Last updated: 07/16/2025
Clinical Pharmacy Services is a required learning experience of this residency. The learning experience is comprised of four (4) modules, each 4 to 8 weeks in length, that focus on the progressive development of the resident as the clinical pharmacist assigned to provide direct patient care through several clinical interventions and activities. The resident will complete this learning experience primarily within the inpatient units at BPC. Practice Management is a required learning experience of this residency. The learning experience is comprised of 2 (two) modules, each 6 months in length, that focus on the progressive development of the resident as a clinical pharmacist assigned to provide leadership and practice management oversight, thus the resident is expected to participate in several committees, such as Quality Management, P&T and contribute to pharmacy department planning and quality improvement initiatives. Other leadership and management experiences may take place within the Department of Pharmacy Practice at UB SPPS. Teaching and Education is a required learning experience of this residency. The learning experience is comprised of four (4) modules, each 4 to 8 weeks in length, that focus on the progressive development of the resident as an academic pharmacy preceptor, drug information specialist and practice leader. The resident will complete this learning experience primarily at UB SPPS and BPC. Completion of a Teaching Certificate Program, Journal Club, and ACPE-accredited continuing education program are required. General Medicine is a required 4-week learning experience in this PGY1 residency program. The role of the pharmacist assigned to this practice area is to be the clinical pharmacist on the general (family) medicine team. This learning experience allows the resident to round with an attending, residents, interns, nurse, and medical/pharmacy students to provide care and is sited at the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, NY. Pediatric and Geriatric are required 4-week learning experiences in this PGY1 residency program. The role of the pharmacist assigned to this practice area is to provide direct patient care through a variety of clinical interventions and activities that focus on the progressive development of the resident as an effective clinical pharmacist responsible for the care of age specific populations diagnosed with medical and psychiatric illnesses. This learning experience will be sited at the geriatric unit BPC and the Children’s psychiatric center in West Seneca, NY. Research and Project: The resident is required to complete at least one major project over the course of the year which focuses on the design, implementation, and/or evaluation of a clinical pharmacy service at BPC/OMH.
The purpose of our PGY1 program is to build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.
The Buffalo Psychiatric Center is a 190 bed Joint Commission accredited inpatient psychiatric facility within the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) that also provides outpatient serves to thousands of individuals with serious mental illness in the Western New York Community. Clinical practice opportunities include adult general medicine, patients with serious mentally illness, pediatric and geriatric psychiatry with an additional focus on education and teaching. The program provides the flexibility to be individualized based upon candidate interests and goals.
