The PGY2 pharmacy geriatric residency program builds on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in geriatric practice. PGY2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification.
The UPMC St. Margaret Pharmacy Residency Program trains highly motivated, team-oriented pharmacy residents in advanced patient care skills, teaching techniques, and practice-based research methods, preparing them to be leaders of change in the medical/academic community.
The PGY2 residency allows residents to continue their training into a specialty residency in geriatrics. Residents will provide direct patient care in the various levels of the health systems in which older adults live in and are cared for. The resident will be based out of one of the two outpatient UPMC St. Margaret Geriatric Care Centers where they will provide longitudinal care alongside the interprofessional team.
Residents at UPMC St. Margaret also complete a Faculty Development Fellowship. This program is a longitudinal curriculum in which family medicine physicians and pharmacy residents collaboratively learn teaching strategies, leadership, mentorship, and research design. In addition to the core faculty at UPMC St. Margaret, fellowship sessions are led by local experts in communication and teaching design from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, along with national figures in health system advocacy and leadership.
Additionally, as part of the University of Pittsburgh Pharmacy Residency Program, residents at UPMC St. Margaret participate in resident group seminars with pharmacy residents in other training programs. They have numerous opportunities to give formal and informal presentations to health care professionals, precept pharmacy students, and teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. View more details.
PGY2 Block Rotations:
PGY2 Longitudinal Rotations: (each 52 weeks)
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Former Residents and First Positions
Molnar C, Stiteler C, Stachler E, Taylor A. In patients with hyperkalemia, does discontinuing a RAAS inhibitor have a clinical benefit?. Evidence-Based Practice 28(8):p 26-27, August 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/EBP.0000000000002426
Hess D, Grimes A, Dittmer A, Zou R, Ordons B. “Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Heparin versus Enoxaparin for Pulmonary Embolism Treatment.” STFM Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, Utah. May 3, 2025. [Abstract]
Stachler E, Grimes A, Proddutur B. “Frequency of DOAC Monitoring in Older Adults.” Presented at American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting 2025. Chicago, IL. May 9, 2025. [Abstract]
Stachler E, Grimes A, Leman K. “Bisphosphonate Drug Holiday Duration.” Presented at American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting 2025. Chicago, IL. May 9, 2025. [Abstract]
Marker ER, Grimes A, Leman K. Pharmacist-led intervention to improve osteoporosis treatment rates after hip fracture. UPMC Family Medicine Scholarship Day; Altoona, PA. May 17, 2024. [Poster]
Reigh AV, Proddutur B, and Grimes AE. Evaluating the impact of pharmacist-driven type 2 diabetes management on guideline-directed medications in older adults. UPMC Family Medicine Scholarship Day; Altoona, PA. May 17, 2024 [Poster]
Stachler E, Reigh A, Taylor A, Haugh A. Do patients with moderate-to-severe dementia experience less cognitive decline on memantine monotherapy than patients on both memantine and donepezil?. Evidence-Based Practice ():10.1097/EBP.0000000000002280, November 15, 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/EBP.0000000000002280
Kim G, Mohan E, Sakely H, Grimes A. “Deprescribing Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Geriatric Patients” Presented at American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting 2023. Long Beach, CA. May 5, 2023. [Abstract] poster award, 2nd place, Quality Improvement Category.
