PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Programs

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.

LRH offers two PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Programs with an emphasis in Acute Care or Ambulatory Care settings. Both programs deliver organized postgraduate training designed to accommodate the needs of individual resident. Over the course of twelve months, the resident will develop expert skills and competency in providing pharmaceutical care to a variety of patient populations. LRH PGY1 residency programs strive to provide flexibility in order to tailor the experience to the resident’s interests through a variety of rotational experiences. Residents will obtain professional confidence and leadership skills by being actively involved in the multidisciplinary care of patients.

The PGY1 programs are comprised of a vast range of learning experiences that include required rotations, elective rotation(s), and various longitudinal experiences. Click the links to view Acute Care and Ambulatory Care learning experience descriptions.

Experiences

Intensification of any core required experience can be made available as an elective based on the resident’s interest and preceptor availability (1 month)

Acute Care

Required Experiences

Ambulatory Care
Emergency Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Medical Critical Care
Orientation
Pain Management
Pharmacotherapy
Practice Management
Psychiatry
Research

Elective Experiences

Cardiovascular Critical Care
Hematology / Oncology
Informatics
Leadership
Pediatrics
Transitions of Care
Trauma Critical Care

Ambulatory Care

*Resident will select either Pain Management or Psychiatry as a required rotation; rotation not selected may be taken as an elective

Required Experiences
Ambulatory Care I-III
Ambulatory Care Practice Management
Emergency Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Orientation 
Pain Management or Psychiatry*
Pharmacotherapy 
Research
Transitions of Care

Elective Experiences

Hematology / Oncology
Informatics
Leadership
Pain Management or Psychiatry*
Pediatrics

Required Longitudinal Experiences

  • Code Response (BLS and ACLS certification)
  • Completion of a drug monograph with formulary recommendation(s)
  • Completion of a finalized manuscript (MUE or research project) ready for submission
  • Completion of the PGY1 Pharmacy Resident Topic Review List
  • Development or modification of a policy, procedure, or order set with presentation to the appropriate LRH committee
  • Hospital Pharmacy Practice (staffing; one evening per week, every 4th weekend, one major and one minor holiday)
  • Medication Use Evaluation (poster presentation at ASHP Midyear)
  • Presentations (patient cases, pharmacist CE)
  • Professional Development (monograph, P&T, Pharmacy Subcommittee Meetings, Topic Review List, presentation at LRH research conference, resident recruitment)
  • Research Project (presentation at Florida Residency Conference)
  • Teaching Certificate (optional)

Compensation

Salary: $54,000/year (full-time exempt status)

Full benefits provided

Earned time off: 25 days (accrued throughout the year)

Funding for the following conferences (pending administration approval):

  • ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
  • Florida Residency Conference

For more information, please contact:

Jessica Cobian pharmacy specialist

Jessica Cobian, PharmD, BCIDP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases
Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency (Acute Care match #129313)
Lakeland Regional Health
1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd
Lakeland, FL 33805
863.687.1100 x7356
jessica.cobian@myLRH.org

Macie Kent pharmacy specialist

Macie Kent, PharmD, CACP, CPh

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Anticoagulation
Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency (Ambulatory Care match #258513)
Lakeland Regional Health
1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd
Lakeland, FL 33805
863.687.1100 x3583
macie.kent@myLRH.org