PGY-2  AMBULATORY CARE PHARMACY RESIDENCY  

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy
• Successful completion of an ASHP accredited or candidate status PGY-1 Pharmacy residency
• Personal and leadership qualifications for successful completion of a residency program
• Eligibility for licensure in the state of Georgia

• Current Curriculum Vitae – include completed and anticipated residency rotations and official pharmacy school transcripts
• Four (4) references – completed on the PhorCAS Recommendation Form
• Three recommendations must be from preceptors who taught the resident during a PGY-1 pharmacy residency rotation. One recommendation must be from the residency director.
• Completed Residency Questionnaire – Please answer the following questionnaire and upload to PhORCAS:
  •  1. Please list the top three reasons you are specifically interested in working at Grady Health System. Please describe how our organization’s values and goals align with your personal and professional development.
  • 2. How does completing a PGY2 Ambulatory Care residency assist you in achieving your career goals?
  • 3. Which rotation during residency did you find most rewarding and impactful? Which did you find least rewarding and impactful? Why?
  • 4. Which rotation was most challenging and why? How did you overcome those challenges? 

On-site interviews will be conducted in January or February. Those candidates invited for an on-site interview will be given additional details of the interview upon invitation.

Each PGY-2 resident will be required to complete a research project with a primary focus on ambulatory care-related issues, such as performing a quality improvement initiative or cost-benefit analysis. Our program follows the flipped research model. This means that during the summer, the resident is assigned to a protocol that has already been IRB-approved. They begin their residencies in the data-collection phase of research which allows the resident to present their results at a national meeting. During the second half of the residency year, the resident prepares a proposal and seeks IRB approval for the next academic year.

Grady Health System is affiliated with a variety of academic institutions and pharmacy schools, including Emory Medical School, Morehouse Medical School, The University of Georgia, Mercer University, and South University. As a result, we provide training to numerous pharmacy students as they complete their clinical clerkship rotations (APPEs) within our institution. This exposure provides the resident with many opportunities to develop their preceptor skills. Additionally, we have a robust PGY-1 pharmacy program, for which our residents often serve as both mentors and preceptors. Finally, our affiliations with Emory and Morehouse provide additional opportunities for growth in the areas of inter-professional and continuing education activities.

Residents with an interest in didactics can participate in the Teaching Certificate Program offered through Mercer University College of Pharmacy.

The PGY-2 ambulatory care resident will be required to staff for two 4-hour shifts twice monthly in one of the health system retail pharmacies.

• Orientation – 4 to 5 weeks/1 month
• Primary Care 1 – 8 to 10 weeks/2 months
• Primary Care 2 – 8 to 10 weeks/2 months
• Medication Adherence – 4 to 5 weeks/1 month
• Independent Practice – 4 to 5 weeks/1 month
• Geriatric Clinic – 4-10 weeks/1-2 months
• Ambulatory Administration – 4 to 5 weeks/1 month
• Advanced Lipid Management – ½ day/week; 1st half of the year
• Specialty Rotation – 8 to 10 weeks/2 months
• Hepatitis C Clinic – ½ day/week; 2nd half of the year

Elective Rotations (4-10 weeks, depending on resident interest and preceptor availability)

• Anticoagulation
• Asthma/Allergy Clinic
• Dermatology Clinic
• Diabetes Clinic
• Emergency Medicine
• Gastroenterology Clinic
• Heart Failure Clinic
• Infectious Disease Clinic
• Inpatient Internal Medicine
• Neurology Clinic
• Primary Care 3
• Rheumatology Clinic
• Transitions of Care/OPAT

• Outpatient Staffing – two 1/2 days per month
• Research (flipped model) – 1 full day per month
• Three ACPE-accredited CE presentations: clinical seminar, patient case, all-staff meeting
• Journal Club – 1 monthly
• Business Plan – longitudinal
• BCACP topic discussion prep – longitudinal