Ohio State PharmD students and graduates secure residency matches across the country
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has released the results of this year’s Phase I residency match, with students and graduates from The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) classes of 2025 and 2026 securing placements across a broad range of programs and states.
Altogether, Ohio State PharmD students and graduates who participated in this year’s match process secured 41 PGY1 residencies and 31 PGY2 residencies. While residency is not the path every PharmD graduate chooses, these outcomes highlight the wide range of opportunities available to Ohio State graduates.
“One of the best aspects of being a pharmacy educator is seeing all the amazing directions our graduating class goes,” said Katherine Kelley, PhD, associate dean for assessment and professor of clinical pharmacy at the College of Pharmacy. “A career in pharmacy provides countless opportunities to practice right after the degree or to go on for further training and education.”
This year’s Phase I residency placements spanned 18 states, demonstrating the program’s national reach and the breadth of opportunities pursued by students.
States represented in PGY1 and PGY2 placements:
- Arizona
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Participants also matched into a broad range of specialty areas, reflecting both the diverse career paths within pharmacy and the program’s strength in preparing students for advanced training.
Settings represented in PGY1 and PGY2 placements:
- Acute care
- Ambulatory care
- Cardiology
- Community pharmacy
- Critical care
- Emergency medicine
- Health-system administration and leadership
- Infectious disease
- Informatics
- Investigational drugs
- Managed care
- Medication use safety and policy
- Neurology
- Oncology
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacotherapy
- Psychiatric pharmacy
- Solid organ transplant
- Specialty pharmacy administration and leadership
The number and breadth of residency matches highlight the strength of Ohio State’s top 10 PharmD program and the depth of the college’s partnerships across the profession.
“Pharmacy is a profession with unique and diverse career opportunities, and our graduates are prepared to have an impact in many ways,” said David Matthews, PharmD, BCACP, assistant dean of PharmD studies and associate professor - practice at the College of Pharmacy. “Our recent match results are an exciting example of how our graduates are creating their own path to maximize their impact on patient care.”