Krasniak et al 117 Figure 3. Survey of residency programs indicating median percentage of residents going on to PGY-2 or fellowship training: 2011-2012 residency academic year vs 2016-2017 residency academic year. Note. The error bars in Figure 3 represent the interquartile range. Figure 4. Survey of residency Programs indicating percentage of residents going on to a hospital-based position in the year following PGY-1: 2011-2012 residency academic year vs 2016-2017 residency academic year. Note. The error bars in Figure 4 represent the interquartile range. worked in a hospital-based position.11 A recent publication by Bishop and colleagues also reported a high percentage of PGY-1 pharmacy residents pursuing hospital-based positions as clinical staff pharmacists.4 These data are consistent with our findings at the beginning of the 5-year survey period which demonstrate a median of 50% of pharmacists completing PGY-1 pharmacy residency worked in a hospital-based position. According to the ASHP Match Statistics, the percentage of PGY-1 pharmacy residents matched to a PGY-2 pharmacy residency position in the following year has increased from 26% to 34% from 2012 to 2016, respectively.10 This increase is consistent with our data which demonstrate a 20% increase in PGY-1 pharmacy residents that pursue PGY-2 pharmacy residency over the 5-year survey period. This increased pursuit of and placement into PGY-2 pharmacy residencies will result in an increased number of specialized clinical pharmacists. This change could suggest a trend toward increased specialization in clinical pharmacy practice. However, this change may also reflect that there have been changes in the available job opportunities for PGY-1 pharmacy residency graduates.