Our Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) residency program is a 12-month ASHP-accredited program that builds upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals and objectives. Residents who successfully complete out PGY1 residency program will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership and education, be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS) and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.

  • Orientation (5 weeks)
  • Emergency Medicine
  • General Pediatrics I & II
  • Hematology/Oncology/BMT
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Neonatal Intensive Care
  • Pediatric Intensive Care

  • Cardiovascular Intensive Care
  • Solid Organ Transplant
  • Administration
  • Advanced Pediatric Intensive Care
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Advanced General Pediatrics
  • Investigational Drug Service
  • Ambulatory Care (SOT/CF)
  • Ambulatory Care + Academia
  • Other topics, depending on needs or interest of the resident

  • Continuing Education Presentation
  • Teaching Certificate Program
  • Leadership and Administration
  • Residency Research Project
  • Medication Use Evaluation (MUE)
  • Medication Safety
  • Pharmacy Systems (Inpatient Staffing and Operations Management)

During the residency year, you’ll:

  • Actively participate in daily patient care rounds, therapeutic drug monitoring and provision of drug information to the medical team.
  • Perform direct and indirect patient care activities through various programs, including medication therapy management (MTM), quality improvement interventions and drug utilization review.
  • Present medication monographs and medical utilization evaluations (MUE) results to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) committee. 
  • Complete a residency research project suitable for publication and present results at the Pediatric Pharmacy Association (PPA) Annual Meeting.
  • Staff the inpatient pharmacy every 3rd weekend and one evening every 3rd weekday.
  • Gain exposure in various teaching and precepting experiences and earn a teaching certificate.

To successfully complete the program, the resident must achieve:

  • 28 out of 31 (90%) of the required ASHP PGY1 residency program goals and objectives
  • All R1 objectives must be assessed as achieved for the residency
  • The remaining 3 objectives (10%) must be assessed at a minimum of satisfactory progress

Contact

Amy L. Nguyen, PharmD, BCPPS
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director
gstitt [at] phoenixchildrens.com (anguyen1[at]phoenixchildrens[dot]com)
602-933-6483
 

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