Pharmacy Residency Program

Program Overview

The 12-month PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program develops clinical and operational pharmaceutical skills while providing sound pharmacotherapeutic care to the patient. The residency program is divided into monthly required and elective rotations, outlined below. Other elective and longitudinal learning experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability.

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency conducted by Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY is accredited by ASHP. The program will begin on July 1, 2026.

Program Structure

About the Department of Pharmacy:

The mission of the Department of Pharmacy is to support exceptional patient care and outcomes through the provision of outstanding pharmaceutical care that is reliable, innovative, patient focused, and delivered in an environment that is professional, respectful, and rooted in communication and trust.

The vision of the department is to:

• Provide safe, efficient, and reliable pharmaceutical care for all patients in a manner that is dignified and consistent with the medical staff and the core values of our health care system 
• Develop standards and systems for the delivery of pharmaceutical services that will become an integral part of the health care system’s quality management and cost containment programs
• Collaboratively design systems to optimize safe medication use in accordance with all regulatory requirements
• Develop pharmacists’ clinical practice as an integral part of patient care in the health care system 
• Develop pharmacy technicians’ practice as an integral partner to the pharmacist in the provision of pharmaceutical care to patients and clinical staff of the health care system 
• Serve as a valued partner in the provision of undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate pharmacy education 

The Department of Pharmacy at Westchester Medical Center consists of a main inpatient pharmacy, which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, multiple pharmacy satellites, including pediatrics, oncology, outpatient infusion center, and outpatient community and specialty pharmacy. The hospital and the Department of Pharmacy utilize electronic health records (EHR) to maintain medication profiles for all patients. Unit dose medications are dispensed utilizing automated dispensing cabinets (Pyxis). The Pharmacy prepares and dispenses all medications that are required to be prepared in an aseptic environment and utilizes state of the art compounding facilities to compound ready-to-administer non-hazardous admixtures. The Pharmacy coordinates the review of all adverse drug events or medication occurrences by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. These include reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and medication errors that occur in the medical center. All reports are reviewed and analyzed by the Medication-Use Safety Subcommittee (MUSS) to determine trends and make recommendations in minimizing the incidence of adverse events or medication incidents. The Pharmacy is responsible for all aspects of investigational drug use, which include maintenance of all research protocols, provision of information, safe storage, record keeping, dispensation of investigational products, patient education and monitoring of therapy, and return or disposal of unused investigational products. The Department of Pharmacy utilizes the expertise and skills of Clinical Pharmacy Specialists in the areas of Ambulatory Care, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplantation, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Pain Management, Pediatrics/Neonatology, and Solid Organ Transplant.