UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program

Required Learning Experiences and Deliverables

• Orientation (six weeks).
• Antimicrobial Stewardship (five weeks).
• Critical Care (five weeks).
• Inpatient Oncology I (five weeks).
• Internal Medicine I (five weeks).
• Neonatal ICU (five weeks).
• Obstetrics (five weeks).
• Research – longitudinal (42 weeks).
  • Completion of a medication use evaluation and poster presentation.
  • Completion of major research project and platform presentation.
  • Completion of manuscript suitable for publication.
• Management – longitudinal (42 weeks).
• Operations – longitudinal (42 weeks).
  • Completion of all pharmacy staffing requirements:
    • One four hour shift every other Monday evening.
    • Two eight hour shifts every other weekend.
    • One major holiday (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Day).
    • One minor holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day).

Electives

• Emergency Medicine¹ (two to four weeks).
• Infectious Disease (two to four weeks).
• Inpatient Oncology II (four to five weeks).
• Internal Medicine II (four to five weeks).
• Investigation Drug Service (two weeks).
• NICU II (four to five weeks).
• Nutrition Support¹ (four weeks).
• Oncology¹ (four weeks).
• Mastery of Teaching Program through University of Pittsburgh¹ – longitudinal (48 weeks).
• Resident Research Series through University of Pittsburgh¹ – longitudinal (48 weeks).

*= ¹ Indicates off-site rotation

Residency Program Director

• Jessica Nero, PharmD, BCPS

Preceptors

• Erin Buskirk, PharmD, MHSA
• Jenna McCullough, PharmD, BCPS
• Jen Fay, PharmD, SIDP, CTTS
• Allison Imhoff, PharmD, BCPS
• Lynn Mitterer, RPh
• Justin Musco, PharmD, BCPS
• Jessica Nero, PharmD, BCPS
• Amber Oakes, PharmD, BCPS
• Christine O’Neill, PharmD, BCPS
• Mary Beth Pasqualicchio, PharmD, CTTS
• Nicole Pavasko, PharmD
• Karen Robb, BS, PharmD
• Jared Williams, PharmD
• Jacob Winschel, PharmD

Current Residents

• Sarah O'Hara, PharmD
• Sophia Maloney, PharmD

Former Residents and First Positions

• 2026 residents
  • Veronica Walker, PharmD, pharmacist at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
• 2025 residents
  • Abigail Robb, PharmD, Pharmacy Clinical/Operational Specialist in Pediatrics, Wesley Medical Center
  • Alexandra Tardugno, PharmD, Pharmacist at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
• 2024 residents
  • Nicole Pavasko, PharmD, Pharmacist at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
  • Morgan Voithofer, PharmD, Pharmacist at St. Clair Hospital
• 2023 residents
  • Mikaila Eross, PharmD, PGY2 Oncology Resident at Allegheny General Hospital
  • Stephanie Johnson, PharmD, Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at UPMC Presbyterian
• 2022 resident
  • Justin Musco, PharmD, Pharmacist at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

• Applications must be completed through PhORCAS by January 2.
• Interviews will be conducted on-site with virtual interviews allowed on a case-by-case basis.