Residency Programs
PGY1 pharmacy residency program
Program Director: Nikki Verkleeren, PharmD, BCCCP
Email: Nikki.verkleeren@ahn.org
Program Coordinator: Michael Corpman, PharmD, BCPS
Email: Michael.corpman@ahn.org
Program length: 52 weeks
Residents per year: 2
History and Purpose
Forbes Hospital has offered training to pharmacy residents since 2017 as part of the ASHP-accredited Forbes and West Penn Hospitals multi-site residency. Beginning with the 2024 residency class, Forbes Hospital offers a single-site residency program. Candidates should feel confident that the program’s preceptors and administration have the experience and dedication to provide an exceptional learning experience.
Rotations
The 52-week postgraduate training experience is composed of a variety of required and elective rotations, as follows:
Required: (each 6 weeks in duration, unless otherwise noted)
- Orientation – Part I (1 week)
- Orientation – Part II (3 weeks)
- Inpatient family medicine
- Critical care
- Infectious diseases
- Emergency medicine
- Clinical staffing I (4 weeks)
- Clinical staffing II (longitudinal)
- Management (longitudinal)
- Inpatient pharmacy staffing (longitudinal)
- Clinical research project (longitudinal)
- Medication use evaluation (longitudinal)
- ACPE-accredited continuing education presentation (concentrated)
- Journal club and controversial case presentations (concentrated)
Elective: (4 elective blocks available, each 4 weeks in duration)
- Trauma/surgical
- Transitions of care (heart failure/AMI)
- Emergency medicine/infectious diseases
- Medical oncology
- Clinical management
- Critical care II
- Emergency medicine II
- Infectious diseases II
- Inpatient family medicine II
- Other elective learning experiences may be available or developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability, including rotations at other AHN hospital sites
Our program prides itself on creating a learning experience that is tailored to the resident’s career goals. Each resident is encouraged to explore multiple facets of inpatient pharmacy practice, and given the opportunity to complete a second rotation in an area of their choice during the last quarter of the year in order to solidify their confidence and independence as a clinical practitioner.
Accreditation status
This PGY1 Pharmacy Residency conducted by Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, PA is accredited by ASHP.