HSHS St. John's Hospital offers three PGY1 positions and one PGY2 Infectious Diseases position. Each program is a twelve-month, postgraduate training experience composed of required, elective, and longitudinal learning experiences. The specific program is personalized to each resident’s goals, interests and previous experiences.
A wide variety of clinical services provided by St. John’s Pharmacy Department include pharmacokinetic dosing, renal dosing, drug interaction monitoring, patient care rounding, therapeutic drug monitoring, drug information, and anticoagulation dosing in a decentral pharmacy model of patient care. Our residency programs are also affiliated with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUe) School of Pharmacy to offer academia opportunities like participation in a Teaching Certificate program and access to additional resources. Upon conclusion of the program, trainees are awarded a residency certificate from an ASHP accredited pharmacy residency program.
Applicants interested in the PGY1 or PGY2 ID residencies are encouraged to attend the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting or another similar residency showcase to meet the residency program director and current residents.
All applicants must be graduates from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy and registered with the National Matching Service. In addition, applicants to the PGY2 program must be in the process of completing an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program or receive approval from ASHP for exemption. Information on eligibility and registration for the Match may be found at http://www.natmatch.com/ashprmp.
The application deadline is January 7. Applicants interested in the program should electronically submit through PhORCAS:
Curriculum vitae
?Three letters of recommendations via PhORCAS format
HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois is a regional medical center offering a comprehensive array of health care services to central and southern Illinois. Founded in 1875, St. John’s is the flagship hospital of Hospital Sisters Health System and is home to the Prairie Heart Institute, St. John’s Children’s Hospital, St. John’s Women and Infants Center, St. John’s Neurosciences Institute, St. John’s Cancer Center, orthopedic services and AthletiCare.
St. John’s now has one of the most advanced surgery centers in the nation and a renovated patient tower with all private rooms. St. John’s is designated as a level I trauma center and a level II pediatric trauma center, has its own college of nursing and is a teaching hospital for the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.