Pharmacy Residency

TriHealth offers four pharmacy residency programs:

Each program has a 12-month curriculum designed to provide residents the opportunity to garner experiences beyond the entry-level education of a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. The calendar year is comprised of required and elective rotations, as well as longitudinal experiences. Residents will work with the Residency Program Director to establish an individualized learning plan consistent with his or her career goals. Additional opportunities for research, teaching, and professional travel are in place.

Good Samaritan Hospital PGY1 Residency:

Email: Rebecca McKinney, PharmD, BCPS, Residency Program Director

Good Samaritan Hospital PGY2 Internal Medicine Residency:

Email: Corey Wirth, PharmD, BCPS, Residency Program Director

Bethesda North Hospital PGY1 Residency:

Email: Veronica Moore, PharmD, Residency Program Director

Bethesda North Hospital PGY2 Cardiology Residency:

Email: Alex Gray, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, Residency Program Director

Residency Program Information

The TriHealth Pharmacy Residency Programs are conducted at either Good Samaritan TriHealth Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, or Bethesda North TriHealth Hospital in Montgomery, Ohio. All programs have earned full accreditation for the maximum duration granted by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). 

• Duration: 12 months
• Number of positions: 2 PGY1 residents at each site; 1 PGY2 Internal Medicine resident at Good Samaritan Hospital; 1 PGY2 Cardiology resident at Bethesda North Hospital
• PGY1 Program Start Date: July 1 of each year
• PGY2 Program Start Date: July 1 of each year; flexible for PGY1 residents matched from external programs

Resident activities include, but are not limited to:

• Interdisciplinary rounds
• In-services & Journal Clubs
• Precepting pharmacy students
• Major research project
• Travel to national and regional conferences
• Continuing Education presentations
• Participation on P&T and other committees
• MUE and new drug reviews
• University of Cincinnati Teaching Certificate Program

Preparation of a manuscript for the major research project suitable for publication is required for completion of the residency program.

Residents will be awarded a certificate upon successful completion of the program requirements.

Pharmacy Residency Diversity & Inclusion

At TriHealth, our mission is to deliver culturally competent care by a diverse and inclusive workforce as a valued partner within all the communities we serve. Our vision is to be the region’s leading healthcare organization attracting top talent through a reputation of being a diverse and inclusive workforce where we are respected, we are challenged, and we can all belong.

TriHealth Pharmacy seeks to be a leader in increasing underrepresented racial and ethnic groups within pharmacy residency training and the practice of clinical pharmacy. Our residency programs strive to maintain full compliance with ASHP Accreditation Standards related to diversity and inclusion and aim to establish new best practices in the recruitment of resident candidates.

More information on TriHealth’s mission and vision of diversity & inclusion can be found here: TriHealth | Diversity and Inclusion