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The Pharmacy Postgraduate Year One (PGY-1) Residency at Baptist Health Bethesda Hospital is designed to provide post-doctoral residents with an enriching educational experience. Our dual-campus facility of Bethesda Hospital East & Bethesda Hospital West together comprises 480 beds. Located in the beautiful South Florida setting just minutes from the beach, Bethesda Hospital meets both the personal and professional needs of our residents. Our core, elective, and longitudinal experiences offer diverse and comprehensive learning opportunities to ensure that residents are trained in the core competencies that enable attainment of board certification in pharmacotherapy upon graduation. Furthermore, the program provides a solid foundation for residents pursuing PGY-2 specialty residency training or for those pursuing clinical roles post-graduation.

Strengths of our practice site and program include:

  • Supportive preceptors and a welcoming environment where residents can thrive personally and professionally
  • The ability to choose from a variety of elective rotations both on-site and within Baptist Health
  • The opportunity to early commit to a PGY-2 specialty residency program within Baptist Health
  • Multidisciplinary collaboration and shared learning experiences with medical residents and nursing students
  • Experience in pharmacy student preceptorship
  • Leadership development via committee participation at a local and system level
Program Accreditation

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) | ID: 33993

Program Size

2

Nishika Patel, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCCP

Program Director

Nishika Patel, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCCP
561-292-4834
Mahalia Sanon, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCCP

Program Coordinator

Mahalia Sanon, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCCP
Bethesda Hospital East

Bethesda Hospital East

Since 1959, Bethesda Hospital East has provided quality health services with care and dedication. The 401-bed, fully accredited, not-for-profit hospital and affiliates offer a full array of healthcare services, including an advanced primary stroke center, cancer care, cardiovascular care, diagnostic imaging, and emergency care. The hospital’s Emergency Department, which serves both adults and children, treats nearly 80,000 patients annually. Bethesda’s highly skilled physicians perform more than 4,600 inpatients surgeries and 5,500 outpatient surgeries each year.

Bethesda Hospital West

Bethesda Hospital West

Since 2013, Bethesda Hospital West has proudly served the medical needs of Palm Beach County. The 80-bed, all private room, state-of-the-art, community hospital provides medical services including cardiopulmonary services, diagnostic imaging, emergency services, including for children, endoscopy suites, inpatient medical services, critical care, physical rehabilitation, and surgical services. Bethesda is recognized as a top performer demonstrating high standards of clinical performance and improvement for quality and safety measures.



Eligibility Requirements and Application Schedule

Our program attracts, educates, and retains exceptional healthcare talent to serve the South Florida community. Program participants will be trained in the Baptist Health Way with a focus on quality, inclusion, compassion, and collaboration.

Program Eligibility

  • Must possess a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States
  • Must obtain a Florida pharmacist’s license by August 31st of the residency year

Application Requirements

Prospective residents are required to submit the following:

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Official transcripts from all colleges of pharmacy attended
  • Three letters of recommendation from professional references utilizing standard form required by PhORCAS™
  • Personal statement of intent
Acceptance and admission to the program is contingent on submission of all requested materials and meeting all eligibility requirements as determined by the program.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Application Timeline

Core Learning Experiences

Following onboarding and orientation, our program curriculum incorporates several block rotations typically lasting several weeks, giving trainees exposure to a wide variety of learning experiences throughout the duration of the program.
Rotations – All 4 Weeks In Length Except As Noted
Orientation and Pharmacy Operations (8 weeks)
Cardiology
Critical Care
Emergency Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Medication Safety and Quality

Longitudinal Learning Experiences

Our program curriculum incorporates several longitudinal rotations, immersing trainees in particular areas of study throughout the entire duration of the training program.
Rotations
Academia, Research, & Quality Improvement (44 weeks)
Administration & Leadership (44 weeks)
Pharmacy Operations (44 weeks)
Teaching Certificate (Optional)

Elective Learning Experiences

Our program offers multiple elective rotation experiences including:
Rotations – All 4 Weeks In Length
Advanced Critical Care
Advanced Internal Medicine
Advanced Emergency Medicine
Ambulatory Care
Cardiovascular Intensive Care
Informatics
Outpatient Oncology

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