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Residencies & Fellowships

Residency and fellowship programs focused on making better health easy.

Explore our Graduate Medical Education Programs


Geisinger's list of residency and fellowship programs is continuously growing and includes a variety of specialties and subspecialties.

Residency programs

Bloomsburg
Danville

 

Lewistown
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Fellowship programs

Danville

Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Waverly
Pharmacy programs

Geisinger is proud to offer a robust selection of PGY1 and PGY2 residency training opportunities across our service region. Our programs create opportunities for residents in acute care and ambulatory care settings of all types, allowing residents to train in the setting in which they feel most comfortable or plan to start their career. From smaller, rural hospitals where the pharmacist is the medication expert for several services to larger medical centers with specialized services, the hospital-based programs each offer their own unique pharmacy character while maintaining the innovative pharmacy practice Geisinger strives to uphold. Residency programs in our ambulatory care facilities meet the rigors set forth in the hospital-based programs, but tailor the practice environment to caring for chronic conditions.

All pharmacy residency programs at Geisinger are accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The programs are designed to build on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists who are responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification and eligible to apply for future training programs.

Besides residencies, Geisinger is proud to offer a postdoctoral fellowship in research and innovation. This two-year program is designed to develop pharmacists with an interest in transforming pharmacy practice through research and innovation so they can step into a research or leadership position with confidence and skill. 

Post-Graduate Year 1 Programs

PGY1/PGY2 Combined and Post-Graduate Year 2 Programs

Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Greetings from the Designated Institutional Official (DIO)

Welcome!

Applying for a residency program is an important decision. As you consider where to advance your training, consider the “Geisinger difference.”

For me, robust clinical volumes, diverse patient pathophysiology and exceptional clinical teaching are what first attracted me to Geisinger. But what I learned — and you will quickly see — is that Geisinger earned its national reputation for innovation because we approach healthcare and learning differently.

Our system emphasizes ongoing professional development in education, informatics, research, leadership and healthcare delivery. Our residents and fellows go on to become exceptional clinicians. And they’re also encouraged to become leaders capable of advancing healthcare in our nation. We focus on wellness instead of disease management. We believe understanding a person’s neighborhood is as important as understanding lab results. And we think research should benefit the patient immediately. So we use our powerful technology and enormous biobank to place tools in the hands of doctors at the bedside and in the clinic. That’s how we make better health easy.

I invite you to learn in a culture of innovation and in a community of team-oriented colleagues. That’s the Geisinger difference.

Thank you, 

Michelle Thompson, MD
Chief Education Officer and Vice Dean for Graduate Medical Education and DIO and Associate Professor Internal Medicine

 
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Michelle Thompson, MD

Robust clinical volumes with diverse patient pathophysiology along with exceptional clinical teaching first attracted me to Geisinger. I have stayed for the abundant opportunities that are increasingly present in our innovative healthcare system that allow ongoing professional development in education, informatics, research, leadership, and healthcare delivery. I have been honored to lead the educational mission for Graduate Medical Education and continually strive to leverage Geisinger’s strengths in developing programs that create the healthcare teams of tomorrow.

Michelle Thompson, MD, Associate Chief Academic Officer, Associate Dean for GME and DIO and Associate Professor Internal Medicine

Michael J Paglia, MD, PhD

People often think of Geisinger as being innovative as a patient-centered healthcare delivery system, however, we are constantly striving to improve and develop GME training programs in unique and innovative ways as well. Pennsylvania offers a relaxed and beautiful setting to return home to at the end of a busy workday while also providing the opportunity to be in a busy city within a matter of hours.

Michael J Paglia, MD, PhD, Associate Designated Institutional Official and Associate Professor, Maternal Fetal Medicine

Megan Rapp, MD

As a fourth-year medical student, I knew I wanted a surgical residency. I thought I wanted a big academic medical center, but then I had a rotation at my dream hospital. I did not see junior residents operating much. I thought I did more as a medical student than some of the second-year residents I observed. What attracted me to Geisinger was the early operative experiences for residents. When I was done with residency, I wanted to be able to hit the ground running with my surgical skills. That’s what I got at Geisinger.

Megan Rapp, MD, General Surgery Specialist

Keith Boell, DO

One thing that impressed me about Geisinger’s residencies is their focus on didactics. There’s such a strong academic component. When I interviewed elsewhere, residents sometimes told me that learning opportunities like morning report and noon conference were frequently canceled. That doesn’t happen at Geisinger. Here, the teaching culture is robust.

Keith Boell, DO, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Medicine Institute and Associate Chief Quality Officer

Dan Dometita, DO

Almost immediately, I was greeted with smiling faces from residents, nurses and faculty alike. Little did I know then that those people would become great colleagues for years to come. Even on a busy ICU rotation, the residents were always willing to take the time to help me learn. It was clear to me that the program selected residents who are not only brilliant but also ‘play well’ with each other.

Dan Dometita, DO, Associate Program Director and Director of Osteopathic Education, Internal Medicine Residency Program

Nelson Sofoluke

Neurosurgery has very high rewards because the risk is so great. When someone has a deficit and the surgery fixes it and function returns, the reward you feel is amazing. But I also think of how wrong things can go, so when patients trust you to touch them despite that risk, it’s humbling. Sometimes it’s nerve-wracking, but it’s always humbling.

Nelson Sofoluke, MD

Residencies & fellowships at Geisinger

The Geisinger Difference: Outcomes not activities

Nationally recognized, Geisinger is a leader in improving care quality while also driving down costs and increasing access.

Geisinger’s approach relies on using solid, evidence-based medicine to reduce unnecessary care variance and errors. Being data-driven has resulted in groundbreaking programs like ProvenCare®. Moreover, Geisinger’s world-class biobank, built via its MyCode® initiative, delivers useful tools informed by the patient’s genome that our physicians use in the clinic every day.

Geisinger has aligned every component necessary to manage total health and to provide the wide array of patient populations and unusual pathologies that learners need to grow proficient and confident. With a tertiary teaching hospital, a dedicated children’s hospital, community hospitals across an expansive geographic footprint, a robust research arm, medical and nursing schools and a health insurance company, Geisinger approaches education the same way it approaches care — with a focus on “total.”

Graduate medical education at Geisinger leverages all its elements to provide a unique learner experience. We recognize that residents and fellows are clinical colleagues who require adequate time and space to research, study, absorb new experiences and grow. 

Why choose Geisinger

A history of innovation and education

Geisinger has a long-standing tradition of education and research dating back to 1915. Here, we aim to create an inclusive culture that not only equips healthcare teams with the skills they need today, but also develops innovative programs for the teams of tomorrow.
With both rural and urban locations, you’ll have numerous opportunities for hands-on learning and research in diverse pathologies. You’ll also find resources to help you thrive professionally and personally. Because when you choose Geisinger, you're not just joining a hospital system — you're becoming part of a community.

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