Temple University Hospital PGY1 and PGY2-SOT Pharmacy Residency Programs

Temple University Hospital- Main Campus

Temple University Hospital- Main Campus (TUH) is one of the region’s most respected hospitals. The 732-bed academic medical center is the chief clinical training site for the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. TUH is also one of the few Level 1 Trauma Centers and Burn Centers in the Philadelphia area and is certified as a primary stroke center by the Joint Commission.

TUH has been recognized among the best in the region by US News & World Report and was recently awarded the American Stroke Association's Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. As the tertiary care cornerstone of Temple Health, TUH is committed to excellence in patient care, research, and training.

Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus  

Jeanes Campus is a 146-bed hospital located in the Fox Chase section of Northeast Philadelphia. Jeanes Campus provides patients with access to the clinical resources of a large academic medical center. Jeanes Campus is also the site of the Fox Chase/Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Center.

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program

History

Temple University Hospital’s PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency was first accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists in 1969. This well established program is flexible to meet the specific needs and goals of each individual resident.

Statement of Purpose

Our PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency program builds on 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 (PGY-2) pharmacy residency training. 

Why Temple?

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residents will have the opportunity to work in an academic tertiary care center, a community hospital, and a university setting, exposing them to a diverse constituency of patients, healthcare providers, and students. Each resident will have a primary site at one of the Temple University Health System hospitals where their projects, staffing, and management experiences will be centered. The collegial relationship of the Health System and Temple University School of Pharmacy provides excellent opportunities and access to a strong array of faculty preceptors and an exciting learning environment.

Opportunities

There are 5 PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency positions available:

• 4 residents will complete projects, staffing, and management components at Temple University Hospital – Main Campus
• 1 resident will complete their projects, staffing, and management component at Jeanes Campus

PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency Program

History

TUH performed the first heart transplant in the Philadelphia region back in 1984. Currently, it is the leader in lung transplantation, with 144 lung transplant surgeries, the most in the United States in 2018. In addition, TUH has a robust abdominal organ transplant program (kidney, liver, and pancreas) and heart transplant program, with 2018 averages of 70 and 20 surgeries, respectively.

Statement of Purpose

PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.

Why Temple?

The PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Resident will have the opportunity to work in an academic tertiary care hospital providing them with exposure to all types of solid organ transplant populations. The complexity and diversity of the patient population will challenge the resident and expand their clinical and critical thinking skills in providing comprehensive care to solid organ transplant recipients. The strong relationship between transplant pharmacy and transplant surgery/medicine is integral in providing an educational and diverse experience to the resident while also providing the opportunity to establish collegial relationships with providers and other transplant staff. Transplant pharmacists at TUH are heavily involved in providing direct patient care to solid organ transplant recipients in both the inpatient and ambulatory settings, participating in outcomes research, protocol, policy, and guideline development, and educating pharmacy and transplant staff, students, and residents.

Opportunity

There is 1 PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency position available each year.