PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency

Number of Positions: 1
Estimated Salary: $55,000
Estimated Starting Date: July 1
NMS Code: 601752

Background

PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency builds on Doctor of Pharmacy education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in critical care.  This residency provides residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings.  Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification.

The program fosters the growth of residents into independent, accountable, and highly skilled leaders in the profession of pharmacy and the area of critical care pharmacy.  The critical care residents will obtain an in-depth knowledge of therapeutic areas of emphasis and an advanced skill set in areas of clinical practice, education, scholarship, and pharmacy leadership.  Graduates of the critical care program will be able to successfully serve as an authoritative resource in a variety of settings.

This is the first PGY2 Critical Care residency in the state of Arkansas and has been accredited by ASHP since 2020.

Program Structure (2027 – 2028)

1. Required Learning Experiences (1 month each)
   • Orientation
   • Cardiovascular ICU I
   • Clinical Nutrition Support
   • Emergency Medicine I
   • Medical ICU I
   • Medical ICU II
   • Neuro Critical Care I
   • Surgical ICU I
   • Infectious Diseases
     • required if no ID rotation as part of PGY1
2. Elective learning experiences (1 month each; up to 3 total)
   • Clinical Toxicology
   • CVICU II
   • Emergency Medicine II
   • Pediatric Emergency Medicine or ICU at Arkansas Children’s
   • Surgical ICU II
3. Longitudinal (10 months each)
   • Critical Care Practice Management & Leadership
   • Emergency Response
   • Residency Project
   • Staffing
     • Decentralized ICU and Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Practice Experiences
     • Tuesdays staffing follow-up with Critical Care Preceptors
     • Code Blue, Code Stroke, Level 1 Trauma response
   • Teaching & Education
4. Additional requirements:
   • Completion of PGY2 Appendix
   • Completion of residency project
   • Completion of a MUE
   • Completion of Pharmacy Grand Rounds presentation
   • Completion of Pharmacy Case Conference presentations
   • Provide at least two didactic lectures on Critical Care or Emergency Medicine topics to students

Benefits

• 12 days paid time off for vacation and sick leave
• 8 state holidays (number may vary slightly each year)
• Professional leave for meetings and interviews
• Financial assistance to attend ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Midsouth Pharmacy Residents Conference; additional meeting as funding allows
• White coat, jacket, and (2) scrub sets
• Office space, pager, laptop, and iPad (must be returned at the end of the residency year)
• Free, on-site, covered parking
• Comprehensive health sciences library
• Employer-paid life and health insurance
• Monthly meal stipend
• Employee food discount on campus (10%), and merchant discounts in the community

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