?The postgraduate year one (PGY1) program at UPMC St. Margaret is the first of a two-year Pharmacy Residency experience. The purpose of the PGY1 Residency is to train highly motivated, team-oriented pharmacy residents on advanced patient care skills, teaching techniques, and practice-based research methods, preparing them to be leaders of change in the medical/academic community. The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, provides the resident with direct patient care experiences in a variety of settings throughout the year, allowing for mastery of the applications of pharmaceutical care principles to practice. The residency is nested within the physician residency and fellowship programs, resulting in extensive collaboration bet