Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) Program

This combined PGY1 and PGY2 program is a 24-month experience. It combines rotational and longitudinal experiences in pharmacy practice, management and administration, as well as longitudinal staffing experiences. This program also includes an opportunity to participate in the ASHP Foundation Pharmacy Leadership Academy.

This program has the same rotation and entrance requirements as our traditional PGY1 residency, but the rotation requirements include more administration-focused electives. This helps you get an exceptional clinically focused PGY1 experience while jumpstarting your HSPAL PGY2.

Key Information

You must apply by January 2, 2025. The program will have one PGY1 resident and one PGY2 resident each year. The estimated stipend for both is $52,000 per resident.

Please refer to the PGY1 Residency Program webpage for more details on how to apply. Use NMS Code 285841 for the combined PGY1 and PGY2 HSPAL Residency Program.

  • HSPAL Learning Experiences
  • Rotations
  • Additional PGY2 Activities
  • PGY2 Staffing
  • Program Staff

Residents in this program may participate in the Northwestern University Master of Science in Healthcare Administration Program or the ASHP Pharmacy Leadership Academy (PLA). You would complete Northwestern University coursework throughout your PGY1 and PGY2 years. If you choose the PLA, you will complete your coursework during your PGY2 year.

Northwestern Medicine fully covers your tuition, and the residency program will develop your rotation schedule in consideration of your coursework.

Learning experiences may include:

  • Inpatient pharmacy operations
  • Ambulatory pharmacy operations
  • Finance and resource management
  • Clinical practice management
  • Infusion pharmacy management
  • Medication safety
  • Medication policy
  • Accreditation
  • Technician and union employee management
  • Specialty pharmacy management
  • Information technology
  • Community practice
  • Investigational Drug Services
  • Compliance
  • Recruitment

We will tailor your residency experience to your interests and goals.

Required PGY2 rotations:

  • Orientation/Pharmacy Practice
  • Automation and Informatics
  • Operations Management
  • Clinical Management
  • Departmental Leadership
  • Finance and Resource Management
  • Health System Leadership
  • Recruitment and Human Resources
  • Specialty Pharmacy
  • Medication Safety and Drug Policy
  • Practice Management
  • Longitudinal Pharmacy Practice

As a resident, you will:

  • Participate in a longitudinal research project and present it at a regional meeting.
  • Participate in noon conferences held throughout the year.
  • Precept PGY1 residents and students on administrative rotations throughout the year.
  • Sit on and actively participate in a pharmacy and therapeutics subcommittee.
  • Participating in a local or national pharmacy organization outside of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, such as Vizient, Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists, or ASHP.
  • Manage a service line, group of pharmacy department employees or work group.
  • Participate in weekday and weekend administration on-call duties.
  • Attend regional and national pharmacy conferences throughout the year in addition to the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting.

We will determine the area you will staff based on your experience and availability.

We expect residents to staff:

  • Every third weekend, both Saturday and Sunday
  • One winter holiday (Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s Day)
  • One summer holiday (Memorial Day, Fourth of July or Labor Day)
Farah Barada, PharmD, MBA, DPLA

Farah Barada, PharmD, MBA, DPLA
Director, HSPAL Residency Program
Pharmacy Director, Ambulatory Clinical Services, Specialty Pharmacy and Population Health
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
312.926.6124
fbarada@nm.org

Barada is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy. She completed an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency with Northwestern Medicine and a PGY2 residency in health-system pharmacy administration.

Her research includes evaluating the impact of pharmacists on developing heart failure patient education plans. Her interests include advancing pharmacy ambulatory care practice, population health and finance management.


Colton Staudt, PharmD, MPH

Colton Staudt, PharmD, MPH
Residency Program Coordinator
Pharmacy Manager, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
312.694.1109
colton.staudt@nm.org

Staudt is a graduate of University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. He subsequently completed the two-year administrative residency in HSPAL Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. His interests include advancing pharmacy practice, automation and technology, sterile compounding, budget and finance.


Kelsey Bridgeman, PharmD, MS, DPLAKelsey Bridgeman, PharmD, MS, DPLA
Residency Program Coordinator
Pharmacy Manager, Northwestern Medicine

Bridgeman is a graduate of University of Illinois-Chicago College of Pharmacy. She completed the traditional acute care PGY1 residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, followed by a PGY2 residency in HSPAL at Northwestern Medicine. Her interests include sterile compounding, safety and quality, and advancing ambulatory oncology pharmacy practice.