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Blake Medical Center (BMC) PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency is a 12-month program with pharmacy staff and faculty committed to ensuring residents graduate with confidence and assertiveness needed to address patients’ healthcare needs to fellow colleagues, nurses, physicians, patients and their families. This residency offers a unique experience, melding the community hospital setting with an established GME component. Our GME program currently has over 100 medical residents (including a cardiology and critical care / Burn/Trauma program. We provide the opportunity for our residents to learn in a variety of patient care settings, receiving instruction in medication management from dedicated, competent, and enthusiastic preceptors. The PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program at BMC is committed to providing a robust training environment grounded in excellent training experiences that support the resident’s clinical, academic, and professional interests. Opportunities for professional travel, networking, and continuing professional development are available. Our goal is to prepare pharmacists for the next step in their career, with an emphasis on leadership development and critical care.

The mission of the Blake Medical Center Pharmacy Residency Program is to develop confident and competent pharmacists who are able to govern all aspects of medication management for the patients they serve. The program is dedicated to developing future pharmacy clinicians and leaders by promoting confidence, leadership, and professional skills in pharmaceutical care. The residency also follows Blake Medical Center’s Mission “Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life”. 

Blake Medical Center PGY1 pharmacy residency program builds upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and provides an environment conducive to the growth and development of clinical pharmacists able to provide responsible planning and management of medication-related patient care. The program affords the pharmacy resident with mentorship, guidance, motivation, and opportunity to ensure optimal patient outcomes, and produce confident, self-directed learners who are eligible for board certification and postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.

• Applicants must be graduates or candidates for graduation from an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited degree program (or one in process of pursuing accreditation)
• Licensed or eligible to apply for a license to practice pharmacy in the state of Florida. All being selected residents MUST be licensed in the state of Florida by October 1st.
• Participate in the ASHP Residency Matching Program
• Completed application submitted to PhORCAS prior to January 5, and include:
  • Letter of intent
  • Copy of pharmacy school transcript
  • Three professional references/evaluations submitted via PhORCAS
• If selected, an on-site interview is required for Phase I of the Match. If necessary, an online interview (e.g. Skype) is required for Phase II (i.e. scramble) of the Match.