Program Overview

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MS Hospital Partnership Pharmacy Resident Program Details

Application Process

The application process involves several steps:

1. Register for the National Matching Service.
2. Apply to the hospital partner pharmacy residency program.
3. Apply to the UNC Graduate School.
4. Interview.

How to Apply to UNC Graduate School

To apply to the UNC Graduate School, follow these steps:

• Create an online account.
• Fill out the application information:
  • Level of Study: Graduate
  • Type of Applicant: New degree-seeking applicant
  • Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences Online
  • Area of interest: Health-System Pharmacy Admin – HSPAL Resident
  • Degree: Master of Science
  • Select the term of entry
• Fill out the applicant information.
• Fill out educational background.
• Upload unofficial transcripts (undergraduate and graduate).
• Upload a statement of purpose.
• GREs are waived for this program.
• Upload a copy of your CV/resume.
• Submit the application and pay the non-refundable $95 application fee.
• Provide three letters of recommendation (may be identical to those provided for the residency program application) using the recommendations link in the online application.
• Have your graduate and undergraduate school submit an official academic transcript for each school attended. The graduate school will request official transcripts after acceptance into the program only.

Tuition

Tuition

Tuition for the Master of Science program is charged per credit hour with a semester maximum. Rates are based on residency status. Check with the hospital partner site for tuition benefits.

• North Carolina Residents:
  • $598 per credit hour
  • $5,382 semester maximum
• Non-Residents:
  • $832.06 per credit hour
  • $7,488.50 semester maximum Additional student fees are charged each semester by the University. Current fee amounts can be found on the UNC-Chapel Hill University Cashier’s website.

Curriculum

Overview

Courses are taught within the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education (PACE) through synchronous education. The curriculum includes live, virtual, interactive didactic coursework, a supervised research project in health system pharmacy (in lieu of a master’s thesis), and a final written comprehensive examination.

Courses

The customizable curriculum totals 35 credit hours to be completed over a 2-year period. Course descriptions are available via the UNC Course Catalog.

Year 1

• Fall Semester – 9 credit hours
  • PACE 815 – Evaluation Research and Project Design – Wed – 12:00 PM – 2:50 PM
  • PACE 833 – Overview to Health Systems – Wed – 3:00 PM – 5:50 PM
  • PHRS 899 – Seminar – Fri 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
  • PHRS 991 – Research in PACE – Asynchronous
• Spring Semester – 9 credit hours
  • PACE 820 – Health-System Pharmacy Leadership – Tues – 3:00 PM – 4:50 PM
  • PACE 825 – Foundational Practices of a Successful Health-System Department of Pharmacy – Wed – 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
  • PHRS 899 – Seminar – Fri 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
  • PHRS 991 – Research in PACE – Asynchronous

Year 2

• Fall Semester – 9 credit hours
  • PACE 860 – Advanced Hospital Pharmacy Operations – Mon – 2:00 PM – 4:50 PM
  • PHRS 899 – Seminar – Fri 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
  • PHRS 991 – Research in PACE – Asynchronous
  • PHRS 992 – Thesis Substitute – Asynchronous
• Spring Semester – 8 credit hours
  • PACE 832 – Financial Management of Health-System Pharmacy – Wed – 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
  • PHRS 899 – Seminar – Fri 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
  • PHRS 991 – Research in PACE – Asynchronous
  • PHRS 992 – Thesis Substitute – Asynchronous

Core Competencies & Guiding Principles

Core Competencies

• Health-System Expertise: Master the principles, practices, and skills essential to advancing pharmacy and health systems.
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Analyze complex issues, ask the right questions, and develop creative, informed solutions.
• Effective Communication: Share ideas clearly and persuasively in both written and verbal forms to inspire and lead.
• Collaboration & Influence: Work across teams and systems with respect, adaptability, and a shared commitment to common goals.
• Professional Growth & Innovation: Embrace curiosity, lifelong learning, and ethical leadership while driving meaningful change through initiative and innovation.

Guiding Principles

• Student-Centered and Immersive: We focus on developing each student’s full potential through active, real-world learning in patient care and health system environments.
• Rigorous, Relevant Curriculum: Our intensive, evolving curriculum equips students with critical thinking, problem-solving, and leadership skills needed to navigate today’s complex healthcare systems.
• Scholarship and Discovery: Scientific inquiry, innovation, and scholarship are central to shaping students as thoughtful, impactful pharmacy leaders.
• Collaborative and Experiential: Students gain broad exposure to diverse systems, preceptors, and pharmacy practice settings across our national network of partners.
• Lifelong Learning and Leadership: We prepare graduates for a lifetime of leadership, professional growth, and service through mentorship, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Technology-Enhanced Learning: We strategically integrate innovations in technology to enrich and modernize the student learning experience.

Residency Program Contacts

North Carolina

• Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist: Katie Mieure, PharmD, BCPS
• Cone Health: Nick Gazda, PharmD, MS, BCPS, CSP
• Duke University Hospital: Nicole Panosh, PharmD, BCPS
• New Hanover Regional Medical Center: Sacha Pollard Deloney PharmD, MBA
• Novant Health: Sacha Pollard Deloney PharmD, MBA
• UNC Health Rex: Russell Laundon, PharmD, MS, BCPS
• University of North Carolina Medical Center: Stephen Eckel, PharmD, MHA

California

• Stanford Children’s Hospital: Kim Lee, PharmD, BCPPS

Florida

• Baptist Health South Florida: Angelica Berni, PharmD, MS, BCPS, CPh
• BayCare Health System: Benjamin Philip, PharmD, MS, CPh

Indiana

• Eskenazi Health: Christopher Wickesberg, PharmD, MBA

Kentucky

• University of Kentucky: Ryan Naseman, PharmD, Samantha Bochenek, PharmD, MBA

Massachusetts

• Boston Medical Center: Christopher Goncalo, PharmD, BCPS
• Massachusetts General Hospital: Corey McEwen, PharmD

Michigan

• Henry Ford Hospital: Jane McDonnell, PharmD, BCPS

Minnesota

• Fairview Pharmacy Solutions: Melissa Nelson, PharmD CSP
• Hennepin Healthcare: Gina Carlson, PharmD, MS, BCPS
• M Health Fairview: Pamela Phelps, PharmD, FASHP, FMSHP

Ohio

• University Hospitals Cleveland: Jacalyn Rogers, PharmD, MS

Pennsylvania

• Cencora: Jennifer Schoelles, PharmD, MS
• Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center: Sarah Siemion, PharmD, BCPS
• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Alison Apple, RPh, MS
• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: E. Zachary Ramsey, PharmD, BCPPS

South Carolina

• Medical University of South Carolina: Jennifer Carter, PharmD, BCPS

Wisconsin

• Aurora Health: Chad Smith, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCSCP