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About Memorial Health

One of the leading healthcare organizations in Illinois, Memorial Health is a five-hospital community-based, not-for-profit corporation based in Springfield that is dedicated to patient care, education and research. Memorial Health serves Illinois patients in a 40-county region.

With a teaching hospital affiliated with Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, two tertiary hospitals,  two critical access hospitals, 7,000 employees, behavioral health and home services and over 90 employed physicians, advanced practice nurses and physician assistants, Memorial Health is the largest private employer in the greater Springfield area.

Springfield Memorial Hospital and Pharmacy Services:

Springfield Memorial Hospital (SMH) is a 500 bed teaching-community hospital that serves as a primary teaching site for the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIU-SOM). Memorial also serves as a pharmacy teaching site for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SIUE-SOP), Midwestern University-Downers Grove and St. Louis College of Pharmacy. The Pharmacy Department utilizes an advanced robotic dispensing system which allows unit-based pharmacists to provide a wide variety of clinical pharmacy services.

Springfield Memorial Hospital is a four time designated Magnet hospital for nursing, a Bariatric Center of Excellence, a Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Center, Regional Cancer Center, Level I Trauma Center, Regional Burn Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center. In addition, Memorial is a center known for general surgery, orthopedic surgery, cardiac services, critical care services, renal services, maternity services, psychiatric and rehabilitative services.

 Clinical pharmacy programs/services include:

• Team rounding including, critical care, internal medicine, trauma, transplant, bariatric surgery, lung volume reduction surgery, neurology/stroke and neurocritical care
• Unit-Based Medication Therapy Management
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• General drug information
• Pharmacokinetic dosing
• Investigational drug services
• ED clinical services

Memorial is a clinical practice site for SIUE School of Pharmacy faculty, with practices in internal medicine. Pharmacists at SMH participate in many hospital committees and provide education to physicians and other healthcare professionals.

The resident will actively participate in departmental and institutional committees, complete a major residency project, present project results at a regional conference and provide continuing education for practicing pharmacists. Residents will also precept students from SIUe School of Pharmacy throughout the year.

Application Process

All applicants to SHM’s PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program must be registered with the National Matching Services (NMS), additional information can be found at https://natmatch.com/ashprmp/.   Match code number :208213

Applicants must provide current curriculum vitae, a letter of intent and three letters of recommendations and electronically submit through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) which can be found at http://www.ashp.org/phorcas.

If selected for an on-site interview, the applicant will be required to give a brief presentation as part of the interview process.

Licensure

Illinois licensure is required by September 1 of the residency year.

Benefits

Benefits include: paid time off, holiday bonus pay, medical, dental, life and vision insurance, and funding for select state and national meetings.

Required Learning Experiences

• Orientation/onboarding and pharmacy practice
• Drug Information Boot Camp at SIU Edwardsville campus
• Teaching Certificate thru SIUE
• Acute Care Unit-Based Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
• Internal Medicine
• Leadership/Medication Safety (Longitudinal LE)
• Medical Intensive Care
• Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care

Optional Learning Experiences

• Advanced Critical Care/Neuro Critical Care
• Advanced Internal Medicine
• Advanced Unit-Based MTM
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Bariatric Surgery
• Emergency Medicine
• Advanced Emergency Medicine
• Solid Organ Transplant Services

Teaching Certificate

In collaboration with the SIUE School of Pharmacy, the pharmacy resident will 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.

Requirements for Completion

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. Requirements for successful completion include:    

• 85% or more of goals marked 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
• Poster 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
• Completion of a major research project and presentation at the Great Lakes States Residency Conference or approved equivalent
• Attendance at a minimum of one state health-system pharmacy meeting
• Staffing requirements (every 3rd weekend and two holidays)
• Completion of teaching certificate thru SIUE School of Pharmacy.
• Completion of a manuscript suitable for publication for the resident’s research project.

The resident must upload all completed activities, projects and presentations for the residency into PharmAcademic prior to certification presentation