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Pharmacy Residencies (REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE ASHP RESIDENT MATCHING PROGRAM WEBSITE) (http://www.ashp.org/rtp/)

Answers to your questions about pharmacy residency programs, accreditation, and the ASHP Resident Matching Program.

Q: What Is a Pharmacy Residency?

A: A pharmacy residency is an organized, directed, postgraduate training in a defined area of pharmacy practice. It provides the knowledge and experience that pharmacy practitioners need to face challenges in today's complex health-care systems, while also providing essential skills to meet the practice demands of the future. Increasingly, many employment opportunities indicate a strong preference for individuals who have completed an ASHP-accredited residency.

Q: What Types of Residencies Are There?

A: Residency training can take place in a variety of settings - some of which include hospitals, community pharmacies, home care and long-term care facilities, ambulatory care settings, managed care facilities, and others.

The type of residency you select will depend upon your career objectives. Are you interested in providing pharmaceutical care to a broad mix of patients? Pursuing a career in pharmacy management? Becoming a specialized practitioner or educator? Based on your interests and experience level, you will need one or more of the following types of residencies:

1) Residency in Pharmacy Practice

Objective: To develop your competence, skills, and application of drug therapy knowledge in providing the broad scope of pharmaceutical services needed in a practice setting. You'll concentrate on direct patient care and practice management.

An ASHP-accredited pharmacy practice residency provides a solid foundation in the practice of pharmaceutical care, and is increasingly viewed as a prerequisite to practice in a wide variety of health-care settings. Some of these include community pharmacies, medical centers, long-term care facilities, family practice settings, managed care environments, and home infusion programs. If you wish to pursue an advanced residency in pharmacy practice management or a specialized residency, you should first complete a residency in pharmacy practice.

2) Advanced Residencies in Pharmacy Practice Management and Managed Care Pharmacy Systems

Objective: To help develop your skills in preparing for a career in pharmacy management. Prerequisites include completion of an ASHP-accredited residency in pharmacy practice or considerable pharmacy experience.

3) Specialized Pharmacy Residencies

Objective: To develop your competence, skills and application of knowledge in a focused area of pharmacy practice. A resident pursuing a specialized residency should be well-grounded in fundamental pharmacy practice responsibilities and therefore have completed a residency in pharmacy practice before applying for this type of residency.

Typical Programs: ASHP-accredited specialized residencies are offered in each of the following areas: clinical pharmacokinetics, critical care, drug information, geriatrics, infectious diseases, internal medicine, managed care pharmacy systems, nuclear pharmacy, nutrition support, oncology, pediatrics, pharmacotherapy, pharmacy practice management, primary care, and psychiatric pharmacy.

Q: Why Do I Need an ASHP-accredited Residency?

A: ASHP administers the only process that grants accreditation status to practice sites conducting residencies. The accreditation process requires that each of these sites demonstrate compliance with established standards of practice and offer a residency that meets the requirements of training.

For prospective residents, this process ensures that accredited programs are peer-reviewed and that they fulfill requirements needed to provide a state-of-the-art practice environment. Likewise, prospective employers routinely seek graduates of ASHP-accredited residency programs since these individuals must obtain proficiency in a set of defined outcomes and training experiences to complete such a program.

Q: How Long Will It Take To Complete a Residency?

A: A pharmacy residency is a full-time commitment that requires a minimum of one year to complete. Some residencies are offered in combination with a postgraduate degree (M.S. or Pharm.D.), and may take additional years to complete.

Q: Will I Earn a Salary?

A: All ASHP-accredited residency programs provide the resident with a stipend. The amount varies from program to program, and depends upon such factors as geographic location, value of any fringe benefits provided, and whether or not it's academically affiliated.

It is important to note that payment of college tuition loans may be deferred during a residency; you should discuss loan deferment with your banking or lending institution.

Q: What Are the Requirements for Admission?

A: 1) You must be a graduate of an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy or otherwise be eligible for licensure.

2) You will need to demonstrate your interest in and aptitude for advanced training in pharmacy.

3) Some residencies require that you be licensed to practice before you enter the program. Others will accept you while you pursue state board licensure.

4) For residencies that are combined with a graduate degree program, you must satisfy the requirements of the college of pharmacy or graduate school for admission to the advanced degree program. In addition, you will need to satisfy the residency requirements.

5) Residents in ASHP-accredited programs are encouraged to be members of ASHP.

For more information about ASHP-accredited residencies, contact:

Accreditation Services Division
ASHP
7272 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 657-8645
Fax: (301) 664-8872
asd@ashp.org

Q: What is the Resident Matching Program and How Do I Apply?

A: ASHP contracts with the National Matching Service (NMS) to operate a Resident Matching Program for residencies in pharmacy practice. The Matching Program ensures that each pharmacy practice residency program will be matched with the preferred individuals who have applied and who have selected the program as an acceptable site in which to train.

To apply for a pharmacy practice residency that is ASHP-accredited, provisionally accredited, or in an application-submitted status, you must sign up for the Resident Matching Program at http://www.natmatch.com/ashprmp/reglink.htm. Concurrently, you should peruse the ASHP Residency Directory on ASHP's web site. In it you'll find descriptions of all accredited residencies, along with important contact information. (Note: ASHP-accredited specialized residencies do not participate in the Matching Program; however, most specialized residency programs require that you have completed a residency in pharmacy practice before applying for a specialized residency.)

After consulting the Residency Directory and identifying programs of interest, you will need to request application forms from individual programs directors, not from ASHP. Most programs require that you visit the site to complete the application process; however, application procedures may vary by program.

To participate in the Resident Matching Program, contact NMS at http://www.natmatch.com/ashprmp/, download pertinent information and an applicant agreement form that serves as your enrollment. NMS must receive your agreement form and enrollment fee by a specified date in January to be considered for a residency beginning that year.

For more information about the Resident Matching Program, contact:

National Matching Services, Inc.
20 Holly Street, Suite 301
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4S 3B1
Phone: (416) 977-3431
Fax: (416) 977-5020

 

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