Postgraduate Year One Residency Program
St. Vincent's Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency Program is designed to develop advanced knowledge and skills for pharmacy clinicians to practice independently and to excel in clinical service, teaching, and research in the acute care setting.
PGY1 Graduation Requirements
To receive a certificate of completion, the resident must complete at a minimum the following activities by 3 pm on the last of day of the program in order to be considered as having met the requirements for graduation:
- Achieve 85% of program Goals and Objectives assessed as Achieved for Residency by the Residency Advisory Council (RAC) review of preceptor evaluations
- All critical objectives are Achieved for Residency by the RAC review of preceptor evaluations
- Complete a research project with results which includes presenting at a state or national conference (i.e., Florida Residency Conference), composing a written manuscript suitable for publication, and submitting either the manuscript for publication or an abstract for a poster presentation at a state or national meeting
- Compile a medication use evaluation (MUE)
- Complete a drug class review or drug monograph
- Compose a newsletter or bulletin to healthcare providers
- Present a Pharmacy Grand Rounds Presentation approved for 1 hour continuing education
- Present a Pharmacy Technician Program approved for continuing education
- Present four Resident Interactive Teaching Experiences (two evidence based journal club presentations and two patient case presentations)
- Present at either the NEFSHP residency forum or nursing conference
- Complete four community service projects (one per quarter)
- Obtain ACLS certification
- Complete all PharmAcademic evaluations
- Submit Resident Portfolio
PGY1 Program Expectations
In addition to the graduation requirements, the PGY1 residents are expected to participate in the following activities:
- Demonstrate compliance with all hospital and department policies and procedures
- Participate in resident recruitment process and interviews
- Perform practice coverage as assigned
- Respond to Code Blues and Stroke Codes as appropriate
- Precept and mentor students as assigned
- Actively participate in topic and patient case discussions
- Participate on the Emergency Preparedness Team if activated
- Present a poster at ASHP Midyear Meeting
- Coordinate Pharmacy Week activities as a residency class
- Attend and actively participate in weekly Resident Interactive Teaching Experiences (RITEs)
- Complete one FSHP (Florida Society of Health System Pharmacists) award application as a residency class
- Submit research for the Florida Residency Conference Excellence in Research Award
- Attend and participate in ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Florida Residency Conference
- Teach outpatient education classes (i.e., pulmonary, cardiac, heart failure)
- Report adverse drug reactions and medication errors as necessary
- Present at the Ascension Virtual Research Seminar