Vineland PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

The Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency at Inspira Medical Center Vineland in New Jersey builds on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) graduate education to help clinicians develop the skills they need to become successful pharmacists. Residents who complete an accredited PGY1 Pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic or other specialized positions, a PGY2 program and a potential board certification in pharmacy.

What Makes Inspira’s PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Unique

Inspira’s PGY1 Pharmacy Residency provides residents with learning opportunities that integrate and incorporate various patient care experiences and advanced practice settings in South Jersey. With comprehensive curricula and dedicated faculty, our residency programs focus on industry-leading research, safe treatment methods and high-quality patient care.

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Inspira Medical Center Vineland offers a comprehensive one-year training program accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). It is Inspira’s first and longest-standing pharmacy residency program.

Our program is unique because it offers two tracks for residents, Inpatient and Ambulatory. Both tracks involve the same required learning experiences but are differentiated by the elective rotations offered.

Curriculum

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency 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.

PGY1 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.

Rotations in Clinical Practice

Four positions available (2 positions for Inpatient Track & 2 positions for Ambulatory Track).

All four residents complete the same required learning experiences and required longitudinal learning experiences. The tracks differ in the elective rotations available for each track.

Required Learning Experiences: 

Orientation (4 weeks)
Internal Medicine (5 weeks)
Transitions of Care (4 weeks)
Critical Care 1 (5 weeks)
Infectious Disease (4 weeks)
Emergency Medicine (5 weeks)
Pharmacy Informatics (2 weeks)

Required Longitudinal Learning Experiences: 

Ambulatory Care Services (45 weeks; one day a week)
Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (52 weeks; one week per quarter)
Pharmacy Research (52 weeks, with 6 dedicated weeks throughout the residency year)
Pharmacy Staffing (50 weeks; every other weekend (Saturday & Sunday; 8-hour shift; 7am-3:30pm or 9:30am-6pm)

Inpatient Track - Elective Rotations offered (4-week rotations; resident will complete three):

Critical Care 2 Advanced Topics in Critical Care (Critical Care 3)
Antimicrobial Stewardship
NICU/Pediatrics
Behavioral Health
Oncology
Internal Medicine 2

Ambulatory Track - Elective Rotations offered (4-week rotations; resident will complete three):

Population Health
Family Medicine Office
Retail Pharmacy
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Behavioral Health
Oncology Internal Medicine 2

Additional Residency Experiences

Pharmacy residents have many opportunities for research and presenting to medical residents. Other residency experiences include participation in community events and health fairs, development of pharmacy guidelines and protocols, opportunities to obtain teaching certificate, and precepting Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) students.

Inspira Committees

Residents can participate in several committees and Inspira-wide initiatives, including the Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee, Critical Care Committee, Opioid Stewardship Committee, Medication Safety Committee as well as the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.