IMPORTANT: COVID-19 BOOSTER & VISITOR POLICY  MENU  Pharmacy Residency Program at GBMC The mission of GBMC is to provide medical care and service of the highest quality to each patient and to educate the next generation of clinicians, leading to health, healing and hope for the community. We are excited about your interest in the GBMC Pharmacy Residency Program. The Pharmacy Residency program fulfills the GBMC mission to educate the next generation of clinicians. In this goal, we have put together a great learning program with a dedicated team of faculty members. This is a new program with anticipated ASHP accreditation ready to accept residents. Residency Requirements: Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Program Pharmacists completing the GBMC PGY-1 pharmacy residency will be able to interact effectively with health care teams in various inpatient and outpatient clinical settings to manage patients’ medication therapy. Required learning experiences will include rotations in in acute care, internal medicine, critical care, emergency medicine, antimicrobial stewardship/infectious diseases, medication safety, ambulatory care, administrative/policy, and additional elective rotation as below for an individualized learning. Residents will also be staffing and will do projects and presentations during the residency. Core Rotations Rotation Length 1 Orientation 6 weeks 2 Internal Medicine 4 weeks 3 Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Disease 4 weeks 4 Emergency Medicine 4 weeks 5 Critical Care 4 weeks 6 Medication Safety 4 weeks 7 Ambulatory Care 4 weeks 8 Pharmacy Practice Management/Policy 4 weeks 9 Elective 1 4 weeks 10 Elective 2 4 weeks 10 Elective 3 4 weeks Elective Rotations Medication Safety II Antimicrobial Stewardship II Critical Care II Ambulatory Care II Transition of Care Pharmacy Informatics Longitudinal Rotations Operational and Clinical Research Number of Residency Positions: 2 Qualifications: The resident must be a graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy with a doctor of pharmacy degree Minimum GPA of 3.0 Active Maryland Pharmacy licensure Application Process Applications for this program will only be accepted through PhORCAS via ASHP. Other requirements: Official transcript from college of pharmacy Curriculum vitae Letter of intent 3 references Application Deadline: January 1 Questions? Contact our team at PharmacyResidency@gbmc.org. Residency Program Director: Julia West, PharmD, BCPS Email: jwest@gbmc.org Residency Program Coordinator: Vaishali Khushalani, MS, PharmD, CPPS Email: vkhushal@gbmc.org VIEW OUR FACULTY "I LOVE THE CHALLENGE" Meet Clinical Pharmacist, Lucy Lee. Lucy talks about and what motivated her to persue a career as a pharmacist and her experience here at GBMC. WATCH NOW Our Faculty SELECT A FACULTY MEMBER BELOW TO LEARN MORE... Yuliya Klopouh, PharmD, MH Director of Pharmacy Julia West, PharmD, BCPS Assistant Director of Pharmacy Vaishali Khushalani, MS, PharmD, CPPS Medication Safety Officer Kim Ngan Tran, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Clinical Pharmacy Manager Lila Portman, PharmD, DPLA Pharmacy Operations Manager Naaseha Rizvi, PharmD Lead Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist Perry Shafner, PharmD Lead Clinical Pharmacist Susan Arnold, PharmD Lead Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Michele Sharkey, Pharm.D., BCPS Clinical Pharmacist Lucy Gin, PharmD Clinical Pharmacist Denise A. Allen, B.S., RPh. Clinical Pharmacist Christopher Kruft, RPh Clinical Pharmacist Christina Do, PharmD Clinical Pharmacist Quynh Nhu Ha, PharmD, BCPS Clinical Pharmacist Svetlana Polyanskaya, PharmD Clinical Pharmacist Our Residents SELECT A FACULTY MEMBER BELOW TO LEARN MORE... Brittany Olbert, Pharm.D. PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident Asma Husna, PharmD PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident About GBMC The 257 licensed bed facility is located on a beautiful suburban campus in Towson, Maryland that handles more than 23,000 admissions and over 52,000 emergency room visits annually. Since its founding in 1965, GBMC HealthCare’s accomplishments have validated the vision of GBMC’s founders to combine the best of community and university-level medicine. Its close proximity to several of the nation’s most renowned academic healthcare systems allows residents to experience an intimate community setting while gaining competitive skills usually only acquired by a larger institution. At GBMC HealthCare, education and career advancement are of utmost importance. We believe in the continual growth of our staff and encourage continual learning. For this reason, our medical staff is required to complete a number of Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits to enhance competence in patient care, expand medical knowledge, improve interpersonal and communication skills, and system-based practices to the benefit of patients. GBMC Department of Pharmacy With state of the art technology and driven employees, GBMC pharmacy provides patient-centered services. Department of Pharmacy Services demonstrates this patient-centered care through operational and clinical programs such as medication therapy monitoring. Central Pharmacy is open 24 hours 365 days per year. The David Seigel Anticoagulation Clinic is open weekdays from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM and the Infusion Therapy Center is open weekdays from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The pharmacy team is comprised of clinical staff pharmacists, clinical pharmacy specialists, certified pharmacy technicians, pharmacy aides, and administrative staff. All pharmacists are from an ACPE Accredited College of Pharmacy and have passed a Maryland State Board Competency Exam. A decentralized pharmacy program that integrates directly with multi-disciplinary teams allows pharmacists to have an impact on the following: Drug Selection Pharmacokinetic Assessment and Drug Dosing Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Services Patient Education Anticoagulation Management Drug Interactions Renal Adjustment of Medications Adverse Drug Reactions Antimicrobial Stewardship The Department of Pharmacy Services is committed to continuous process improvement and a culture of safety. About Baltimore and Surrounding Area GBMC HealthCare is located in Towson, Maryland and serves patients in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Baltimore, Maryland, home to Edgar Allan Poe and Babe Ruth, is a just a short drive from GBMC HealthCare’s campus and is home to many historical sites including Fort McHenry, Reginald F. 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