research
- Family Medicine
- Longitudinal rotations
- Ambulatory care
- Drug information
- Research
- Medication safety and management
- Pharmacy service
- Elective opportunities
- Academia (at NEOMED)
- Teaching Certificate Programs (at NEOMED or the University of Findlay)
- Cardiology
- Psychiatry
- Pain Management
- Other: Learning opportunities arranged based on individual resident's interests as available
Application Instructions
Application materials include a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, academic transcripts and three letters of recommendation. The current deadline is January 2nd, and an on-site interview is required.
For More Information
To learn more about the pharmacy residency program or the application process, please contact:
Nikola Paulic, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
PGY-1 Residency Program Director
University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center
13207 Ravenna Road
Chardon, OH 44024
Phone: 440-285-2968
Email: Nikola.Paulic@UHhospitals.org
Meet our Pharmacy Preceptor Team
Patricia (Patty) Tumbush, RPh, BCPS, MHSPA
Pharmacy Manager
Patricia.Tumbush@UHhospitals.org
Amanda Lausin, PharmD
Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Amanda.Lausin@UHhospitals.org
John Tumbush, DO
Senior Clinical Instructor, Family Medicine
CWRU School of Medicine
John.Tumbush@UHhospitals.org
Ashley Jones, PharmD, BCPS
Residency Program Coordinator
PGY-1 Residency Program Coordinator
Ashley.Jones2@UHhospitals.org
David Motz, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
David.Motz@UHhospitals.org
Jeremy J. Prunty, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Internal Medicine
Residency Program Coordinator
Jeremy.Prunty@uhhospitals.org
Steve Stamos, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Oncology
Steve.Stamos@UHhospitals.org
Cristin Der, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Operations Coordinator
Cristin.Der@UHhospitals.org
Jessica Rudibaugh, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care
Jessica.Rudibaugh@UHhospitals.org