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Program Overview

Mercy Health – West Hospital is proud to offer a comprehensive PGY-1 pharmacy residency program, providing a pathway for two residents to embark on a journey of professional growth and excellence. By the program's culmination, our graduates are equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in a clinical pharmacist role, pursue board certification and even consider applying for a PGY-2 residency.

Structured to provide a well-rounded experience, the program features a series of required rotations, including Orientation, Internal Medicine, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine and Administration. Alongside these essential experiences, residents also engage in longitudinal rotations, such as Pharmacy Practice Experience, Ambulatory Care (Anticoagulation), Research, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Medication Safety. Additionally, we offer a diverse range of elective opportunities tailored to the individual goals of each resident. Notably, our program highlights unique elective experiences, including comprehensive disease state management in Ambulatory Care (encompassing CHF, diabetes, COPD and smoking cessation) and specialized training in Sterile Compounding.

As part of our commitment to comprehensive development, all residents are provided with the opportunity to obtain a teaching and learning certificate through the esteemed University of Cincinnati, further enhancing their skill set and preparing them for a fulfilling and impactful career in the field of pharmacy.

About the hospital:

  • State-of-the-art facility built in 2013
  • 241-bed community hospital with an average daily census of 200
  • Mercy Health – West Hospital received a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The overall rating summarizes up to 57 quality measures that reflect common conditions that hospitals treat, such as heart attacks or pneumonia, and also takes into account patient experience, safety, effectiveness, timeliness of care, readmission and mortality rates.
  • Awarded The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® in several areas including Advanced Heart Failure Management, Primary Stroke Certification and Hip and Knee Replacement. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care.
  • Recognized by the American Heart Association "Get with the Guidelines" Gold Plus Award for Heart Failure. This award recognizes success in implementing a higher standard of care by ensuring that heart failure patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.
  • Received the American College of Cardiology Chest Pain Center Accreditation.
  • Earned the prestigious Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence.
  • Mercy Health – West Hospital earned an “A” in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This is a national distinction which places Mercy Health – West Hospital among the safest hospitals in the United States.

While Mercy Health – West Hospital remains a modest community hospital, its affiliation with Bon Secours Mercy Health, one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the United States, grants us a host of advantages in providing exceptional health care services to the thriving communities of Cincinnati's West Side.

Accreditation Status

Program Name: Pharmacy Residency Program at Mercy Health – West Hospital
Accreditation Status: Pre-candidate
ASHP Program Code: 44937
Length of Training: One year
Program Size: Two residents