PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency

Welcome

The PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Ascension St. Vincent is designed for residents to explore their interests and gain clinical knowledge through various experiences. The program prides itself in fostering a welcoming, engaging, and educational environment that allows the resident to achieve their professional goals. We are excited to share our program with you as you are determining the next steps in your career. We hope that our program will match your desires and support you in reaching your professional goals.  Please use this website to learn more about our program and what we have to offer.  Please don't hesitate to contact the program director or current resident with questions.

Residency Program Director: Zachary Moon, PharmD, BCPS (zachary.moon2@ascension.org)

Purpose Statement

PGY1 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.

Program Description

Ascension St. Vincent Hospital is a community teaching hospital with over 700 beds and is the largest healthcare facility within Ascension Health, the largest Catholic health system in the world. The hospital system is comprised of St. Vincent Indianapolis, Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent, Lucas Family Brain and Spine Hospital, and St. Vincent Women and Infants Hospital. St. Vincent Indianapolis serves as a tertiary referral center for a large network of Indiana St. Vincent Health hospitals. The hospital has an active Medical Education Department supporting medical residents and fellows in Cardiology, Family Practice, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Podiatry and Transitional/ Preliminary Medicine. The pharmacy department provides postgraduate training programs for pharmacists and maintains affiliations with Butler, Manchester and Purdue universities. 

Ascension St. Vincent offers a unique resident experience at a large community teaching hospital. The site allows the resident to learn how to practice in a community hospital, but also how to effectively interact and practice in a teaching hospital with a variety of learners. The residency program focuses on patient-centered care while incorporating the hospital’s desire to treat the whole patient, body, mind and spirit. Residents will have the opportunity to participate on multidisciplinary teams and committees not only at a local level but also at a statewide and national level with Ascension St. Vincent  and Ascension Health, respectively. Besides compassionate care for patient and families, the residency focuses on teaching and quality improvement through participation in the teaching certificate program, layered learning, medical education activities, and quality improvement-based residency projects. Residents at Ascension St. Vincent will also participate in a biweekly resident lecture series focusing on development in precepting, career development, leadership, wellness, and unique clinical topics. 

Application Instructions 

  • Applications will be received via PhORCAS application by January 2, 2024 
  • In lieu of a letter of intent, applicants should complete the following two questions as a supplemental application for the Ascension St. Vincent PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program and upload it to the PhORCAS system. Responses should be types in 12 point font, on one, single-spaced, typed page. 
    • Describe your transition from didactic lectures to APPE rotations. What have you learned from this experience and how will that influence your transition from pharmacy student to resident? 
    • What are your long term career goals and how will the PGY1 residency at Ascension St. Vincent help you to achieve these goals?
  • Please see the Application and Employment Information tab for specific directions for reference writers. 

Learning Experiences

The PGY-1 Resident will be given the opportunity to gain experience in the following areas:
  • Required
    • Ambulatory Care (longitudinal)
    • Critical Care
    • Education and Teaching (IPTEC) - Indiana Pharmacy Resident Teaching Certificate Program (longitudinal)
    • Grand Rounds (longitudinal)
    • Infectious Diseases/ Antimicrobial Stewardship
    • Internal Medicine
    • Leadership
    • Medication Safety
    • Orientation
    • Pediatrics
    • Residency Project (longitudinal)
    • Staffing (longitudinal)

     

  • Elective
    • Academia
    • Adult Emergency Medicine
    • Behavioral Health
    • Cardiology
    • Concentrated Pediatric Ambulatory Care
    • Critical Care
    • Pediatrics
    • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
    • Internal Medicine - Carmel Hospital
    • Internal Medicine - Hospitalist
    • Internal Medicine - Teaching
    • Solid Organ Transplant
    • Women's Health
  • Longitudinal Experiences
    • Ambulatory Care
    • Grand Rounds
    • Residency Project
    • Recruitment
    • Service Commitment
    • Staffing
    • Student Precepting
    • Teaching Certificate

Previous Residency Classes

  • Class of 2021

     

    Nichole Haeg, PharmD | Concordia University (Wisconsin) | OB/MFM Clinical Pharmacist at Riley Children’s Hospital/ Indiana University Health

    Kirsten McGrew, PharmD | Butler University | Internal Medicine Clinical Specialist at University of Cincinnati Medical Center

    Lauren Shinn, PharmD, BCOP | Purdue University | Clinical Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist at University of Kansas Health System

     

  • Class of 2022

    Taylor Bock, PharmD | Creighton University | Clinical Internal Medicine Pharmacist at Bryan Health

    Emily Garries, PharmD | Purdue University | Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinical Specialist at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital

    Haley Hixon, PharmD | University of Kentucky | Solid Organ Transplant Clinical Specialist at Michigan Medicine

    Rachel Dubuisson, PharmD | University of Michigan | Clinical Pharmacist at Trinity Health Ann Arbor

     

  • Class of 2023

    Kendyl Miller, PharmD | Purdue University | Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital

    Tyler Kennedy, PharmD | Butler University | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Maternal Fetal Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis

    Lacey Oscarson, PharmD | University of Arizona | PGY2 Transplant at Baylor St. Luke's

    Matthew Shotts, PharmD | Purdue University | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Ascension St. Vincent Anderson

     

  • Class of 2024

    Emily Costello, PharmD | Butler University | Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis

    Julia Junker, PharmD | Butler University | PGY2 Internal Medicine at Ascension St. Vincent/Butler University

    Chantel Nelson, PharmD | University of Kentucky | PGY2 Pediatrics at Ascension St. Vincent/Peyton Manning Children's Hospital

    Delaney Straw, PharmD | Butler University | Clinical Pharmacist at Johnson Memorial Health

     

  • Class of 2025

    Ashley Sabol, PharmD | LECOM School of Pharmacy | Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis

    Rebecca Mann, PharmD | Purdue University | PGY2 Critical Care at Ascension St. Vincent

    Karrie Hightower, PharmD | Purdue University | Specialty Pharmacist at AndHealth

    Mykenzie Kostka, PharmD | The Ohio State University | PGY2 Pediatrics at Ascension St. Vincent/Peyton Manning Children's Hospital

    Sarah Bredeweg, PharmD | Butler University | Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis

     

Current Residents