Inpatient Internship Program

Inpatient Internship Program

Purpose

The purpose of the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus inpatient pharmacy internship program is to prepare interns to become pharmacy practitioners that embody excellence in education, clinical care, and personal integrity. This program challenges student pharmacists to think creatively and critically while emphasizing diversity, innovation, and the commitment to putting patients first.

The program will prepare interns well not only for health-system pharmacy roles, but as practitioners and stewards of the pharmacy profession upon graduation from pharmacy school.

Program details

Our program is a year-round paid internship consisting of a 12-week full-time summer component from May-August, and an average of one out of every four weekends throughout the academic year and one holiday per year. This longitudinal experience will span over three years, with summer blocks after P1 and P2 spring semesters. The first summer will consist of training in pharmacy operations. The second summer will consist of clinical rotations in areas such as internal medicine, cardiology, emergency medicine, critical care, pediatrics, infectious disease, oncology, transplant, ambulatory care, management, and informatics. Additional areas may be available based on intern interest and preceptor availability.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for selection, students must be in their first or second year of professional pharmacy education within an ACPE-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy program (either 1st year student in a 4-year program or 3rd year student in a 6-year program). All applicants must be eligible for an intern license in the state of Ohio. If selected, the student will be required to obtain their license by April 1 of the hiring year. Interns with scheduling conflicts due to summer IPPE requirements must be able to commit to a minimum of 10 weeks on-site during each summer in order to be eligible to apply for the program. Candidates should be available for a 30 minute Microsoft Teams interview in November or December.

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. Cleveland Clinic is a smoke-free/drug-free environment.

Applications

The deadline to apply is Oct. 25, 2024. Applications will consist of an online component through Cleveland Clinic’s Workday application, a letter of intent describing interest in the program, a CV or resume, and a letter of recommendation. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. 

All required documents must be submitted as one document in PDF format into Workday except for the letter of recommendation. Instruct letter writer to e-mail the letter directly to Trevor Rice (ricet15@ccf.organd Michael Carlone (carlonm@ccf.org) with the subject: LAST NAME, FIRST NAME Intern LOR. Please note: this application will be for the pharmacy internship at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus only.

Contact

Jerilynn Folino, PharmD, BCPS
Inpatient Pharmacy Manager, Controlled Substances, Surgical Services & Pain Management
Department of Pharmacy
9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44195
Email: folinoj@ccf.org

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