Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola
PGY1 Residency Program

PGY1 Residency Programs and 2024 Application Details 

Starting Date: 06/16/2024

Application Deadline: 1/3/2024

Duration/Type: 52 weeks

Number Positions: 4 Adult Program PGY1 Positions AND 1 Pediatric Program PGY1 Position

Estimated Stipend: $47,500

Interview Required: Yes (Offering both Onsite and Virtual Interviews)

Residency Special Features:  Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola offers a wide variety of clinical rotations that provide extensive pharmaceutical care experiences.

We offer a total of FIVE post-graduate year one (PGY1) residency experiences, four (4) ADULT and one (1) PEDIATRIC position.

ADULT track NMS Code = 163113

PEDIATRIC track NMS Code = 163125

Benefits:  Paid time off (12 days); full health, dental, and vision benefits; Paid attendance to ASHP Midyear meeting and the Florida Residency Conference.

Special Requirements for Acceptance:  Prospective candidates must hold or anticipate graduation with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, eligible for Florida Intern & Pharmacist license, and be committed to fulfilling all the requirements of the program.

Completed applications include:

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Letter of Intent declaring interest in our Adult or Pediatric PGY1 residency program
    (MUST CHOOSE ONE)
  • Pharmacy School Transcripts
  • Three Letters of Recommendation

Applicants can select from the following interview 2023 interview dates:

Adult PGY1 Residency Candidates Interview Dates

In Person Interviews

  • Friday, January 26, 2024
  • Monday, January 29, 2024
  • Friday, February 16, 2024

Virtual Interviews

  • Friday, February 9, 2024

Pediatric PGY1Residency Candidate Interview Date

In Person Interviews

  • Friday, February 2, 2024

Virtual Interviews

  • Monday, February 12, 2024

PGY1 Program Purpose

PGY1 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training. [No text in field]

PGY1 Residency Program Learning Structure

PGY1 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training. 
The History:
  • Pensacola’s First PGY1 Residency Program

  • 2003 we welcomed our first class of residents (Our 20th Year!)

    72 residents have graduated from our program (25 program graduates have remained part of our team since 2015)
  • Part of the nation’s largest Catholic non-profit healthcare system

  • Faith is at the center of our care

  • Each resident and our preceptors are at the heart of our program. 


Our Mission

At Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, our mission is to train the next generation of pharmacists with high-quality, well respected preceptors who offer diverse learning experiences. Our aspiration as a program, through a system of excellence, is for each resident to become the best version of themselves and achieve outcomes surpassing that of their preceptors.  In the end, both resident and preceptor have a common mission to promote optimized pharmaceutical care, the advancement of our pharmacy profession, and to be one of the top PGY1 pharmacy residency programs in the nation.


Number of PGY1 Positions: 

  • 4 Adult Patient focused

    1 *Pediatric Patient focused (Seeking to add a second pediatric position for 2024_2025)

*Also now in pre-candidate status to meet the new ASHP Standard.  With our new pediatric resident(s) next year we will change to candidate status.


Salary and Benefits:  $47,500 + benefits**

**Benefits:  Paid time off (12 days); full health, dental, and vision benefits (if the resident elects coverage); Paid attendance to ASHP Midyear meeting and the Florida Residency Conference.


Interview Required: Yes 

Offering both in person and virtual interviews


Adult PGY1 In Person Interview Dates: 

  • Friday, January 26, 2024

  • Monday, January 29, 2024

  • Monday, February 6, 2024


Adult PGY1 Virtual Interview Date:

  • Friday, February 9, 2024


Pediatric PGY1 In Person Interview Dates:

  • Friday, February 2, 2024


Pediatric PGY1 Virtual Interview Dates:

  • Monday, February 12, 2024


PGY1 Adult Phase Two Virtual Interview Date

  • Monday, March 25, 2024


PGY1 Pediatric Phase Two Virtual Interview Date

  • Friday, March 29, 2024


Application Deadline

January 3, 2024


Application Requirements

  • Prospective candidates must hold or anticipate graduation with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, eligible for Florida Intern & Pharmacist license, and be committed to fulfilling all the requirements of the program.


Completed Applications include 

  • Curriculum vitae 

    Pharmacy school transcripts
  • Three (3) letters of recommendation

  • Letter of intent declaring interest in a specific program (PGY1 Adult, PGY1 Pediatric, etc.)  

  • Applicants please choose only one program of interest.   


Starting Date: Our 52 week residency program begins 6/16/2024


Residency Special Features:  Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola offers a wide variety of clinical rotations that provide extensive pharmaceutical care experiences.  


Program Structure (Link)

Contact Information

Ernie Cyr, PharmD, BCPS

PGY1 Residency Program Director (Adult and Pediatric Programs)

Email: Ernie.Cyr@ascension.org

Office: 850-416-4677


Glenn Grantner, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

PGY1 Residency Program Coordinator - Adult

Email: Glenn.Grantner@ascension.org


Keyosha Stallworth, PharmD, BCPPS

Pediatric Clinical Staff Pharmacist

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Coordinator - Pediatric

Email:  Keyosha.smart@ascension.org


Resident Learning Experiences

Required “Core” RotationsAdult (8); Pediatric (9)

Adult Residents$

Pediatric Residents$

Orientation

Adult Internal Medicine I

Adult Internal Medicine II

Adult Critical Care

Infectious Diseases

Ambulatory Care

Research (February)

Pharmacy Administration

Orientation

Pediatric Internal Medicine I

Pediatric Internal Medicine II

Infectious Diseases

Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU)

Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU)

Ambulatory Care (Peds)

Research (February)

Pharmacy Administration

Elective Rotations:  Adult (4); Pediatric (3)**

Cardiology

Advanced Critical Care (Adult/NICU/PICU)

Emergency Medicine (Adult and Pediatric)

Oncology

Outpatient Infusion Therapy

Renal Transplant

Surgery

Medication Safety

Information Technology

Staffing

Any of the core rotations could be an elective experience

Block Rotation

2 Month Heart Failure Clinic (Adult Residents)

Teaching Certificate (Block) through USF

Preceptor and Academia Track

Antimicrobial Stewardship 

(4 ID related presentations)

Longitudinal Rotations***

Pharmacy Practice Management (Block Focus)

10 weeks Med Safety, P&T, Med Diversion, Pharmacy Leadership

Research (Flip Model - Finish 1; Start 1)

Staffing

$ Monthly rotations

*Required two, one month rotations.  

**Elective rotations are flexible. If the resident has a particular area of interest, additional elective rotations may be created. Alternatively, any Required Rotation can be repeated as an Elective Rotation.  One month in duration.

***Longitudinal rotations begin after 6 weeks of orientation and continue through the entire residency year.  Evaluated Quarterly.

# 8 week rotation


Program Requirements 


Residency certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the following activities:


Residency Requirements

TWO Major Projects

One Research Project

One Performance Improvement Project

Research Project

Project IRB approved or determined IRB exempt

Manuscript Preparation. Final manuscript submission ready.

Conference Presentations

ASHP Poster Submission and Presentation

Florida Residency Conference Abstract Submission and Presentation

Virtual Residency Conference Presentation to Ascension National

At Least One Medication Use Evaluation

MUE

Education Programs

Noon Conference #1

Noon Conference #2

CE Presentation to the Pharmacy Staff

One Administrative Project in At Least One of These Categories

Policy Review

Financial/Cost Savings

Quality Improvement

Meets Total Hours

Completed Twelve Months of Residency equaling 2080 Hours

Health System Meetings

Attend Two P&T Meetings


Attend Two Antimicrobial Stewardship Meetings


Attend Two Medication Safety Meetings


Volunteer Activities

Activity #1

Activity #2

Departmental Service Commitment (Staffing)

Average 40 hours every 4 weeks or 60 hours every 6 weeks

Attend and Participate in State and National Conferences

ASHP Midyear

Florida Residency Conference

Certifications

BLS

ACLS (not for pediatric resident)

PALS

IV Room Certification

Teaching Certificate

CITI Training

Code Resident Attestation

Chief Resident Month Attestation

Timely Completion of PharmAcademic Evaluations

PharmAcademic Completed within 7 Days

ERS Documentation

At Least Three Documented Adverse Events or Near Misses Documented Per Quarter (12 documented over 12 months)

Portfolio Completion

Residency Portfolio Completed in PharmAcademic

Residency Folder Maintained and Completed in Google SHARED Drive


Resident Research 2023

A dedicated research committee oversees resident research

  • Apixaban for VTE treatment in severe renal impairment Ascension multi-center research

  • Impact of an Infectious Diseases Pharmacist Led Culturing Stewardship Intervention on Blood Culture Contamination Rates in the Emergency Department

  • Impact of Entresto formulary management on patient compliance outcomes 

  • Impact of rapid diagnostics plus antimicrobial stewardship in blood culturing

  • Evaluation of the efficacy of intravenous ketorolac dose capping for acute pain in a pediatric tertiary care center

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