MS Health-System Administration
Residency Program Director
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Bella Mehta, PharmD, FAPhA, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine
- BS in Pharmacy, The Ohio State University
- PharmD,The Ohio State University
- PGY1 in Ambulatory Care, The Ohio State University
Previous Year Residents
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Brooke Taylor
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Dana M. Bachmann
Ambulatory Pharmacy Manager with Pharmacy Systems Inc., Holzer Health System -
Matthew Lengel
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Pharmacy
About the MS Community Care Residency Program
Residency Sites
Residency SitesThe Kroger Co., Columbus Division: Kroger Patient Care System
PGY1&2-Community Administration/MS-24 mo
The Kroger Patient Care System serves as the leader of clinical service development and oversight for Kroger’s Columbus division with stores in Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia. The Patient Care System is pharmacist managed, with a mission to improve patient care and advance community pharmacy practice.
For more than ten years, the Patient Care System has strived to incorporate advanced patient care services into our 120 pharmacies. Kroger pharmacists care for a diverse population of patients across the communities they serve. Services provided include medication therapy management, immunizations, wellness screenings, health and disease state management and other patient education programs. The resident at Kroger will become a leader in development, management, and advancement of clinical services. Skills will be developed in marketing, business management, healthcare professional training, community outreach, and collaboration with Kroger’s upper management in addition to patient care, teaching, and research. Kroger has been recognized for innovation in pharmacy practice, excellence in experiential education and precepting, dedication to providing superior customer service, and community involvement.
Key Rotations / Experiences
During the PGY1 year, the residency focuses primarily on direct patient care and practice management. The resident will participate in direct patient care activities at the primary site. Elective opportunities at other sites are also available.
During the PGY2 year, the resident interacts with the pharmacy director, assistant directors, clinical coordinators, and pharmacy coordinators to learn skills surrounding project management, human resource management, business proposals, and management of the pharmacy enterprise. The resident will also deliver didactic lectures at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and has the opportunity to earn a formal teaching certificate. The resident will be expected to complete and publish at least one major research project.
Read More Experiences include those that are both observatory and participatory in nature, with emphasis placed on helping the resident develop the skills necessary to grow a variety of services and maintain the business goals of the organization. This includes quality improvement methodology software and data specific to the site, data and information automation system discussions and analysis, and business skill development specific to the needs of the site. Additionally, emphasis is placed on understanding and executing compliance with a variety of regulatory and quality requirements across the division. Residents will also spend time identifying, developing, implementing, and evaluating a patient care service for the benefit of patients through patient care management. Additionally, the resident will develop leadership skills to ensure appropriate project implementation.
KEY PRECEPTORS
Erin Blank, PharmD
Assistant Pharmacy Leader
Steve Effinger, PharmD
Patient Care Coordinator
Selected Resident Research
- The Impact of Comprehensive Medication Reviews Performed by Community Pharmacists for Patients Discharged from an Observation Unit
Long BK, Kuhn CH, McAuley JM, Shirk MB, Bennett MS - The Community Pharmacist’s Role in Transitions of Care: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis
Long BK, Kuhn CH, Hilligoss B, Broedel-Zaugg K, Bennett MS
Benefits and Additional Requirements
Application Deadline: January 1, 2021
Supplemental Requirements:
Graduate School Application
Start Date: July 1
Annual Salary
MSY1 – $47,500
MSY2 – $48,500
Vacation Days – 7 days per year and all Ohio State holidays
Staffing Requirement- none
Completion of a Masters Research Project
