PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Residency

The emergency department specialty residency is focused in the care of critically ill and trauma patients. The goal for the resident is to be able to perform in a busy emergency department (ED). Several learning experiences involve the hospital's ED, which has approximately 100,000 visits per year. It is a university-based environment, staffed by physicians and residents from Emory University's department of emergency medicine. A fast paced environment allows many opportunities for the resident to learn the essentials of emergency medicine and become an advanced practitioner in this area.

Applicants to the Emergency Medicine specialty residency must have completed, or be in the process of completing, a PGY-1 pharmacy residency.

Learning experiences available to the emergency medicine specialty resident include:

Requirements for application to the Emergency Medicine specialty residency program:

General Requirements

1. Eligibility for pharmacist licensure in the state of Georgia
2. Successful completion of an accredited PGY-1 pharmacy residency
3. Personal and leadership qualifications for successful completion of a specialty residency
4. Eligibility for licensure in the state of Georgia

Specific Requirements (note deadlines)

5. The following are required:
   1. A Letter of Interest stating why the applicant desires a specialty residency at Grady Health System (must be postmarked by December 30)
   Numbers 2-5 must be postmarked by January 6
   2. Current Curriculum Vitae (include completed and anticipated residency rotations)
   3. Official pharmacy school transcripts
   4. Four (4) references completed on the Recommendation Request Form. Note: the recommendation form must be completed and should accompany a letter of reference.
   1. Three recommendations must be from preceptors who taught the resident during a PGY-1 pharmacy residency rotation
   2. One recommendation must be from the PGY-1 residency director
      
   5. Residency Questionnaire
6. Applicants invited for an on-site interview will be required to present a professional presentation on a topic related to clinical pharmacy practice (may present residency research project if some data collection and analysis has been completed)

For additional questions, please contact Dr. John Patka, Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency program at (404) 616-9413 or by e-mail at jpatka@gmh.edu.

Mail application materials for the emergency medicine residency to:

John Patka, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Emergency Medicine
Grady Health System
80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE
Box 26041
Atlanta, Georgia 30303