Residency Programs: Pharmacy Residency (PGY-1)

The PGY-1 residency provides the resident with experience and training in acute care, ambulatory care, drug information, drug use policy development, practice management and research.

As a member of the health-care team, the resident assumes responsibility and accountability for safe and appropriate drug therapy and efficient delivery of patient care. The resident is actively involved in teaching and research activities of the department.

The program offers flexibility and provides a strong foundation in all areas of pharmacy practice and is ASHP accredited. A teaching certificate program is also available through the University of Florida.

Program

Core rotations of the program consist of departmental practice management, ambulatory practice, therapeutic policy management, internal medicine and critical care (medical critical care or surgical/trauma critical care). Elective rotations can occur in cardiology, clinical research, academia, emergency medicine, neonatology, surgery, transitional care/geriatrics, poison control/toxicology, nutritional support, nephrology, ambulatory practice management, neurology, pediatrics, OB/GYN, neurological critical care, oncology, infectious disease, informatics or any of the core rotations.

Program Director

Thanh Hogan, Pharm.D.

Program Length

Twelve months, beginning in July

Benefits

• Stipend
• 10 days of personal leave
• 5 paid holidays
• Professional leave for conferences and interviews
• Health insurance
• Dental coverage
• Life insurance
• Educational and professional travel allowances

Application Requirements

Eligibility requirements for the residency program include the following:

• Graduate from an ACPE-accredited college or school of pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree
• Eligible for licensure in the State of Florida – all residents must take their exams prior to the start of the residency
• On-site interview
• For non-resident alien applicants, authorization for employment that is valid through the residency period is required

Application Materials

• Application
• Letter of intent
• Current curriculum vitae
• Letters of recommendation from three (3) professional sources
• Official transcript of applicant’s pharmacy coursework and grades

The application deadline is Jan. 9, 2013.

Application materials should be submitted through PhORCAS.

Contact Information

Residency Coordinator
Shands Jacksonville Pharmacy Department
655 West 8th Street, C-89
Jacksonville, FL 32209

Phone: (904) 244-4157
Fax: (904) 244-4272
E-mail: pharmacyresidency@jax.ufl.edu

Applicants can email pharmacyresidency@jax.ufl.edu to check on the status of their application. After the application is complete and reviewed, the residency selection committee will notify selected applicants to arrange an onsite interview.