Application Requirements
All residents must be eligible for pharmacist licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Applications for Pharmacist License and Intern Registration are available.
Pennsylvania requires 1500 registered intern hours, which can be obtained through an academic program, in order to be eligible for licensure. These 1500 intern hours must be registered with a state board of pharmacy to count toward licensure in Pennsylvania. If you have not yet started registering hours with your state board of pharmacy, we encourage you to do so as soon as possible in order to be eligible for Pennsylvania licensure. We also encourage you to review your own state's rules regarding the registration, reporting, and transfer of intern hours. Please do not hesitate to discuss any questions you have regarding licensure with individual program directors.
Application Process
Eligible candidates will be graduating or have graduated from an accredited school of pharmacy. Candidates must register for the Match – ASHP Residency Matching Program - and submit an application requirement via PhORCAS by December 31. Select candidates will be invited for an interview. All interviews will be conducted virtually for the upcoming recruitment season.
PGY2 ambulatory care and geriatric residency candidates are identified in the ASHP Residency Matching Program prior to their PGY1 year. Candidates will follow Early Commitment Process in their PGY1 year to confirm acceptance into the PGY2 specialty residency program.
This residency site agrees that no person at this site will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any residency candidate.
Contact: Michele Hilty, C-TAGME, Director, Graduation Medical Education Recruitment, 412-784-4227, hiltyml@upmc.edu