Ambulatory Care Residency Program

The overall purpose of the Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program is to develop competent, confident, and empathetic ambulatory care practitioners who are also prepared to become a clinical track faculty or adjunct faculty member in a college of pharmacy.

 

Video Overview: Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program

This three-minute video provides a detailed overview of the PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program available through a partnership between the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and the University of Maryland Medical Center, and includes information about what residents can expect to learn during their time in the program.

In this American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)-accredited residency program, practice opportunities are available in general and specialty clinics in a collaborative practice environment throughout the Baltimore area to direct patient-care services that optimize medication therapy.

The University of Maryland is conveniently located on an interprofessional medical campus with access to rotation sites both at the University of Maryland Medical System outpatient practices, the Baltimore Veteran’s Affairs Medical System, and the Johns Hopkins Hospital. This allows the resident to train at a variety of innovative rotation sites.

This program emphasizes expanding the roles of clinical pharmacy, disseminating clinical research, and professional leadership. After completing this PGY2 Residency Program, the graduate will be well positioned for careers in ambulatory care clinical pharmacy and academia. The resident will have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty with various research expertise within the school of pharmacy to conduct a clinical, humanistic, or economic outcomes analysis of an ambulatory care service.

At the University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, the resident gains experience in didactic teaching and experiential precepting. The resident participates in the Education Theory and Practice course and completes the teaching certificate program. This includes developing large group lectures, small group active learning sessions, and precepting students. Given the interprofessional nature of many of the rotation sites, the resident will also have opportunities to educate health care professionals and trainees from other disciplines.

Recent Residents:

Image	Recent Resident
	Vincent Lam, PharmD Site: Boston Medical Center Title: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Scope of Practice: HIV, PrEP, hepatitis C Professional Interests: Primary care, chronic disease state management, and teaching
	Connie Liang, PharmD Site: New York City Health & Hospitals Gouverneur/Sydenham Title: Ambulatory Care (CDTM) pharmacist Scope of Practice: Diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking cessation, asthma, anticoagulation, heart failure, HIV/PrEP
	Nabila Faridi, PharmD Site: Orlando Veterans Affair Medical Center Title: Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner Scope of Practice: Diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, asthma/COPD, smoking cessation, and heart failure Current Projects: Piloting the pharmacist led weight loss medication management clinic
	Ebony Evans, PharmD Site: Howard University College of Pharmacy Title: Clinical Assistant Professor Current projects: Professional identity, healthcare disparities, effect of race coefficient glomerular filtration estimation equate on SGLT2 inhibitors eligibility
	Abby Klutts, PharmD, BCACP Site: Johns Hopkins Hospital Title: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care Scope of Practice: Cardiovascular risk reduction: diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking cessation, PPI deprescribing Current Projects: Expansion of virtual outreach/telemedicine across Johns Hopkins Community Physicians throughout the state of Maryland
	Christine Dimaculangan, PharmD, BCACP Site: Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University | Center for Comprehensive Care at Jersey City Medical Center Title: Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Scope of Practice:  Ambulatory care at a Ryan White funded facility, focusing on patients with HIV, also serving patients and treat those with STDs and Hep B & C, and those interested in PrEP services
	Paul Solinsky, PharmD, BCACP  Site: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy | University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center Title: Advanced Practice Pharmacist Scope of Practice: Pulmonary care, transitional care Current Projects: Initiation of IV diuresis clinic within transitional care clinic to assist with CHF admissions

As part of its accreditation by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), this program is committed to the following general purpose:

Postgraduate Year 2 (PGY2) pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1) pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. PGY2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.

Additionally, our program adheres to the "Goals and Objectives for a Post-Graduate Year Two Program in Ambulatory Care" set forth by ASHP. These goals and objectives can be found in the ASHP Residency Accreditation Regulations and Standards.

Learning Experiences:

Required Rotations:

• Family Medicine Clinic (University of Maryland Medical Center)
• Transitions of Care (University of Maryland Medical Center)
• Antithrombosis Clinic (University of Maryland Medical Center)
• Center for Infectious Disease/HIV Clinic (University of Maryland – Midtown Campus)
• Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology (University of Maryland – Midtown Campus)
• Cardiology Clinic (Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center)
• P3-eHealth Center (University of Maryland School of Pharmacy)
• Nephrology Continuity Clinic (University of Maryland Medical Center)

Elective Rotation Opportunities:

Each resident will have the opportunity to customize his or her residency experience with the program coordinators. Some of the available opportunities include:

• Center for Successful Aging (MedStar Health)
• Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic (University of Maryland Medical Center)
• Home Based Medication Management (Johns Hopkins Medical System)
• Oncology / Hematology (University of Maryland Medical Center)
• Solid Organ Transplant (University of Maryland Medical Center)
• Hepatitis C Clinic (University of Maryland - Midtown Campus)
• Neurology (University of Maryland Medical Center)
• Population Health (University of Maryland School of Pharmacy)

Other Required Activities:

• Orientation Experience
• Teaching Experience  
• Administration & Leadership  
• Pharmacy Dispensing & Staffing
• Research Project & Manuscript Development

Number of Available Positions: 1

Application Process:

The application deadline is January 2.

Applicants must possess a PharmD degree and have completed an ASHP-accredited residency in pharmacy practice. The resident will be required to become a licensed pharmacist in the state of Maryland.

Applications for this program will only be accepted through PhORCAS. Reference writers should use the standard reference template in PhORCAS.

Application requirements:

• Letter of intent
• Curriculum vitae
• Letters of recommendation (3)
• Official transcripts

International students and permanent residents should contact P-SHORResidencyandAdministrativeSupport@rx.umaryland.edu before applying.

Residents who match to this program will be required to come to Baltimore in advance of the July 1 start date for campus orientation; these orientation dates are not known until mid-spring. These sessions are typically offered on select Mondays in May and June.

Program Director:

Kathleen Pincus, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES
Director, Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency
Associate Professor of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
20 N. Pine Street, Room N425
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-706-5843
Email: kpincus@rx.umaryland.edu

Program Coordinator:

Seferina Kim, PharmD, BCPS
Coordinator, Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
University of Maryland Medical Center
Phone: 410-328-1850
Email: Seferina.kim@rx.umaryland.edu