The 50th anniversary of the hospital residency program just got a little sweeter. The SCCP-MUSC Medical Center program, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and recognized as one of the oldest and largest programs in the country, has received national acclaim from the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP). The ASHP Research and Education Foundation, ASHP’s philanthropical arm, announced that the PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program is the winner of the Pharmacy Residency Excellence Award (Program Award). The internal committee consisted of:

• Paul Bush, director, pharmacy services, MUSC; director, graduate pharmacy education
  
• Mike DeCoske, resident, MUSC
  
• Chris Fortier, manager, pharmacy support services, MUSC
  
• Dominic Ragucci, clinical coordinator, Children’s Hospital; residency program director for the PGYI program
  
• Kelly Ragucci, associate professor, clinical pharmacy and outcomes sciences, SCCP; associate director, graduate pharmacy education

The award will be presented at the ASHP Midyear Meeting in Orlando in December. As stated on the foundation’s Web site, “The purpose of the Program Award is to recognize a pharmacy residency program that has a track record of excellence in the training of pharmacy residents and consistently provides an exceptionally positive and rewarding experience to their residents. By recognizing these programs and their accomplishments, they can serve as role models in sustained excellence, achievement, and innovation in residency training.”