PGY1 Pharmacy Training

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 healthcare 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 healthcare 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, healthcare 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.

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