Pharmacist

Pharmacy Residency Programs

Thank you for your interest in Community Health Network's pharmacy residency programs! Our pharmacy residency programs provide training for four PGY1 residents with additional PGY2 opportunities in ambulatory care, cardiology, oncology, pharmacotherapy, psychiatric pharmacy and specialty pharmacy.

Recruitment Information Sessions

If you are interested in learning more about a Community Health Network Pharmacy Residency Program (PGY1 Pharmacy, PGY2 Ambulatory Care, PGY2 Cardiology, PGY2 Oncology, PGY2 Pharmacotherapy, PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy, or PGY2 Specialty Pharmacy Administration and Leadership), please fill out the below interest form at least 72 hours* before the specified date of the Community Health Network session, ACCP virtual showcase or the in-person residency showcases (Indiana Pharmacy Association showcase or ASHP Midyear).

  • Indiana Pharmacy Association showcase: October 18, 2024 from 2 to 4 pm EST
  • Community Health Network Virtual session: October 30, 2024 from 6 to 7 pm EST
  • ACCP virtual showcase: November 13, 2024 (only PGY2 programs) from 7 to 8 pm CST and November 14, 2024 (only PGY1 program) from 6 to 7 pm CST
  • ASHP Midyear: December 10, 2024 from 1 to 4 pm CST
  • Community Health Network Virtual Session: December 18, 2024 from 6 to 7 pm EST

Interest Form

*The deadline to register is 72 hours prior to the recruitment session of your choice. Registrants will receive meeting information within 24 to 48 hours prior to the selected session date.

Welcome!

Congratulations on your decision to pursue residency training! As a resident in our program, you will train in a community-based hospital and healthcare system. Our residents enjoy training opportunities in multiple settings including acute care hospitals, a specialty cardiology hospital, an extensive array of primary care and specialty care clinics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, a specialty pharmacy, and the largest acute care behavioral care pavilion in the state.

Each program may afford the resident with an opportunity to pursue an academic experience with close faculty mentorship to lead case discussions and serve as a co-preceptor during the year.

We encourage you to communicate with our preceptors or residents. Our residents are our greatest assets, and for prospective applicants are often the best sources of insider information regarding our program. Experience has shown us that the more you get to know us, the more likely you will want to join our program.

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Residency Programs

Learn more about each pharmacy residency program below, including training and practice experiences, rotations and electives, and contact information for each program.

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

ASHP accredited pharmacy residencyThe pharmacy practice residency started in July 2002 and is fully accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Each year, Community Health Network recruits four PGY1 pharmacy residents. The residency experience is shared among Community Hospital East, Community Hospital North, Community Hospital South and Community Heart and Vascular Hospital, all within our network of community-based hospitals in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Residency training includes required practice experiences in general medicine, ambulatory care, drug information, critical care, cardiology, formulary management and practice management. The resident has a great deal of flexibility in selecting elective experiences, including infectious disease, behavioral care, emergency medicine, neonatal intensive care, oncology (outpatient or inpatient), as well as additional experiences in one of the required rotations. The resident also has the opportunity to be involved in a longitudinal academic rotation providing instruction to pharmacy students at Butler University College of Pharmacy. Other aspects of pharmacy practice in which our residents may become involved include formal and informal presentations, journal club, performance improvement initiatives, and mentorship of student pharmacists on rotation. Giving back to our community is a big part of our network’s mission; residents play a vital role in the Gennesaret Free Clinic and volunteer at the clinic throughout the year.

Required Rotations (4 week unless noted)

  • Orientation (5 weeks)
  • General Medicine (5 weeks)
  • Drug Information
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Critical Care
  • Administration/Practice Management
  • Cardiology (Critical Care or General)
  • Infectious Disease
  • Formulary Management/P&T (Longitudinal - 6 months)
  • Research/QI Project (Longitudinal - year-long)
  • Pharmacy Practice Staffing (Longitudinal - year-long)

Elective Rotations (4 weeks unless noted)

  • Behavioral Care
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Neonatal Intensive Care
  • Oncology (Inpatient or Outpatient)
  • Health-System Pharmacy Administration
  • Medication Safety
  • Advanced Rotations (Critical Care, Ambulatory Care, General Medicine)
  • Academia Case Conference (Butler University) (Longitudinal - 1 semester)

Required Experiences

  • Resident research or quality improvement project (including a final manuscript), presented at American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting, Community Health Network Multidisciplinary Scholarly Activity Symposium, and Great Lakes Pharmacy Residency Conference
  • Medication use evaluation and a drug monograph/class review, presented to network P&T Committee
  • Grand Rounds presentation for network Pharmacy Department
  • Completion of teaching certificate program
  • Distribution or clinical staffing every other weekend with holiday requirements

Contact:
Sarah Lackey, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program DirectorSarah Lackey, PharmD, BCPS
Network Clinical Pharmacy Director
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director
E-mail: slackey@eCommunity.com

PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency

ASHP accredited pharmacy residencyThe postgraduate year two (PGY2) ambulatory care pharmacy residency was founded in 2015 and offers three positions at Community Health Network annually. This residency is flexible to help meet your professional goals with opportunities in academia, new service development and clinical practice experience in a variety of specialty areas. This program provides well-rounded training to prepare residents to become clinical ambulatory care pharmacists in any setting, including academia.

Community Health Network’s Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Department consists of over 45 clinical ambulatory care pharmacists practicing throughout the greater Indianapolis area in a variety of clinics, including primary care, cardiology, infectious disease, transitions of care and women’s health. Pharmacists work closely with physicians and healthcare teams to optimize medication regimens in both primary care and specialty disease states. Our extensive collaborative drug therapy management agreement has been signed by over 200 physicians and covers 20 protocols, including anticoagulation, asthma, continuous blood glucose monitoring, contraception, COPD, diabetes, dyslipidemia, GERD, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, hypertension, hypothyroidism, Medicare Annual Wellness Visits, naloxone assessment, nicotine cessation, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid™), osteoporosis, pharmacotherapy review, seasonal allergies, weight management, and vaccinations.

Patient Care

  • Six-to-seven week rotations caring for ambulatory patients in both primary care and specialty care settings
  • Volunteer at the Gennesaret Free Clinic throughout the year
  • Longitudinal home primary care clinic experience to build practice management skills and develop long-term relationships with patients

Administration and New Service Development

  • Longitudinal quality improvement research project
  • New service development project
  • Population health initiatives

Teaching

  • Didactic and experiential teaching for other healthcare professionals
  • Serve as primary preceptor for at least one APPE student
  • Elective opportunities for teaching experiences at Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Required Rotations

  • Advanced Primary Care
  • Ambulatory Care Administration
  • Ambulatory Care Staffing
  • Anticoagulation
  • Medical Residency
  • New Pharmacy Service
  • Orientation
  • Primary Care
  • Research
  • Teaching
  • Underserved

Electives

  • Academia (Butler University)
  • Anticoagulation
  • Cardiology
  • Endocrinology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Transitions of Care
  • Women's Health

Contact:
Nick Sciacca, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program DirectorNick Sciacca, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program Director
9669 E. 146th St., Suite 250, Noblesville, IN 46060
E-mail: nsciacca2@eCommunity.com

PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency

ASHP pre-candidate badgeCommunity Health Network's Cardiology Pharmacy PGY2 Residency is a new program as of July 2024. The goal of this program is to prepare the resident to function as a clinical cardiology pharmacist in either an ambulatory care or inpatient setting. Community Health Network has pharmacists integrated into patient care in a variety of cardiology services exposing the resident to disease states such as heart failure, arrhythmias, cardiometabolic syndrome, anticoagulation and more. Furthermore, our network boasts the most robust outpatient cardiology pharmacist team in Indianapolis with 10 ambulatory cardiology clinical specialists located in five different regions. Because of pharmacist involvement in both inpatient cardiac care through Community Heart and Vascular Hospital as well as our multiple ambulatory cardiology clinic sites, there is flexibility for the resident to shape the residency program to meet their interests.

Teaching

  • Opportunities to serve as primary preceptor for APPE students
  • Opportunities to serve as co-preceptor for PGY1 Pharmacy resident
  • Optional completion of Indiana Pharmacy Resident Teaching Certificate Program (IPTEC)
  • Didactic and experiential teaching for other healthcare professionals
  • Option to provide didactive and/or case-based instruction within Butler University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Required Rotations

  • Orientation
  • General Cardiology Acute Care
  • Cardiology Critical Care
  • Ambulatory Care Cardiology
  • Anticoagulation (Block and Longitudinal)
  • Cardiology Pharmacy Administration (Longitudinal)

Selective Rotations

  • Advanced Ambulatory Care Cardiology or Advanced Cardiology Critical Care
  • Emergency Medicine or Critical Care

Elective Rotations

  • Flexibility in elective rotations based on resident interests and goals
  • Possible experiences include:
    • Women's Health
    • Primary Care
    • Cardiology Transitions of Care
    • Repeat of above required and/or selective rotations

Required Experiences

  • Completion of a residency research project with poster and platform presentations of research
  • Grand Rounds presentation for network Pharmacy Department
  • Staffing every fourth weekend, one major holiday, one minor holiday

Contact:
Lindsey Greiner, PGY2 Cardiology Residency Program DirectorLindsey Greiner, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, TTS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care Cardiology
PGY2 Cardiology Residency Program Director
E-mail: lgreiner@eCommunity.com

PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency

The Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center PGY2 Oncology Residency Program will be recruiting its first resident to begin in July 2025. The goal of this 12-month training program is to prepare the resident to function as a clinical pharmacy specialist in either an ambulatory or inpatient oncology setting. Interacting with multi-disciplinary teams, the resident will develop the clinical knowledge and skills to provide medication management for hematology and oncology patients. Our cancer center network includes five hospitals and six outpatient clinics. We are a partner site of MD Anderson Cancer Center and collaborate with their physicians and pharmacists to care for our patients.

 Patient Care

  • Required rotations include orientation, solid tumor oncology, hematology, stem cell transplant, investigational drug services, and oncology pharmacy administration.
  • Elective experiences may include but are not limited to investigational drug services, academia, specialty pharmacy, and infectious diseases.
  • Staffing will include clinical coverage in the inpatient pharmacy and time in the cancer center infusion pharmacies.

Scholarship

  • Completion of a residency research project, including poster and platform presentation
  • Grand Rounds presentation for Network Pharmacy Department

Teaching

  • Didactic and experiential teaching for other healthcare professionals
  • Opportunity to serve as primary preceptor for APPE students
  • Opportunity to serve as preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents
  • Optional completion of Indiana Pharmacy Resident Teaching Certificate Program (IPTEC), if not completed during PGY1 residency year

Contact:
Molly Koslosky, PharmD, BCOP
Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Manager
PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency Program Director
E-mail: mkoslosky@eCommunity.com

PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Residency

ASHP accredited pharmacy residencyThe pharmacotherapy residency started in 2009 (formerly family medicine begun in 2004) and is designed to provide both clinical teaching and practical experience in the inpatient, outpatient and academic settings. Each year, Community Health Network recruits one pharmacotherapy specialty resident with primary responsibilities at Community Hospital East and Community Group Family Medicine Center, and potential for academic responsibilities with Butler University‘s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The resident works closely with Community’s family medicine medical residents and physicians. Please visit the Family Medicine Residency website for more information. The goal of this residency is to create a well-rounded practitioner that is prepared to serve as a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist in an inpatient or ambulatory care environment. The graduate may also be prepared to qualify for a clinical or non-tenure track faculty appointment in a college of pharmacy.

Patient Care

  • Required rotations with inpatient family medicine team, outpatient family medicine center and other elective specialty areas
  • Elective experiences may include, but are not limited to, the areas of academia, specialty ambulatory care, infectious disease, cardiology, critical care, behavioral care, oncology and administration
  • Hospital staffing every fourth weekend

Teaching

  • Encouraged completion of Indiana Pharmacy Resident Teaching Certificate Program (IPTEC), if not completed during PGY1 residency year
  • Serve as primary preceptor to student pharmacists from Butler University during inpatient and ambulatory care rotations
  • Provide in-classroom instruction (both didactic and case-based interactive discussion) within Butler University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Scholarship

  • Completion of a residency research project
  • Expected to present poster and platform presentations on research

Required Rotations

  • Orientation
  • Inpatient Family Medicine – 3 total months
  • Ambulatory Care Family Medicine – 3 total months
  • Academia (Butler University) – Longitudinal (1 afternoon per week)
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Outpatient Family Medicine – Longitudinal (1 afternoon per week)
  • Gennesaret Free Clinic – Longitudinal (~1 afternoon per month)

Elective Rotations

  • Academia
  • Advanced Ambulatory Care
  • Advanced Internal Medicine
  • Administration (Inpatient or Outpatient)
  • Cardiology (Critical Care, General Inpatient or Outpatient)
  • Critical Care*
  • Emergency Medicine*
  • Oncology (Inpatient or Outpatient)
  • Neonatal Intensive Care
  • Psychiatry (Inpatient)
  • Women's Health

*Must choose one of these learning experiences.

Contact:
Jake Lemon, PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Residency Program DirectorJake Lemon, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Internal Medicine
PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Residency Program Director
E-mail: jlemon@eCommunity.com

PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency

ASHP accredited pharmacy residencyThe psychiatric pharmacy PGY2 residency was founded in 2010 and is for PGY1 residency graduates who desire to become leaders in this specialty. Community Health Network offers the most comprehensive behavioral healthcare system in Indiana - including inpatient and outpatient services for youth (ages 5-18), adults and seniors. The behavioral care pavilion at Community Hospital North consists of nine units and is approximately 120 beds, allowing the resident to gain experience in multiple and diverse areas of behavioral care. Residents in this program are called upon to resolve real-life challenges and issues in a supportive and nurturing environment while working closely with the psychiatry residents, an integrated healthcare team consisting of attending psychiatrists, psychiatry residents, social workers, case managers, nursing and pharmacy, as well as students representing various disciplines.

Community Hospital North has four board-certified psychiatric pharmacists to provide support and a rich educational environment for the PGY2 to learn and grow throughout the year. Clinical opportunities integrating patient care with teaching, scholarship and service develop the resident into a well-rounded practitioner suited for many different professional career pathways. Working closely with academic affairs and the physician psychiatry residency program (see the Psychiatry Residency page), activities such as grand rounds, journal clubs as well as involvement with the scholarly activity and research committee allow the resident to develop and contribute to the profession through publication and presentation opportunities in original research, case reports, and/or patient safety/quality improvement. The resident is required to complete a project and present at the annual Multidisciplinary Scholarly Activity and Research Symposium with Community Health Network and is encouraged to present at either the ASHP Midyear or the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists annual meeting. Medication education groups for patients also help the PGY2 develop and refine patient counseling and education skills.

Opportunities at Butler University include leading both small (case conference) and large group didactics (therapeutics and elective opportunities), precepting and evaluating APPE rotation students, leading a monthly physician assistant student psychopharmacology review class, involvement with the BU student AAPP chapter, and participation in the academic leadership and administration rotations, amongst several other opportunities.

Upon completion of the residency the resident is expected to function with the knowledge, confidence and competence a leader is expected to show in this specialty area, as well as be equipped with the appropriate knowledge to pursue BCPP certification if the resident so chooses.

Required Rotations

  • Inpatient Psychiatry Residency Team Service – approximately 16-20 weeks/year, divided at the beginning, middle, and end of the residency year
  • Outpatient Psychiatry – 1 month
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – 1 month
  • Geriatric Psychiatry – 1 month
  • Integrated Recovery/Addiction Medicine – 1 month
  • Academia/Academic Administration (Butler University) - 1 month (with longitudinal component)
  • Longitudinal Experiences - Gennesaret Free Clinic, Staffing, Scholarly Activity & Research

Elective Rotations

  • Advanced Ambulatory Care
  • Severe Mental Illness
  • Psychiatry Consult Liaison
  • Affective Disorders

Required Experiences

  • Resident research or quality improvement project (including a final manuscript), presented at either the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists annual meeting OR the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting, as well as the Community Health Network Multidisciplinary Scholarly Activity Symposium.
  • Medication use evaluation (or assistance with the outpatient antipsychotic audit) and a drug monograph/class review
  • Grand Rounds presentation for network Pharmacy Department and Psychiatry Grand Rounds or equivalent
  • Butler assignments including: Precepting of two APPE pharmacy students, presenting at least one didactic lecture, leading physician assistant beginning of rotation classes, and participating in therapeutics case conference for pharmacy students
  • Distribution or clinical staffing every fourth weekend with holiday requirements of one major and one minor holiday
  • Maintenance and completion of disease state checklist and topic discussions as well as completion of goals/objectives as outlined by ASHP and syllabus

Contact:
Laura Ruekert, PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Program DirectorLaura Ruekert, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Butler University
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Psychiatry/Behavioral Care
Core Faculty, Psychiatry Residency Program, Community Health Network
PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Program Director
E-mail: lruekert@eCommunity.com

PGY2 Specialty Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency

The postgraduate year two (PGY2) specialty pharmacy administration and leadership residency is a new addition to the Community Health Network Residency Program. This residency is recruiting its first resident for the 2025 – 2026 residency year. A specialty pharmacy is different from a traditional pharmacy. A specialty pharmacy coordinates many aspects of patient care and disease state management and is designed to improve clinical and economic outcomes for patients with complex health conditions with close contact and management by clinicians. The goal of this residency is to help the resident develop through flexible opportunities in leadership and new service development within specialty pharmacy and clinical practice experience in a variety of specialty areas.

Located on the Community Hospital North campus, Community Health Network Specialty Pharmacy (CHNSP) provides comprehensive, high-touch care for our patients requiring specialty medication therapy and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to provide exceptional care. CHNSP is dually accredited by URAC and ACHC indicating to our patients, stakeholders and payors that we are consistently meeting very high standards that allow our patients to receive the best treatment. Accreditation also provides verification that the pharmacy staff has the level of training, expertise and competency necessary to perform patient care services and clinical case management. The resident will be expected to participate in all areas of specialty pharmacy.

Patient Care

  • Longitudinal multi-disciplinary clinic experience to build practice management skills and develop long-term relationships with patients
  • Elective experiences may include, but are not limited to, the areas of academia, specialty ambulatory care, infectious disease, cardiology, critical care, behavioral care, oncology and administration

Scholarship

  • Completion of a residency research project
  • Expected to present poster and platform presentations on research

Teaching

  • Didactic and experiential teaching for other healthcare professionals
  • Opportunities to serve as primary preceptor for APPE students
  • Optional completion of Indiana Pharmacy Resident Teaching Certificate Program (IPTEC), if not completed during PGY1 residency year

Required Rotations

  • Orientation
  • Clinical and Operational Management
  • Quality, Safety and Process Improvement
  • Finance and Budgeting
  • Human Resource Management
  • Leadership – Specialty Pharmacy Practice and Management

Elective Rotations

  • Flexibility in elective rotations based on resident interests and goals

Required Experiences

  • Grand Rounds presentation for network Pharmacy Department
  • Staffing in Specialty Pharmacy

Contact:
Lauren Kuckewich, PharmD, BCPS, MBA
Outcomes and Performance Manager, Community Health Network Specialty Pharmacy
PGY2 Specialty Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency Program Director
E-mail: lkuckewich@eCommunity.com