Welcome From the Program Director
Meet Our Past Community Residents, Paula and Stephanie, and Go on a Tour!
*Last updated 2020-2021
Welcome! We have an amazing program to share with you. Our program started over 10 years ago and every year we use feedback from the residents and the preceptors to make improvements. The program offers so many great opportunities for new graduates with the goal to work in a community or ambulatory setting. We have a diverse set of rotations and a large pool of highly trained clinical pharmacist specialists in the ambulatory and community settings.
Our graduates have completed PGY2 programs, worked in academia, Veteran Health Administration (VA hospitals), specialty pharmacies, inpatient pharmacies and leadership. Residents are afforded additional opportunities to attend national/regional and local meetings (as outlined in Program Details).
Program Details
Meet the Program Director for the PGY1 Community & PGY2 Specialty Residency Programs
*Last updated 2020-2021
The PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency at UR Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital is a 12-month, full-time curriculum that provides the essential elements needed to mold a well-rounded clinical pharmacist. Outlined below are some additional opportunities offered to residents (some of which are required) including key program components:
- National/regional meetings: ASHP - Midyear and Eastern States Conference*
- Local: University of Buffalo Resident Project Presentation Day and New York State – ACCP*
- Immunization opportunities
- Teaching and Learning Certificate Program offered by Wegmans School of Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Practice (staffing requirement): a Saturday and a weekday approximately every 3 weeks
- Present CE-accredited presentations
- Develop business improvement plan
*Or comparable meeting, as determined by the pharmacy resident and RPD, with approval of the Director of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, Research, and Education
Rotation Schedules
The schedule for the residency year is outlined below and is tailored to meet the needs and interests of the individual resident. Core rotations are typically 6 weeks each.
| Time |
Learning Experience |
Site |
| 3 weeks |
Orientation |
UR Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital |
| 8 weeks |
Medication Therapy |
UR Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital |
| 8 weeks |
Specialty 1 (Clinic Area Selected by Resident) |
UR Specialty Pharmacy |
| 1 week |
ASHP Midyear |
Off-Site |
| 8 weeks |
Elective |
Variable |
| 6 weeks |
Community Care Clinic |
Anthony Jordan Health Center |
| 6 weeks |
Specialty 2 (Clinic Area Selected by Resident) |
UR Specialty Pharmacy |
| 1 week |
Eastern States |
Off-Site |
| 6 weeks |
Elective |
Variable |
Longitudinal
- Primary Care Longitudinal (6 week introduction block +10 months)
- Quality/Business Improvement (11 months)
- Research (12 months)
- Management and Leadership (11 months)
- Teaching, Precepting, Presentations (10 months)
Resident Well-Being
We place tremendous value on resident well-being and offer a longitudinal series which helps our residents achieve a better work-life balance. We strive to provide our residents with the skills they need to manage their stress and build resilience, not only for residency training, but for their professional careers.
Sessions incorporate guest speakers, various icebreaker activities, events such as preceptor-resident get-togethers, and lots of fun!
Topics covered include:
- Understanding Wellness, Resilience, and Burnout
- Developing Self-Care Strategies as a Resident
- Understand Factors That Can Contribute to Burnout
- Handling Conflict and Difficult Conversations
- Creating a Culture of Resident Well-Being
Life of a Resident
This schedule is modeled based on our primary care rotation:
- 8:00 a.m. Arrive at clinic.
- 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Discuss patients for the day with preceptor.
- 9:30 - 4:00 p.m. Depending on rotation site: Communicate recommendations to attending providers or residents. Meet with patients directly or via telehealth and adjust medications accordingly.
- 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Finish up on documentation within electronic medical record.
- 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Determine which patients on clinic schedule for the next day would most benefit from clinical pharmacist involvement and wrap up with preceptor on patients that were seen in clinic.
- 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Work up patients for the next day. Work on miscellaneous activities which include topic discussions, journal clubs, research and other non-rotation related projects.
*Schedule will vary depending on the rotation the resident is on during the year.
Purpose Statement
Pharmacists completing the PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency at UR Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital will gain the skills necessary to be competent and confident practitioner of pharmaceutical care and an essential member of the health care team. Our Program will prepare pharmacists for a patient care position in a community or ambulatory setting, an adjunct faculty position or to pursue PGY-2 training.
Contact Us
Allison Trawinski, PharmD, MBA
Director | PGY1 Community Pharmacy& PGY2 Specialty Residency Programs
Assistant Director - Specialty Pharmacy
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 617
Rochester, NY 14642
Phone: (585) 273-4767
Fax: (585) 276-1089
The information contained herein is subject to change. Please feel free to contact the residency program directly for the most up-to-date information and/or other residency related questions.