PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency

• Duration: 52 weeks
• Number of Positions: 2
• Application Deadline: December 31
• Estimated Starting Date: July 1(may vary slightly each year)
• Estimated Stipend: $50,679 (may vary slightly each year)

• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (Pharm.D.) from an ACPE-Accredited College of Pharmacy
• Licensure may be through any U.S. State Board of Pharmacy
• U.S. citizenship
• Application, Curriculum Vitae, Academic Transcripts, Letter of Intent and Three Letters of Reference
• Interview (may be virtual with option for on-site interview if desired)
• Completion of an accredited PGY1 Residency

Following orientation in July, the residency is made up of core, longitudinal, extended, and elective experiences.

• Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) (Primary Care) – extended experience (12 months)
• Specialty (Neurology) – extended experience (6 months)
• Anticoagulation – extended experience (5 months)
• Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) or Pain Management (2 months)
• Pharmacy Administration (1 month)

Elective rotation experiences may be 1 to 2 months in duration, with potential to combine certain specialty areas. The resident also has the opportunity to request to complete additional elective time in a core rotation if desired. During these months, the resident tailors the residency to his/her/their interest area(s). Potential electives include: 

• Anemia
• Endocrinology
• Geriatrics/Home Based Primary Care (HBPC)
• Hematology/Oncology
• Infectious Disease
• Rheumatology
• Transplant
• Specialty – cardiology, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, dermatology, women’s health

• Prior Authorization Drug Request (PADR) Consult Management
• Clinical Service Research Project
• Pharmacy Service Expansion Project
• Staffing (anticipated minimum of 14 hours per month)
• Pharmacy Student Journal Club Presentation Coordinator

• Meet all ASHP PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Requirements, including achievement of all four required outcomes.
• Satisfactory completion of all rotational experiences.
• Compliance with all institutional and departmental policies.
• Completion of a clinical service research project including formal presentation of findings at the Southeastern Residency Conference (SERC) and a manuscript acceptable for publication or presentation.
• Completion of a pharmacy service expansion project.
• Present and participate in Resident Topic Discussion and Journal Club meetings.
• Completion and presentation of an approved continuing education (CE) presentation.
• Completion of a Medication Use Evaluation (MUE).
• Completion of all assignments, presentations and projects as defined by the preceptors and residency program director, including a Quality Assurance (QA) project and/or a Cost-savings Initiative Project.
• Participate in the development and implementation of a collaborative practice agreement.
• Participation in the departmental process for teaching activities, which may include clinical and didactic teaching for pharmacy students, PGY 1 Pharmacy Practice residents, medical students and residents, hospital personnel, and departmental staff.
• Completion of staffing commitment.
• Active participation in the recruitment efforts of the department.

• Four hours vacation and sick leave earned per pay period (every two weeks)
• Paid administrative leave for educational meetings
• Financial support to help with attendance to professional meetings 
• Opportunity for continuing education credits
• Pharmacist salary for staffing hours (in addition to/separate from residency stipend)
• Health and Life insurance available
• Free parking