PGY-2  INTERNAL MEDICINE PHARMACY RESIDENCY  

• 1. Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy
• 2. Successful completion of an ASHP accredited or candidate status PGY-1 Pharmacy residency
• 3. Eligibility for licensure in the state of Georgia
• 4. Personal and leadership qualifications for successful completion of a PGY-2 residency
• 5. Letter of Intent
• 6. Curriculum vitae
• 7. PhORCAS references (see below)
• 8. Questionnaire (see below)

Submit four (4) references that will utilize the Standardized Reference form provided in PhORCAS. Three (3) references should be provided by residency preceptors and one (1) from the residency program director.

Questionnaire

Please answer the following questions and upload them to PhORCAS:

• 1. Which clinical learning experiences in your residency program did you most like and which did you least like? Why?
• 2. What would your residency preceptors say are your strengths and weaknesses?
• 3. Describe your most rewarding experience from residency or pharmacy school.
• 4. Describe the ideal PGY-2 residency program.5.        What job do you plan to pursue at the conclusion of the PGY-2 Internal Medicine residency?

Applicants invited for an on-site interview during January or February will be required to present a professional presentation on a topic related to clinical pharmacy practice (may present a residency research project if some data collection and analysis has been completed).

• Orientation (1)
• Internal Medicine I  (Teaching Team)
  • (Emory and Morehouse Schools of Medicine Teaching Services)
• Internal Medicine II (Teaching Team + Precepting)
• Internal Medicine: Hospitalist Service
• Internal Medicine: Unit Based
• Medical ICU (1)
• Infectious Diseases (1 – ID Consults or Inpatient HIV Service)

•  Longitudinal Clinic (1 – 2 times a month, half day, 9 months)
• Residency Project 1 & 2 (12 months, Flipped Research Project (Present at Vizient and SERC)
• On-Call/Staffing
  • 24-hour in-house Clinical On-Call Program (25 – 30 shifts, 12 months)
  • 4-hour Staffing shift (15 – 20 shifts, 12 months)
• Administration, Journal Club, and Medication Use (12 months)
  • MUE, protocol/policy development, journal peer review, committee involvement
  • Professional Development Seminars, Residency Research Advisory Committee Seminars, and Capstone at Emory School of Medicine
  • Pharmacokinetics coverage
  • Internal Medicine Journal Club
• Clinical Seminar (Grand Rounds) and Clinical Case (12 months)o   2 ACPE-accredited presentations

Flexible and are arranged based on the needs and interests of the resident 

• Ambulatory Clinic (variety)
• Medical ICU II
• Emergency Medicine
• Infectious Diseases (ID Consults, Inpatient HIV Service, Antimicrobial Stewardship)·      
• Neurology or Neurology Consults

Flexible and are arranged based on the needs and interests of the resident 

• Teaching Certificate Program via Mercer University (if not completed during PGY1)
  • Experiential and Didactic Tracks
  • Precepting, Facilitation, Lecture, Teaching Philosophy
• Other teaching opportunities  
  • May include GSHP webinar, ACCP Adult Medicine PRN eJournal Club, etc