Welcome
Welcome to Cleveland Clinic Pharmacy Residency Programs! We are excited that you are interested in our organization for your pharmacy residency training. As a pharmacy resident at Cleveland Clinic, you will care for patients with a wide variety of disease states and acuities and will interact with internationally and nationally recognized physicians and researchers. Pharmacists, including pharmacy residents, are an integral part of our patient care teams and service lines. Our preceptors foster a rich training environment to help the residents successfully graduate and reach their professional goals.
For all our programs, regardless of the practice site, we offer a Residency Research Curriculum and longitudinal Research Skills Workshops to support residents throughout all stages of the research process. Residents are supported by research teams composed of interested pharmacists and physicians who are available for guidance and support, including a dedicated mentor from the Residency Research Committee to provide additional guidance and research support as needed.
Cleveland Clinic supports several opportunities for residents to obtain educational and/or professional certifications. Residents may elect to participate in ASHP’s Pharmacy Leadership Certificate: Management Basics program which is financially supported by Cleveland Clinic. As part of completion of this program, the self-study modules and competencies are augmented with 5 cohort sessions held throughout the year. These sessions allow participants to have the opportunity to apply their new knowledge and work through application-based cases with leadership and other caregivers who practice in areas related to the content that serve as facilitators of the sessions.
In addition, some programs offer a teaching certificate through Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) College of Pharmacy. Cleveland Clinic offers a Distinguished Trainee Educator Program through the Office of Educator & Scholar Development. This program is specifically designed for trainees who are interested in improving their educational practices.
All certification programs are completed longitudinally throughout the residency year.
Information and links to all the Pharmacy Residency Programs are located on this website, including admission requirements, program structures, preceptor profiles, current resident profiles, and other residency requirements. We are proud to be part of the Cleveland Clinic Pharmacy Residencies and look forward to meeting you. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us!
Alexandria Hesketh, PharmD, MSHI
Senior Director of Pharmacy - Education, Development, and Advocacy
hesketa@ccf.org
Paige Waugh, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Services Coordinator, Residency Programs and Interprofessional Education
waughp@ccf.org
Overview
Residency training is a vital component of our departmental strategic plan. It is critical to develop and sustain the pharmacy practice model of the future. Cleveland Clinic, a world class institution with the best pharmacy technology and systems in the country, employs some of the finest residency preceptors committed to the education of residents.
Our residency program has been active for over 30 years producing well trained pharmacists who are able to practice at the top of their license. We have developed a broad variety of generalist and specialized residencies to meet our patient needs. Training and hiring our residency graduates to advance our practice model to a comprehensive patient focused model is a top priority for Cleveland Clinic's Department of Pharmacy.
Our Commitment to Fostering a Healthy Environment
We empower pharmacy practitioners to minimize the environmental impacts of healthcare while optimizing patient outcomes and supporting the many communities we call home. The Department of Pharmacy has a ‘Greening the Pharmacy’ initiative with the goal of leading by example and acting as stewards of our precious natural resources for the wellbeing of all.
ASHP PGY1 Purpose Statement:
PGY1 residency programs 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.
ASHP PGY2 Purpose Statement:
PGY2 Program Purpose: PGY2 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives for advanced practice areas. Residents who successfully complete PGY2 pharmacy residency programs are prepared for advanced patient careor other specialized positions, along with board certification in the advanced practice area, if available.
Admission Requirements
PGY-1 programs
Interested applicants must be PharmD graduates of accredited college of pharmacy, be eligible for licensure in the state of Ohio or Florida, if applicable, and submit the standard application materials through PhORCAS (i.e. letter of intent, CV, the three standard reference forms in PhORCAS, and official college transcripts).
- We request that a minimum of one (two is preferred) of your three references come from a preceptor who you have worked with in a clinical setting, related to an APPE in acute or ambulatory care. The clinical preceptor should be able to comment on your scope of responsibility, total patient load, level of autonomy, clinical abilities, and organizational and time management skills. All three reference writers should use the standard PhORCAS template to submit their candidate recommendation.
PGY-2 programs
Interested applicants must be PharmD graduates of accredited college of pharmacy, be eligible for licensure in the state of Ohio or Florida, if applicable, and submit the standard application materials through PhORCAS (i.e. letter of Intent, CV, the three standard reference forms in PhORCAS, and official college transcripts).
- We request that a minimum of one (two is preferred) of your three references should come from a preceptor who you have worked with in a clinical setting, related to a PGY-1 rotation in acute or ambulatory care, preferably from a rotation related to the PGY2 specialty you are applying for. The clinical preceptor should be able to comment on your scope of responsibility, total patient load, level of autonomy, clinical abilities, and organizational and time management skills. All three reference writers should use the standard PhORCAS template to submit their candidate recommendation.
Please submit all application materials via Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS).
Deadline for receipt of these materials to be considered for an on-site interview is January 2, 2027 by 11:59 p.m.
For the PGY-2 residency programs (Ambulatory Care, Cardiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacy Informatics, and Solid Organ Transplant), a Pharmacy (PGY-1) Residency is required.
Cleveland Clinic Health-System Residency sites agree that no person at these sites will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant.
Please Note: Residency applicants must be authorized for employment in the United States at the time they apply for the residency. Cleveland Clinic Pharmacy does not sponsor applicants for work visas.
Appointments of applicants to residency positions are contingent upon the applicants satisfying certain eligibility requirements [e.g., graduating from accredited college of pharmacy, obtaining pharmacist license in Ohio (for Ohio sites) or Florida (for Florida sites) within 90 days of start date, and successful completion of a pre-employment physical and drug screen, including testing for cotinine and attendance of an onboarding appointment on-site at main campus in Ohio (or a Florida site for Florida programs only) or as otherwise directed by Occupational Health at least 2 weeks prior to the resident's start date].
Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate Optional Practical Training (OPT) visas for the Cleveland Clinic Pharmacy Residency program as the program extends beyond 12 months. Two- and Three-year OPT is limited to STEM occupations with e-Verify employers, which Cleveland Clinic is not an e-Verify employer. Cleveland Clinic also does not sponsor H1-B visas for pharmacy residents. Trade NAFTA visas are acceptable; however, the candidate is responsible for the application process and all necessary fees. Cleveland Clinic cannot extend the candidate an employment letter until the candidate has matched with the Cleveland Clinic program and signed an acceptance letter. Any employment letter will state the length of the program (12 months if PGY1 or PGY2, 24 months if HSPAL or Pharmacotherapy).
Graduates of international pharmacy schools will be considered if they meet the ASHP criteria for application to residency (“To be eligible for pharmacist licensure, candidates must be graduates or candidates for graduation from an ACPE accredited degree program (or one in the process of pursuing accreditation) or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the NABP”).
Additional Resources
Main Campus Programs
Cleveland Clinic's main campus is comprised of a 1,400-bed academic medical center, with over 700 pharmacy employees, significant inpatient and outpatient clinical services.
At the main campus, we offer 17 distinct PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residency programs including:
PGY1
- Pharmacy Practice
- Community-Based Pharmacy
- Community-Based Pharmacy at Specialty
PGY1 and PGY2 Combined
- Health–System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership
- Pharmacotherapy
PGY2
- Ambulatory Care
- Cardiology
- Clinical Pharmacogenomics
- Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
- Informatics
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology
- Oncology
- Pediatrics
- Solid Organ Transplant
Learn more about our pharmacy residency programs at Cleveland Clinic's main campus
Regional Programs
Cleveland Clinic Residency Programs
Ohio regional hospitals:
- Akron General Residency Programs
- Avon Hospital Residency Program
- Euclid Hospital Residency Program
- Fairview Hospital Residency Programs
- Hillcrest Hospital Residency Programs
- Lutheran Hospital Residency Program
- Marymount Hospital Residency Program
- Medina Hospital Residency Program
- Mercy Hospital Residency Program
- South Pointe Hospital Residency Program
Florida regional hospitals:
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