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PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program at Middleport Family Health Center
Middleport Family Health Center and The State University of New York at Buffalo School of Pharmacy offer an ASHP/APhA Accredited PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency Program with a focus on community-based patient care.
Program Purpose
To build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.
Overview of the Residency Program
Strengths of this program include:
- Development and implementation of patient care services
- Advanced teaching and research opportunities
- Innovative transitions of care collaborative program
- Robust ambulatory care practice collaborations embedded in local physician offices
The resident practices in an innovative and advanced environment where entrepreneurship is cultivated by preceptors and experienced ownership. Residents participate in a variety of disease state management and disease state education practice areas including medication therapy management, diabetes self-management education, hypertension management, and immunization delivery.
Previous Residents Affiliated with the Program
| Name | Year of Residency Completion | First Position Obtained Following Residency Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Carly Messenger | 2024 | PGY2 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shadyside |
| Jeuel Bayawa | 2023 | PGY2 Ambulatory Care, Regional One Health |
| Quyen Nguyen | 2023 | PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency, Advent Health |
| Christopher Brighton | 2022 | Buffalo Medical Group |
| Matthew Butler | 2022 | PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency, Maine Medical Center |
| Casey Kern | 2021 | Rochester Regional Health Unity Hospital |
| Ruth Ngwu | 2021 | Middleport Family Health Center |
| Amanda Foster | 2020 | Fellowship, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Merin Panthapattu | 2020 | PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency, University at Buffalo School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and General Physician, PC |
| Jessica Costello | 2019 | Trillium Health |
| Troy Hoelzl | 2019 | PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency, Buffalo Medical Group |
| Amanda Zelinski | 2018 | Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy |
| Kara Wilcox | 2018 | Mercy Comprehensive Care Center/Catholic Health System |
| Patrick McCabe | 2017 | Rochester Regional Health & St. John Fisher College of Pharmacy |
| Michael Burns | 2017 | Summit Park Pharmacy |
| Marisa Censi | 2016 | Midwestern University |
| Amanda Pinski | 2016 | Fidelis Care |
| Lisa Garza | 2015 | Katterman's Sand Point Pharmacy |
| Ryan Lindenau | 2015 | Middleport Family Health Center |
| Ryan Fillis | 2014 | Walgreens |
| Jonathan Rabey | 2014 | Sisters of Charity Hospital |
| Christopher Diehl | 2013 | Lifetime Health Medical Group |
| Anthony Weiland | 2013 | Dayton VA Medical Center-Primary Care Clinic |
| Ashley Smith (Jacobs) | 2012 | Walgreens |
| Rachel Giroux (Rossman) | 2011 | Middleport Family Health Center |
Meet the Program Director
Ruth Ngwu, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Director
Middleport Family Health Center
Dr. Ruth Ngwu completed her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Albany, NY, and completed her PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Based residency with UB SPPS/Middleport Family Health Center. In addition, she completed the NCPA Community Pharmacy Innovation Fellowship at Middleport Family Health Center. Her current practice sites include Middleport Family Health Center and Transit Hill Pharmacy, both independently owned pharmacies. Her interests include community pharmacy enhanced services, patient care services, and diabetes education and management.