Program Purpose Statement
The Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) Residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) is a 24-month post-Doctor of Pharmacy training program that fulfills the requirements of both a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and a PGY2 HSPAL Residency. HSPAL residents will further cultivate their leadership and administrative skills by completing a two-year Masters of Science (MS) degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in Health-System Pharmacy Administration from the University of North Carolina (UNC), Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
PGY1 Year
During the resident’s PGY1 year, the individual will be part of the HUP PGY1 cohort to develop a solid clinical foundation. and service line knowledge.
PGY2 Year
In the second year of the program, the HSPAL resident will build upon the PGY1 residency competencies in the delivery of patient-centered care and in pharmacy operational services to prepare residents to assume high-level managerial, supervisory, and leadership responsibilities. Areas of competence emphasized during the program include advanced leadership, safe and effective medication-use systems, quality assurance and improvement, the management of human resources, the management of financial resources, and use of technology. Upon graduation, residents will be prepared for a clinical or operational management/supervisory role within the pharmacy enterprise in a large academic medical center.
Learning Experiences
PGY1
- Detailed in the HUP PGY Pharmacy Residency Program Description
PGY2
Required core learning experiences
- Health-System Pharmacy Leadership Orientation (one month)
- Clinical Pharmacy Leadership (two months)
- Operations Leadership (two months)
- Ambulatory Pharmacy Leadership (three months)
Required core longitudinal learning experiences
- Staffing Leadership and Manager on Call (12 months)
- Thesis Substitute Project (24 months)
- Management of a Pharmacy Area (12 months)
- Leadership Development (six months)
- Finance and Supply Chain Management (three months)
- Regulatory Oversight (four months)
- Medication Safety (four months)
- Pharmacy Informatics (four months)
Elective learning experiences
- Repeat of any core learning experience with advanced focus in a particular area of interest
- Home Infusion Pharmacy Leadership
Masters Education
We are proud to have partnered with the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy to provide our HSPAL residents with a world class didactic education to complement their onsite residency training. Administration residents at HUP will be part of the UNC master’s cohort which includes administration residents from a variety of practice sites including University of North Carolina Hospitals (UNCH), Duke University Health-System (DUHS), Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health (WFBH), Mission Hospitals (MH), Moses Cone Health (MC), BayCare Health-System, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). University Hospitals Cleveland, and Novant Health. Residents will be able to remotely attend and participate in class on site from HUP.
The master’s degree curriculum will be completed longitudinally over the two-year residency. The master’s degree will culminate with a thesis substitute, which consists of a supervised project in health-system pharmacy administration that has direct implications to HUP and the department. More information about the master’s component is included on the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s website.
Application Process
Residency candidates should submit all requirements for acceptance through the PhORCAS website. Once submitted, applications will be reviewed and candidates will be selected for interviews. After the interviews are completed, rank lists are submitted to the American Society of Health-Systen Pharmacists (ASHP) via the National Matching Service. National Match Code: 269341. Interested applicants must also apply to the University of North Carolina Graduate School for the didactic component. Please refer to the University of North Carolina MS program website for application details and deadlines for the master’s cohort.
Requirements for Acceptance:
- The applicant must participate in the National Matching Services (MATCH)
- Online application through Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) must include:
- Letter of intent
- Curriculum Vitae
- Three letters of recommendation
- Official transcript from all colleges of pharmacy attended
- The applicant must possess a PharmD degree from an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited college of pharmacy
Deadlines
The deadline to apply for the 2024-2026 residency program is January 3rd.
The deadline to apply to the UNC master’s program is the same as the Phase I Match deadline.
Past Residents
2019-2020
Christopher Goncalo, PharmD, BCPS
Senior Application Analyst - Willow
University of Pennsylvania Corporate IS
2020-2022
Michael Stepanovic, PharmD, MS
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Health-System Pharmacy Administration
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2021-2023
William P. Raley Jr., PharmD, MBA, MS, BCPS
Assistant Director of Pharmacy
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Current Residents
2022-2024
Jessica Clancy, PharmD
Thomas Jefferson University College of Pharmacy, 2022
PGY2 MS HSPAL Resident
Jessica.Clancy1@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
2023-2025
Blake Mancuso, PharmD
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, 2023
PGY1 MS HSPAL Resident
Blake.Mancuso@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Program Director
Alison Apple, RPh, MS
Chief Pharmacy Officer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Alison.Apple@pennmedicine.upenn.edu