Post-graduate year two transitions of care pharmacy residencies no longer accredited

Literature supports pharmacist integration within transitions of care. A total of eight health-system pharmacies and colleges of pharmacy developed focused post-graduate year two (PGY2) training in this specialty. However, in fall 2016, ongoing accreditation of these PGY2 transitions of care programs was discontinued by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Commission on Credentialing.

Healthcare relies on interprofessional collaborations and corresponding programs in order to improve patient care. Pharmacists who have completed specialized training in transitions of care are not only leaders in this realm but also ambassadors for interprofessional medicine.

Rebranding transitions of care PGY2 programs fails to capture all the opportunities available to train and mentor new transitions of care pharmacists. Lack of consensual accreditation introduces variability within training. There may be opportunities to revisit transitions of care PGY2 accreditation in the future.