Employment Information
Start Date: July 1
Term of Appointment: 52 weeks, concluding June 30
Stipend and Benefit Information
Yearly Stipend
Paid Time Off: 20 days
Benefits: Benefit Highlights (PDF)
Travel: Travel stipend to ASHP Midyear covering registration, hotel, flight, meals
Program Overview
Required Core Learning Experiences
- Critical Care
- Residents select 2 from:
- ICU3 (medical-surgical ICU)
- ICU8 (medical ICU)
- Emergency Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
- Internal Medicine
- Leadership & Medication Safety
- Orientation
- Project Block
Required Longitudinal Learning Experiences
(all 45-week experiences)
- Direct Patient Care (Pharmacy Consult Services & Ambulatory Care)
- Professional Development
- Staffing
- Residency Projects
Elective Learning Experiences
Residents will select 3 elective rotation blocks from:
- Academia
- Ambulatory Care
- Hematology/Oncology
- Nephrology
- Perioperative Care
- Pharmacy Informatics
- Sterile Product Preparation
- Substance Use Disorders-Withdrawal Management Unit
- Transitions of Care – Internal Medicine
- Trauma/Burn
Residents may also elect to complete a third critical care rotation (ICU3, ICU8, or Emergency Medicine) not completed as a core experience.
Off-site electives at UPMC Hospitals outside of UPMC Mercy may also be available contingent on outside preceptor availability.
Residents may also electively enroll in the Mastery of Teaching program sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh.
Requirements for Program Completion
All residents at UPMC Mercy must:
- Obtain Pennsylvania pharmacist licensure within 120 days of the residency’s start and practice 35 weeks (i.e., two-thirds of the year) as a licensed pharmacist.
- Attain a rating of “Achieved for Residency” for at least 80% of the objectives established by the residency program as outlined in the ASHP Accreditation Standards for a Postgraduate Residency Programs.
- Complete the requirements of the individualized quarterly training plans as developed by the RPD.
- Complete all required learning experiences.
- Complete all required staffing assignments (PGY1: 36 weekend shifts, 32 weekday evening shifts, 3 holiday shifts; PGY2: 24 weekend shifts, 32 weekday evening shifts, 2 holiday shifts).
- Complete a major project and medication use evaluation (MUE); prepare a project manuscript and MUE poster; and present the project at Pharmacy Resident Research Day.
- Meet the residency presentation requirements: 2 formal presentations, 2 journal club presentations, and 1 interdisciplinary meeting presentation.
Manual/Policy and Procedures
Residency program manual and accompanying policies will be distributed upon invitation to interview.
How to Apply
Submit completed application via PhORCAS by January 2. Interview is required (in-person or virtual).
Contact Us
Taylor Miller, PharmD
Program Director
Phone: 412-232-4213
Fax: 412-232-7410
millertj4@upmc.edu
