-ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Doctor of Pharmacy degree or

Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from

an ACPE or AACP approved

college or university

Participation in the ASHP

matching program & PhORCAS

U.S. Citizenship

LICENSURE

Resident must be licensed as a

pharmacist in any state &

authorization to administer

injectables by July 15th

License transfer to Pennsylvania

is not necessary

APPLICATION MATERIALS

Curriculum vitae

Letter of intent

Three letters of recommendation

Official copy of academic

transcripts

DEADLINES

All application materials must be

received by January 1st

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Tarannum Mansuri Pharm. D., BCACP

Residency Program Director

Associate Chief, Pharmacy

WILKES BARRE

VA MEDICAL CENTER

“To care for him who have born the battle and for his widow and his orphan.”

...Abraham Lincoln

PGY1 PHARMACY

RESIDENCY Focusing on

Ambulatory Care

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WILKES-BARRE

VA MEDICAL CENTER

The Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center

is one facility among ten within the

VA Stars & Stripes Healthcare

Network. Our mission is to improve

Veterans' health and quality of life

and to be a national leader by

providing exceptional healthcare

services.

The Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center

is a general medical and surgical

facility, with 68 inpatient beds and

105 nursing home beds.

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.

OTHER INFORMATION The residency is affiliated with Wilkes

University’s Nesbitt College of Pharmacy

and Nursing

Positions Available: 4

The residency is currently stipend at

$41,533

BENEFITS Resident’s office with personal computer

Authorized absence for Midyear and

Eastern States Conferences

13 paid vacation days and 10 paid holidays

13 sick days

Affordable health and dental insurance

LEARNING EXPERIENCES Pharmacy Patient Aligned Care Team

(PACT) clinic (8 weeks)

Anticoagulation (4 weeks)

Internal Medicine (6 weeks)

Mental Health (6 weeks)

Practice Management (3 weeks)

Drug Information (4 weeks)

Pharmacy Staffing (includes

Immunization Clinic) (Longitudinal)

ELECTIVES Antimicrobial Stewardship (3 weeks)

Home Based Primary Care (HBPC)

(3 weeks)

Pain Management (4 weeks)

Hepatitis C (4 weeks)

Diabetes Clinic (4 weeks)

Academic Detailing (4 weeks)

Teaching Certificate in affiliation

with Wilkes University (Longitudinal)

OTHER ACTIVITIES Residency project

Precept APPE students

Non formulary drug reviews

Adverse drug reporting system

Pharmacy newsletters

Medication Use Evaluation (MUE)

Criteria for drug use

Medical grand rounds

Nursing in service

Journal club & Case presentations

Topic Discussions