MS in Health-System Pharmacy Administration with Combined Residency
A Leadership Development Program
Ohio State College of Pharmacy Academic Program
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Leadership Needs
According to Sara J. White, ASHP Foundation Scholar-in-Residence:
- Pharmacy leaders are satisfied with their jobs
- Over 75% of pharmacy leaders anticipate leaving their positions in the next decade
- Significant opportunities exist in hospital pharmacy for individuals with leadership training
Program Features
Leadership training program
- 24 Months
- Combined administrative residency & MS degree
- Up to 11 positions offered annually
- Tuition paid in addition to annual residency stipend
- Option for a 36 month MS/MHA dual degree program
Curriculum
Leadership
- Strategic Management & Program Development
Finance
- Economic Evaluation of Programs and Services
- Health Services Finance
Pharmacy Management Systems
- Medication Use System Management
- Organization and Operations Management
- Drug Distribution and Public Policy
Information Systems
Program Highlights
- More than 200 graduates since 1961
- More than 50 current directors of pharmacy
- Seven Past-Presidents of ASHP
- Three Harvey A.K. Whitney recipients
- Leadership in other organizations (ACCP, AACP, ACPE,
ASPEN, CHCA, HOPA)
Contact
Jay Mirtallo, MS, RPh, FASHP
614.292.6415
mirtallo.1@osu.edu
ASHP Accredited Health-System
Residency Sites
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Four of the areas top Health-System Pharmacies featuring computerized order entry, bar-code medication administration and decentralized – automated medication distribution (Pyxis®)
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- Pediatric Tertiary Care Hospital
- Five off-site Level 2 and 3 Nurseries
Contact
Karl Kappeler, MS, RPh, FASHP
614.722.2188
karl.kappeler@nationwidechildrens.org
Grant Medical Center
An OhioHealth Hospital
- Private Tertiary Care Hospital
- Level 1 Trauma Center
- Member of 17 hospital health-system
Contact
Tim Smith, PharmD
614.566.9249
TSMITH@OhioHealth.com
The Ohio State University Medical Center
- Academic Medical Center
- 4 Hospital System – University, Cancer, Heart, and Community Hospitals
Contact
Niesha Griffith, MS, RPh, FASHP
614.293.8470
niesha.griffith@osumc.edu
Riverside Methodist
An OhioHealth Hospital
- Private Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital
- Largest Hospital in Central Ohio
- Heart Hospital
- Member of 17 hospital health-system
Contact
Charles McCluskey, PharmD
614.566.5888
cmcclusk@OhioHealth.com
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