PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program

• Orientation/onboarding and pharmacy practice including
• Drug Information Boot Camp at SIU Edwardsville campus
• Acute Care Unit-Based Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
• Ambulatory Heart Failure Clinic (Longitudinal)
• Internal Medicine
• Leadership
• Medical Intensive Care
• Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care

• Advanced Critical Care
• Advanced Internal Medicine
• Advanced Unit-Based MTM
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Bariatric Surgery
• Emergency Medicine
• Infectious Diseases
• Oncology
• Transplant Services

In collaboration with the SIUE School of Pharmacy, the pharmacy resident will have the opportunity to earn a teaching certificate through a hybrid, web-based learning platform. Self-directed learning modules guide the resident through important concepts in preparation for delivery of formal didactic lectures, small-group facilitation, precepting of students and assessment.

Upon successful completion of all program requirements and compliance with all conditions of the residency program, the resident shall be awarded a certificate of completion. Certificates will only be awarded to residents who have successfully completed the following:

• 85% or more of their goals as achieved for residency (ACHR) and all other goals and objectives marked as “satisfactory progress” or “achieved” in PharmAcademic
• Satisfactory completion of all assignments by preceptors and Residency Program Director (RPD)
• Provide a one-hour Continuing Education Program for practicing pharmacists
• Presentation at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting or approved equivalent
• A Medication Use Evaluation (MUE) or equivalent
• An analysis of adverse drug events (ADEs)
• A bulletin/newsletter or equivalent for hospital staff
• A major research project at the Great Lakes States Residency Conference or approved equivalent
• Attendance at least one state or local health-system pharmacy meeting
• Staffing requirements (every 3rd weekend and two holidays)

The resident must provide the RPD documentation (as an e-portfolio) that includes all required completed activities, projects and presentations for the residency.

Applications to Memorial’s PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program are offered through the National Matching Services (NMS) on behalf of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and through the Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) and can be found at http://www.ashp.org/phorcas.

Applicants must provide proof of U.S. citizenship, current curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation. If selected for an on-site interview, the applicant will be required to give a brief presentation as part of the interview process. Illinois licensure is required by September 1 of the residency year. Benefits include: paid time off, holiday bonus pay, medical, dental, life and vision insurance, and funding for select state and national meetings.