The Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill in New Jersey builds on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education to help clinicians develop the skills they need to become successful clinical ambulatory care pharmacists. Residents who complete an accredited or candidate PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic or other specialized positions, along with board certification in pharmacy.
What Makes Inspira’s PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Unique
Inspira’s PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency provides residents with learning opportunities that integrate and incorporate various patient care experiences and advanced practice settings across South Jersey. With comprehensive curricula and dedicated faculty, our residency programs focus on industry-leading research, cutting-edge treatment methods and safe, high-quality patient care.
The PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency focuses on population health models in all rotations. Today’s ambulatory care-trained pharmacists have to be able to apply the “triple aim” in the ambulatory setting. Graduates of our program will be able to apply this model of care in any area of clinical pharmacy practice.
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Curriculum
The Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency PGY2 offers a robust curriculum and access to experienced, supportive faculty in convenient locations throughout South Jersey. Each specialty program includes weekly didactics, attending and guest lecturers and clinical experiences.
PGY2 residency programs build upon Pharm.D. education and PGY1 pharmacy residency training to help pharmacist practitioners expand their knowledge, skills and abilities to achieve their goals and objectives for advanced practice areas. Our goal is to prepare pharmacists for advanced patient care or other specialized positions as well as board certification in the advanced practice area, if applicable.
Rotations in Clinical Practice
Rotations in clinical practice include Orientation, Population Health, Family Medicine (Inpatient), Geriatric Medicine I, Geriatric Medicine II, Oncology and Infusion Services and Outpatient Services.
Electives, which vary from three to four weeks, may include Cardiology, Endocrinology, Population Health II, Psychiatry, Repeat Core and Transitions of Care.
Longitudinal Experiences
Pharmacy residents have many opportunities for research and presenting to medical residents. Other longitudinal experiences include a 340B drug pricing program, ambulatory leadership, ambulatory quality and patient safety, a family medicine clinic, mentoring PGY1 residents, precepting, a pulmonary clinic, a service commitment and wellness programs.
Inspira Committees
Residents have the opportunity to participate in several committees and Inspira-wide initiatives, including the Opioid Stewardship, Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship and Quality and Patient Safety Committee.
- Core Month
- Orientation
- Population Health I
- Outpatient Services
- Internal Medicine (Inpatient)
- Geriatric Medicine I
- Geriatric Medicine II
- Oncology and Infusion Services
- Elective 1
- Elective 2
Longitudinal rotations are scheduled at various dates and times throughout the 52-week program and vary in duration from 42 to 50 weeks.
How to Enroll
For more information about the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill, please contact Dr. Jody S. Beach, Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Manager and PGY2 Program Director, at BeachJ@ihn.org or (856) 641-6302.
