About Our Program
Welcome to the PGY1 and PGY2 Health-Systems Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency Program.
A 1200+ bed acute care teaching hospital serving as a major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, AdventHealth Orlando is located in Orlando, Florida and treats over 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients annually. As a leader in evidence-based medicine, AdventHealth Orlando is home to a variety of nationally recognized institutes and programs such as Cardiology, Critical Care, Diabetes, Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Orthopedics, Neuroscience, and Solid Organ Transplant. Additionally, AdventHealth is one of the largest Medicare providers in the United States. Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best hospitals in the United States and in the state of Florida, AdventHealth Orlando has a long standing history of excellence in patient care and provides a robust portfolio of specialty services as well as cutting edge clinical programs to highly complex patient populations.
This program integrates clinical practice with with Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)/Master of Business Administration (MBA) coursework and administrative rotations to develop a foundation upon which the resident will build a career in health-system pharmacy administration and leadership. The first year of this PGY1/2 program aims for the resident to develop a strong clinical foundation with various opportunities to engage in administrative experiences. The second year focuses on the administrative aspect of this residency. Residents provide evidence-based patient care, lead process improvement initiatives, direct clinical programs and collaborative practice teams, facilitate medical staff committees, supervise pharmacy staff, and manage financial resources. Concentrated and longitudinal experiences develop resident mastery of team leadership, medication distribution and clinical practice management, medication use policy, quality and performance improvement, hospital regulation and accreditation, medication safety, and customer satisfaction. Graduates are highly competitive for a variety of hospital and health-system leadership positions and the dual MHA/MBA degree positions the resident for senior healthcare executive roles.
Heath Jennings, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP, FACHE
Executive Director Pharmacy Business, Operations and Strategy
AdventHealth Central Florida Division
Heath.Jennings@adventhealth.com
A Place for Professional and Personal Development
- Program Description
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General information:
- Estimated Annual Stipend: $53,800/year + meeting travel support
- Paid MHA/MBA tuition through AdventHealth University and Stetson University
- 12 months immediate health insurance
- Participation in national and local meetings, regional resident conference, and residency exchange visits as applicable
- 10 days paid vacation
- Staffing every 3rd weekend service commitment required
Positions available: 1-2 full-time, 24 month commitment
Application deadline: January 3rd
National Match Number: 224118
Qualifications:
Applicant must have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Eligibility for Florida licensure is required to apply with licensure process completed by October 1st of the first residency year. Applicants must participate in the PhORCAS and the National Matching Services processes. The following application materials must be submitted by the deadline: curriculum vitae, letter of intent, three letters of recommendation utilizing the PhORCAS template, transcripts from all colleges attended.
- PGY1 Learning Experiences
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Core (Required) Learning Experiences (five weeks except December and February rotations are six weeks):
- Orientation and General Medicine
- Internal medicine
- Critical Care
- Cardiology
- Leadership and Administration
- Transitions of Care
Elective Learning Experiences (five weeks except December and February rotations are six weeks; select 3 total):
Direct Patient Care (minimum 2)
- Abdominal Transplantation
- Advanced Cardiology
- Advanced Critical Care
- Advanced Internal Medicine
- Advanced Oncology
- Advanced Pediatrics
- Ambulatory Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Infusion Center, Ambulatory Oncology
- Neurosciences
- Oncology
- Pediatrics
- Surgery
Non-Direct Patient Care (minimum 1)
- Admin - Clinical Leadership
- Admin - Drug Information and Formulary Management
- Admin - Operational Leadership
- Admin - Policy and Quality
- Admin - Supply Chain Management
- Informatics
- Investigational Drug Services
- Medication Safety
Longitudinal
- Health System Pharmacy Services (HSPS)
- Medication Event Reporting (MERIT)
- Medication Use Evaluation
- Pharmacotherapy Grand Rounds
- Research Project
- Teaching Certificate Program (optional)
- PGY2 Learning Experiences
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Core (Required) Learning Experiences (five weeks except December and February rotations are six weeks unless otherwise noted):
- Intro to Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (concentrated orientation; 2-3 days)
- Advanced Informatics and Operations Management
- Clinical Practice Management
- Department Leadership
- Finance and Budgeting
- Quality and Policy
- Pharmacy Leadership Capstone (16-week experience)
Elective Learning Experiences (choose 2 to be completed as 5 – 6 week experiences; choose 3-4 to be added to Pharmacy Leadership Capstone):
- 340B Drug Discount and Patient Benefit Program
- Ambulatory Infusion Center
- Ambulatory Practice Management
- Central Distribution and Supply Chain Management
- Corporate Pharmacy Leadership and Contracting
- Diversion Management
- Executive Pharmacy Leadership
- Oncology Service Line Management
- Pharmacy Education and Training
- Sterile Compounding Management
Longitudinal Requirements
The following activities will be completed throughout the course of the residency year and are required for satisfactory completion of the pharmacy residency program.
- Medication Safety (24-week experience)
- Human Resources (24-week experience)
- Leadership and Management I (24-week experience)
- Leadership and Management II (24-week experience)
- 1 Medication Use Evaluation or Clinical Practice Evaluation (36-week experience)
- 1 Pharmacotherapy Grand Rounds (CE presentation)
- 1 Pharmacy Advancement Project and Final Project report (36-week experience)
- Application Information
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Qualifications:
Applicant must have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Eligibility for Florida licensure is required to apply with licensure process completed by October 1st of the first residency year. Applicants must participate in the PhORCAS and the National Matching Services processes. The following application materials must be submitted by the deadline: curriculum vitae, letter of intent, three letters of recommendation utilizing the PhORCAS template, transcripts from all colleges attended.
Positions available: 1-2 full-time, 24-month commitment
Application deadline: January 3rd
National Match Number: 224118
Program does not sponsor work VISAs (including both J1 and H1b)
For more information, contact:Heath Jennings, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP, FACHE
Heath.Jennings@adventhealth.com
Abbi Rowe, PharmD, MHA, 340B ACE
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- At AdventHealth, we celebrate the diverse backgrounds, cultures and experiences for our patients, visitors and colleagues and embrace opportunities to learn and grow from new perspectives. Our team members are diverse in characteristics, values, beliefs, experiences, cultural backgrounds, preference and behaviors, life experiences, thoughts and ideas.
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Meet Our Past Residents

Maura Rodriguez, PharmD
2023-2024
PGY1