Residency Programs

Mission: The UVa Department of Pharmacy Services will provide exceptional patient centered care focused on safe medication practices and innovative education and training.

Department of Pharmacy

The University of Virginia Health System consists of the Medical Center and approximately 50 acquired practice sites. The Medical Center is a 600-bed facility serving a primarily rural population in Central Virginia. It features an electronic medical record, computerized physician order entry, barcode medication administration, extensive ambulatory care services, a level one trauma center, an organ transplant program, regional burn and spinal cord injury centers, and other innovative health services. The Department of Pharmacy Services provides decentralized dispensing and clinical services. It has extensive automation, technology, and a state-of-the-art IV clean room. The Department operates pharmacist-run outpatient clinics and an outpatient dispensing pharmacy. In addition, the Department has three ASHP-accredited residency programs and serves as a training site for the experiential education of pharmacy students from Virginia Schools of Pharmacy.

General Residency Information

The University of Virginia Health System has supported post-graduate experiential pharmacy education since 1991 when the PGY1 Pharmacy residency was first accredited by ASHP. Since that time, two PGY2 Residencies, Drug Information (1998) and Critical Care (2002), were established and accredited.

Under the guidance of our Clinical Coordinators, residents will learn to manage day-to-day clinical activities with longitudinal and project management responsibilities. The residents will be integrated into the medical team and pharmacy staff, working closely with healthcare personnel to optimize pharmacotherapy plans.  This unique and tailored experience will build a foundation for the residents to provide a high level of clinical pharmacy practice in the future.

Certifications

ACLS training and certification (required)

Certificate in Public Health Sciences for Resident and Fellow Physicians (optional)

Teaching and Learning Certificate (optional)

Hoo's News - UVaHS Pharmacy Residency Newsletter

See the latest news regarding past and present residents, preceptors, and the various programs. (Hoo's News Archive)

UVA Awards and Honors

UVA Health System Specialties Honored by U.S. News

UVA Medical Center Achieves Acclaimed Magnet Designation

UVA Medical Center Named One of Nation's Top 100 Hospitals

UVA Doctors Named on 2009 Best Doctors

UVA Doctors Top in Their Specialties

Charlottesville Area

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