Program Overview

Curriculum

Your curriculum is customized to your individual interests and career aspirations. Our program is part of an integrated healthcare system offering a vast variety of opportunities in both acute care and ambulatory care.

PGY1 core learning experiences 

• Ambulatory care selective
• Cardiology*
• Critical care*
• Infectious diseases*
• Internal medicine*
• Nephrology
• Orientation
• Pediatrics selective

PGY1 elective learning experiences

Core and elective learning experiences are traditionally four weeks in length, with the exception of orientation, which is six weeks long.

PGY1 longitudinal learning experiences

• Advancing practice and improving patient care 
• Leadership and management 
• Major research project 
• Self-assessment and professional performance improvement 
• Staffing 

PGY1 completion requirements

PGY2 core learning experiences

• Acute Care Executive
• Acute Care Operations
• Ambulatory Care Executive
• Ambulatory Distribution Services Leadership
• Formulary & Procurement Management
• Health Plan Administration
• Medication Therapy Disease Management (MTDM) Leadership
• Operations and Compliance Management
• Orientation
• Pharmacy Cancer Services: Management & Operations

PGY2 longitudinal learning experiences

• HSPAL Quality, Safety and Performance Improvement
• Resident Research Project
• Self-assessment and Professional Performance Improvement
• Staffing and Manager On-Call

Core and elective learning experiences are traditionally four weeks in length.

HSPAL residents serve as the chief resident during the PGY2 year.