Training & Curriculum
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a renowned 915-bed quaternary care hospital, offers residents an unparalleled training experience designed to shape the next generation of pharmacy leaders and executives. Through a broad range of diverse and specialized rotations, residents gain hands-on experience in both clinical and operational settings.
This comprehensive exposure not only sharpens their ability to deliver top-tier patient care but also equips them with the problem-solving skills needed to navigate and overcome complex challenges in today’s dynamic healthcare environment. At Cedars-Sinai, residents are empowered to develop into well-rounded professionals ready to lead with confidence and expertise.
PGY1 Residency Year
Required Experiences
- Orientation and Operations Rotation
- Administration Rotation
- General Medicine Rotation
- Drug Information Rotation
- Infectious Diseases Rotation
- Critical Care Rotation*
- Transitions of Care (Longitudinal)
- Presentations and Precepting (Longitudinal)
- Longitudinal Research Project
- Inpatient Decentralized Staffing (Longitudinal)
*Residents may select from Surgical, Cardiac Surgery, Medical, Cardiac and Neurology Intensive Care Units to fulfill this requirement.
Elective Experiences
- Ambulatory Care Clinics
- Cardiac ICU Rotation
- Cardiac Surgery ICU
- Emergency Medicine Rotation
- Emergency Medicine II
- Financial Management
- Heart Failure Rotation
- Heart Transplant Rotation
- Informatics Rotation
- Inpatient Oncology Rotation
- Kidney Transplant Rotation
- Liver Transplant Rotation
- Lung Transplant Rotation
- Medical ICU Rotation
- Neuro ICU Rotation
- Outpatient Oncology Rotation
- Pediatric Rotation
- Specialty Pharmacy
- Supportive Care Medicine
- Surgery & Anesthesiology Rotation
- Surgery ICU Rotation
PGY2 Residency Year
Required Experiences
- Hospital Operations
- Supply Chain Management
- Clinical Pharmacy Management
- Safety & Regulatory Management
- Drug Utilization Policy Management
- Pharmacy Executive Leadership
- Pharmacy Informatics
- Medication Safety Management
- Financial Stewardship (Longitudinal)
- Presentations and Precepting (Longitudinal)
- Longitudinal Research Project
- Longitudinal Management Area
- Inpatient Decentralized Staffing (Longitudinal)
- Administrator On Call (Longitudinal)
Residents will choose a leadership mentor every six months, who will offer personalized guidance and introduce them to diverse leadership styles.
Elective Experiences
- 340B Drug Pricing/Purchasing
- Group & Direct Contracting
- Data Analytics (ADAPT)
- Ambulatory Pharmacy Management
- Specialty Pharmacy Management
- Surgical/OR Management
- Oncology Pharmacy Management
- Departmental Operations Management
- Regulatory Compliance & Sterile Compounding
- Departmental Clinical Pharmacy Management
- Community Hospital Management (Off-Site)
Didactics
Didactic sessions include lectures and discussions throughout the two years which are essential to the educational experience of our pharmacy residents.
- Executive MHA
- 36-unit program completed over five semesters with 2 in-person residence
- Department Meetings
- Open forums, continuing education, inservices
- Wellness Series
- Incorporated into biweekly huddles
- Research Series
- These timely lectures provide residents with resources, guidance and feedback on their research project throughout the year.
Presentations
- Noon Conference
- Clinical topic presented to internal medicine residents
- Journal Club
- Each resident will present 3 articles in a monthly series reviewing current and novel literature
- Pharmacy Grand Rounds
- Present an ACPE accredited CE to our pharmacists
- Research
- Research Poster
- Research Presentation
Research Project
Have Questions or Need Help?
Contact us if you have questions or would like to learn more about the PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) Residency at Cedars-Sinai.
Cedars-Sinai Department of Pharmacy Services
8700 Beverly Blvd.
MOT 1165W
Los Angeles, CA 90048