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The M.S. residency program was established at The Ohio State University Medical Center in 1959 and has achieved national recognition as one of the most successful administrative training programs in the country. The twenty-four month program, provided in cooperation with The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, offers a combined Master of Science degree and an ASHP-accredited specialty residency in Health-System Pharmacy Administration.

The focus of the M.S. residency program is to produce managers that are attuned to the challenges of providing health care and are able to direct the future of the profession. Residents gain experience in a wide range of pharmacy practice areas in order to provide them with the managerial and clinical skills required to effectively manage a large health-system pharmacy department or other health care organization.

The major focus of the program is to educate and train pharmacists to plan, coordinate, provide, and evaluate pharmaceutical care in an organized health care system. In order to accomplish this goal, the program is directed toward providing residents with the skills to:

• Directly provide pharmaceutical care to the patient and assist members of the health care team
• Understand the managerial, financial, and organizational components of health-system pharmacy
• Design strategies to cope with changes in pharmacy practice and health care environments

Residency training is geared to complement and extend the knowledge gained in graduate study courses. The program provides practical experience in administrative and clinical pharmacy activities.

The first year of the program is structured so that the majority of the resident's time is devoted to academic coursework at The Ohio State University. First year residents become oriented to the department over a two-month period and develop a working knowledge of the different clinical and professional practice areas of the Department of Pharmacy. Residents will also complete administrative audits of various areas and services within the department. Audits are designed to train the resident to critically evaluate services within the department in regards to efficiency, value, justification, and cost. Performing audits exposes the resident to professional standards, legal regulations, and accreditation standards.

The second year of the program will focus primarily on the residency component and consist of month-long rotations and longitudinal experiences. Each resident is required to complete a minimum of 6 months of administrative rotations and 3 months of clinical rotations. The remaining 3 months are elective rotations, 2 of which may be off-site.

Off-Site Rotations

OSU Managed Care
Roxane Labs (Clinical Trials)
Children's Hospital (Pediatrics)
OSU College of Pharmacy (Academic Administration)
University Health Connection (Wellness)

Longitudinal experiences include hospital committee participation, professional association committee participation, and precepting of Pharm.D. Students.

In addition to the assigned rotations, residents will be expected to complete a research project under the supervision of at least one faculty member from the College of Pharmacy and a committee member from the Department of Pharmacy. Residents will also be expected to give an oral presentation at the Great Lakes Pharmacy Residents Conference.

The Ohio State University Medical Center's Department of Pharmacy enjoys a long tradition of excellence in residency training and education. The goal is to provide a comprehensive experience for the resident so that he or she may assume a position of leadership in pharmacy. Over 160 individuals have graduated in its first 43 years of existence. Today these graduates hold prominent positions throughout the profession. It is that legacy which we offer to those interested in the M.S. Residency Program at The Ohio State University Medical Center.

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