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Shepherd Center residency in pharmacy is a 12-month program that begins in July. Shepherd Center is a candidate status at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accreditation board and the accreditation survey is scheduled in April 2022. The Shepherd Center PGY1 residency is a hospital residency, and as a small hospital, residents are required to learn all aspects and responsibilities of pharmacy operations. This residency program is designed to meet and exceed requirements as set forth in the current ASHP’s Required Competency Areas, Goals and Objective for PGY1 Pharmacy Residencies. The residency at Shepherd Center is designed to develop a resident’s education and clinical capabilities throughout various departments and pharmacy settings.
 
Throughout the program, the resident will have practice responsibilities, be assigned to departmental and interdepartmental committees, and be involved with departmental activities.  The resident will function as an integral part of the department's and institution's patient care services.  The resident is also responsible for constant self-evaluation. Preceptor and self-evaluations will be conducted and documented for every rotation – block and longitudinal. In addition, quarterly assessments of the pharmacy resident’s achievement of his/her goals will be completed by the pharmacy resident and the Residency Program Director with input from preceptors and/or advisors.  The resident should continually prepare and motivate themselves through self- learning so that the resident may fully benefit from the residency. Completion of all residency requirements will lead to a Certificate of Completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program.

Qualifications for participation in the Shepherd Center PGY1 Residency Program are in accordance with criteria set forth by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP).  Residents shall be graduates of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy degree program.  Residents must be licensed or eligible for licensure in order to be licensed in GA within 90 days of the commencement of the residency. Residents shall participate in and obey the rules of the Residency Matching Program.