Residency Showcase Program Listings

Hi guys!! 

As of 09/20/2021, our super stellar, PGY1s have early committed to our PGY2 positions.  Never fear though.  Currently we are working on a third position. 

Thanks for your interest!

General Description

Saint Joseph Health System is proud to offer two Pharmacy Resident positions in a 52 week, ASHP accredited, PGY2 Ambulatory Care pharmacy residency program. This residency is conducted primarily within Saint Joseph Health System Family Medicine Center which also houses our Family Medicine residency program, as well as primary care offices of our physician network. The residency year is comprised of both elective and required experiences combined in a quarterly format in addition to elective block rotations. Yep, we know it's nontraditional. Feel free to ask us about it. The curriculum of the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program emulates the practice of the Pharmacy Residency faculty. Patient care, teaching, practice management and project management occur longitudinally across the entire residency year. These practical and realistic experiences will develop an exemplary ambulatory care pharmacist who is proficient and compassionate in all interactions with patients, learners and colleagues, as well as a humble leader within the profession of Pharmacy.

Required Experiences

• Academia/Teaching
• Administration
• Annual Wellness Visits
• Anticoagulation Management
• Diabetes
• Home Visits
• Navari Clinic
• Orientation
• Pharmacotherapy Clinic --  various patients: Asthma, Diabetes, Anticoagulation, Smoking Cessation, Weight Loss...etc
• Physician Network Quality Metrics
• Practice Management
• Residency Project
• Staffing
• Team Pharmacist
• Transitions of Care— Ambulatory

Elective Experiences

• Advanced Academia
• Bariatrics
• Cardiology/CHF
• Diabetes Camp
• Geriatrics
• Global Health Track
• Health System Outpatient Pharmacy
• Infectious Disease - Ambulatory
• Medical Director/Pharmacotherapy
• MTM/Pharmacotherapy
• Pain/palliative care
• Psychopharmacotherapy
• Sports Medicine Consults
• Transitions of Care - Inpatient

Teaching Experiences

You can't turn around without teaching someone: patients, students, residents, even faculty. Residents have the opportunity to complete didactic lectures for pharmacists, pharmacy residents, and medical residents at Saint Joseph Health System. In addition to this, residents have the lecture opportunities at colleges of pharmacy. Residents are given the opportunity to created development plans for the incoming PGY1 class, create and lead the residency didactics and leadership sessions, precept pharmacy students, PGY1 pharmacy residents, and PGY2 and PGY3 medical residents. If you have not done one, residents are able to participate in the Indiana Pharmacy Teaching Certificate

 Residency Pearls Beyond Our Stellar Preceptors and Curriculum

• The Mission of Saint Joseph Health Center is very tangible on a daily basis.
• We focus on training people who happen to have chosen pharmacy as a profession instead of just training pharmacists.
• Our atmosphere is unique as we are a residency program that grew a department of pharmacy.
• We know our stuff, but we like to have fun. Patient care is serious, not everything else has to be.
• We expect our residents to become autonomous and take great strides to foster independence by intentionally modeling, coaching, and facilitating.
• We graduate a three dimensional pharmacists. You will be able to treat patients, teach students, and lead into the future.
• Our residency programs are very collegial. You will feel like you are part of a class of 38 residents.
• Our alumni network is vast and ALL alumni freely give back to the program on an annual basis.
• We are the first PGY1 pharmacy residency program to include training in global health.
• We are one of the first PGY1 pharmacy residency programs focused in ambulatory care.

Number of Available Positions

Two?

Salary

$50659 over 52 weeks 

Benefits

• Paid lunches
• Relocation stipend
• 15 days paid time off plus holidays
• Five days for continuing education
• Continuing education stipend
• Reimbursement for BPS exam, budget permitting
• Reimbursement for ACCP and ASHP membership
• Reimbursement for IPTeC, ASHP Midyear and Great Lakes Pharmacy Resident Conferences
• Book stipend
• iPad, Surface, and laptop provided
•  Getting to see the Eds on a daily basis

**Potential questions to ask our current residents**

• Faria Chaudhry: How do you pronounce the word SAMIA?
• Molly Corder: What is a tardigrave?
• Ermina Begovic: What is Haris' address?
• Jackie Brogie: What is your favorite Van Halen song?
• Sydney Stratford: What is your favorite Johnny Cash song?

Application

The SJHS Pharmacy Residency requires the following items be uploaded into PhORCAS:

• A formal letter of intent
• Official transcripts from an ACPE-accredited university
• A current curriculum vitae
• Three PhORCAS letters of recommendation

We will require a letter of good standing from the RPD; this may be one of the three letters of recommendation.

The deadline for application is Jan. 1.

For more program specific information, please see:

• our website at: https://www.sjmed.com/pharmacy-residency
• our additional information at our google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YrsRVnKvjkHc2tzekw7qwW8eQ-l_UYoH?usp=sharing
• our guest book at: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=GeaRDSxKgEy5WY_fUY5S6GYQBnmzAQBDpgBIEGtoIGVUOTlBNlFFVERLS1Q3UUdGQzlHS0NTVEE4Ui4u

If you have any questions, please contact us at SJ-PharmacyResidency@sjrmc.com. 

 Eligible for licensure in Indiana; Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program.