Application and Benefits

Learn about the application process and benefits offered for the Pennsylvania Hospital pharmacy residency program.

Benefits

• Salary
  • $56500
• Days off
  • Residents are allowed 15 days to be used for sick, vacation, or personal time
• Emergency Response Certification
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Certification
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification
• Health Benefits
  • Medical coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Prescription drug coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Healthcare FSA
• Wellness Resources
  • Wellfocused program (incentive-based program to improve your total well-being)
  • Penn Medicine Cobalt (wellness coaching, therapy, spiritual support, crisis support, etc.)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Work/Life benefits
    • Employee discount program offers discounts on services and products from both local and national businesses
    • Services for finding qualified child care
    • Concierge program for locating healthcare resources for you and your family members
    • …and much more!
  • Employee Life Insurance
• Travel
  • Travel stipend for professional meetings
    • Vizient Consortium Pharmacy Network Meeting
    • ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
    • Eastern States Residency and Preceptor Conference
• General
  • Dedicated work space
  • Desktop computer, laptop computer and iPhone
  • Personalized business cards
  • Reduced cost SEPTA pass
  • Lab coat

Program Qualifications

The PGY1 residency programs at Pennsylvania Hospital are 12 consecutive month programs.

1. Graduation from ACPE School of Pharmacy or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the NABP
2. Pharm.D. degree or equivalent experience
3. Cumulative GPA ≥ 2.9
   • For candidates from pass/fail institutions, GPA will be estimated based on class rank.
   • If available, class rank will be converted to a percentage and points awarded proportionally (e.g., rank 1 = full points; rank 50% of class = half points).
   • If class rank is not available, then the applicant will receive the average number of points
4. Board eligible for licensure in the State of Pennsylvania by the start of the residency program
5. For the ambulatory care setting program, eligibility of authorization to administer injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations is required
6. Visa candidates must be eligible for a full year of residency training; six-month visas will not be considered.
7. Incoming residents must obtain licensure within 90 days of starting the program.

Process

To apply for our programs, you must submit the following through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS):

• Letter of Intent
• Curriculum Vitae
• Three Letters of Reference
• College of Pharmacy Transcripts
• The program listings in PhORCAS and the National Matching Service are:
  1. PGY1 Residency: PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL; NMS Code #208813
  2. PGY1 Residency in an Ambulatory Care Setting: PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL (AMB CARE); NMS Code #281613
• Application deadline: January 2nd

Candidates must submit separate applications for each PGY1 residency program within the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Contact Information

Yogini Patel, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Anticoagulation
Program Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
Pennsylvania Hospital
Phone: (215) 829-8673
E-mail: yogini.patel@uphs.upenn.edu 

Riya Patel, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Ambulatory Care
Program Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency in an Ambulatory Care Setting
Pennsylvania Hospital
Phone: (215)-300-5980
Email: riya.patel2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu