UPMC St. Margaret is a 250-bed community teaching hospital with a physician family medicine residency and fellowship program. The Pharmacy Residency at UPMC St. Margaret is ASHP accredited.  This one year, PGY1 pharmacy residency provides the resident direct patient care experiences in a variety of settings throughout the year, allowing mastery of the applications of pharmaceutical care principles to practice. The program curriculum is flexible to enable the resident to develop his or her own career interests in addition to participating in the longitudinal experiences of the residency. An opportunity to work on a casual basis in the hospital pharmacy also is available and encouraged.

The pharmacy resident will have numerous opportunities to give formal and informal presentations to health care professionals, precept pharmacy students, and teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. A variety of practice-based research experiences exist and the resident is expected to present his or her research findings at a national pharmacy meeting.

As part of the University of Pittsburgh Pharmacy Residency Program, the residents at UPMC St. Margaret participate in resident group seminars and journal clubs with pharmacy residents in other training programs at the University of Pittsburgh. The purpose of the residency is to train a highly motivated, team-oriented pharmacy resident in advanced patient medication management skills, teaching techniques, and practice-based research methods to prepare him or her to be a leader in the medical/academic community.

Program Director: Patricia Klatt, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Director: Roberta Farrah, PharmD, BCPS

Block Core Rotations

• Outpatient Family Medicine
• Inpatient Family Medicine
• Surgical Services
• Critical Care
• Infectious Diseases
• Unit based pharmacy services 
• Research
• Faculty Development

Longitudinal Core Rotations

• Practice Management
• Hospital Pharmacy Practice

Elective Rotations

• Drug Information/Drug Use and Disease State Management
• Inpatient and/or Outpatient Geriatrics
• Cardiology
• Multidisciplinary Diabetes Group Education Classes
• Community Health

Application Process

Eligible candidates will have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited school or college of pharmacy and will be eligible for Pennsylvania licensure. An on-site interview is required. Application materials include: curriculum vitae, letter of intent, three letters of recommendation, and a pharmacy school transcript. All application materials should be forwarded by January 10 to:

Patricia M. Klatt, PharmD, BCPS
Director, Primary Care Pharmacy Residency Program
UPMC St. Margaret
815 Freeport Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15215

Phone: 412-784-4830
E-mail: klattpm@upmc.edu

Residency Program

Duration/Type: 12 months
Number Positions: 2
Application Deadline: January 10
Starting Date: July 1
Estimated Stipend: $32,000
Benefits: 2 weeks vacation 1 week conference time per year and $1500 conference stipend per year. Health, life and dental insurance are consistent with the standard UPMC benefit package.
Interview Required: Yes
Training Site:  Hospital
Owner/Affiliates:  Private
Model (type): Community, Teaching
Total Beds: 250