NEOMED Announces Residencies For Pharmacy Students

From NEOMED: On Wednesday, April 12, the College of Pharmacy at Northeast Ohio Medical University announced residency match results for its fourth-year pharmacy students. While the pharmacy residency match isn’t a mandatory process – all students graduating in May will receive Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degrees – many of the new pharmacists consider residencies to be a great way to begin a career in pharmacy.

"Residency training will give me the opportunity to transition into practice as a licensed pharmacist within a supportive and accelerated learning environment,’’ says fourth-year student Angela L. Goodhart. “I'll be able to build clinical skills and fuel my professional development, becoming a more confident and caring practitioner."

College of Pharmacy students have embraced residencies since its first class graduated in 2011. With the transformation of the pharmacy profession and the surging advocacy to obtain provider status for pharmacists, many students see the direct benefits of a postgraduate residency experience as they become increasingly involved in direct patient care. The residency trend is a national one: Approximately 5,000 participants participated in the match and 67 percent were successful in obtaining a position.
Of the 23 College of Pharmacy students who applied for a residency position, 19 (83%) were successful, well beyond that of the national placement rate. Fifteen of the 19 students will complete their residency training at a pharmacy practice setting in Northeast Ohio.

During a preliminary celebration event held on April 5, which was streamed live on Facebook, Timothy Ulbrich, Pharm.D., R.Ph., associate dean of workforce development and practice advancement, and director for pharmacy resident education at NEOMED, expressed the importance of so many students returning to the community as pharmacists who will connect with other alumni, faculty and preceptors.
Melanie A. Rozum, a fourth-year pharmacy student explains, “I look forward to working with Anne and Barry Klein at Klein's Pharmacy. They are both well-known leaders in the NEOMED and local community. The Kleins have already contributed so much to my education by providing rotational experiences for students, working on the foundation board and providing scholarship opportunities. I am excited to continue my training with them!”

Residency training can last up to two years after graduation. Postgraduate year one (PGY-1) offers more generalized training, providing residents exposure to a broad range of clinical scenarios. Postgraduate year two (PGY-2) emphasizes a specific area of interest and leads to specialization in that field.

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