Why PGY-1 pharmacy residents choose WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital
Location
Your residency begins at WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital, where you’ll get an intimate and individualized experience in a community healthcare setting that few other programs can match.
After you develop a strong foundation and establish meaningful connections with patients and staff at Waynesboro, you’ll have the unique opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge at a larger hospital, WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital.
Reputation
Our alumni say that our structured residency format offers a progressive and comprehensive learning journey. You’ll be well-prepared for the challenges and responsibilities you’ll face as a healthcare professional.
Specialized certificates
You’ll have the option to earn a teaching certificate, infectious disease certificate and anticoagulation certificate. These additional credentials not only enhance your resume but also provide valuable expertise in these critical areas of healthcare.
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program at WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital
Our program builds on your Doctor of Pharmacy education and prepares you to be:
- responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions
- eligible for board certification
- eligible for PGY-2 pharmacy residency training
We are affiliated with the School of Pharmacy at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia.
As a resident, you’ll work closely with the health care team and patients in various settings to achieve optimal cost-effective care and safety for patients.
You’ll learn essential clinical tools such as medication therapy management, counseling and teaching patients, medication reconciliation and medication distribution.
Our curriculum includes:
Required learning experiences
- Orientation (6- to 8-week rotation)
- Internal Medicine (5-week rotation)
- Infectious Disease (5-week rotation)
- Critical Care (10-week rotation at Chambersburg Hospital)
- Transitions of Care (5-week rotation)
- Inpatient Psychiatry I (5-week rotation at Chambersburg Hospital)
- New – Ambulatory Care (longitudinal)
- Teaching and Learning (longitudinal)
- Research and Biostatistics (longitudinal)
- Pharmacy Practice Management (longitudinal)
- Medication Safety (longitudinal)
- Staffing (longitudinal)
Elective learning experiences
- Infectious Disease II (5-week rotation)
- Inpatient Psychiatry II (5-week rotation)
- Establishing a New Service Line (5-week rotation)
Practice experiences
- patient care rounds
- pharmacokinetic dosing and monitoring
- antimicrobial stewardship
- medication therapy management
- ambulatory care anticoagulation clinic
- participation in departmental and committee meetings
- staffing every third or fourth weekend, plus one major and one minor holiday
Additional learning opportunities
- formulary management
- medication utilization evaluations
- formal presentations
- journal club
- BLS certification
Teaching opportunities
- precept a fourth-year pharmacy student on rotation
- provide didactic lectures to pharmacy students
- opportunities with the Shenandoah University Pharmacy Residency Teaching Learning Curriculum Program
