VA Central Ohio Healthcare System
Overview of the Residency Program
Overview of the Residency Program
The Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center is part of the VA Central Ohio Healthcare System (VACOHCS) and provides primary and specialty outpatient care to veterans in Central Ohio. Clinical pharmacy is highly respected and an integral part of patient care activities. Additionally, the clinic operates four community-based outpatient clinics. The Ambulatory Care Center is located 10 minutes from The Ohio State University and serves as a PharmD training site for The Ohio State University and Ohio Northern University.
The VACOHCS offers an ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency. Residents may receive training in various clinics and areas of disease state management including Anticoagulation, Pharmacy Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM), and Home Based Primary Care. The hematology/oncology rotation is also encouraged as emphasis is placed on the oral chemotherapy pharmacist-run clinic. Residents also can spend time with the mental health pharmacist who helps manage outpatient mental health conditions. The Residents will also spend time in the counseling and dispensing area of the main outpatient pharmacy. Residents participate in many aspects of pharmacy practice including pharmaceutical care, drug information, staff education, pharmacy projects, quality improvement, pharmacy and therapeutics, medication use evaluations, pharmacy practice management, and pharmacy informatics. Residents will gain teaching experience by serving as co-preceptors for Pharm.D students from various accredited colleges of pharmacy.
Purpose Statement
PGY1 Program Purpose: PGY1 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.
Pharmacists completing a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at the VA Central Ohio HCS will be competent, effective, and confident practitioners who provide expert pharmaceutical care to adult veteran patients.
These pharmacists will be trained in a collaborative health care setting to apply evidence-based disease state management and provide support to their PACT. By applying the knowledge and skills learned during this year, residents completing the program will be eligible for employment into entry level clinical pharmacy positions and have the capabilities of developing new ambulatory care services within the VA and other adult ambulatory care clinic settings. These pharmacists will demonstrate skill in providing education to pharmacy students, patients and other healthcare providers
For the PGY1,Pharmacy Residency Program please contact:
PGY1 Residency Program Director: Mallory Accursi, PharmD, BCACP at Mallory.Accursi@va.gov
