PGY1 Community-Based Residency Program

The Nationwide Children’s PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency focuses on training pharmacists in disease state management in a community and ambulatory care setting.

Program Overview

The Department of Pharmacy at Nationwide Children's Hospital continues to expand the services offered in ambulatory care and recognizes the need for a residency program in community care. The vast majority of pharmacy residency programs in existence focus on adult care, while our program is primarily pediatric based.

Newly licensed and experienced pharmacists must undergo significant training before they are ready to practice independently in the pediatric setting. Pediatric drug distribution is complex; it encompasses the challenges of adult drug distribution in addition to other intricacies specific to pediatrics.

The Department of Pharmacy provides the following services in Ambulatory Care:

• Innovative ambulatory pharmacy services with:
  • Pharmacists provide pharmacotherapy services in the Primary Care , Close To Home Centers , HIV, Complex Care, and Neurology Clinics
  • Three outpatient pharmacies providing prescription processing and counseling for clinic discharge patients and hospital staff, each with a private consultation room.  In addition, a robust discharge counseling service is provided for patients and families. 
  • An on-site specialty pharmacy provides medication and clinical services to patients in our Cystic Fibrosis, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, and GI clinics.
• Pediatric compounding program

Interested candidates should submit the following items via PhORCAS to the Program Director no later than Jan. 2:

• Letter of Intent – one page letter explaining why the candidate is interested in the position and what qualifications he/she has that are not fully captured within the remaining application packet
• Curriculum vitae
• College transcript(s)
• Three letters of recommendation