PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency

CoxHealth PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency

ASHP-Accredited since: 2014
ASHP Program Code: 64017
National Matching Service Code: 682252

Scope

CoxHealth is the region’s only locally owned, not-for-profit health system, serving a population of over 1 million. Our 6-hospital organization has facilities in Springfield, Branson, Monett, and Lamar, and more than 80 physician clinics in the region.

The CoxHealth PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency learning experiences are primarily located at Cox Medical Center South, which is a 600-bed Level 1 Trauma, Level 1 Stroke, and Level 1 STEMI Center, in Springfield, Missouri. Additional learning experiences are available at Cox Branson and Mercy Hospital Springfield. Additional learning experiences are available at Cox Branson.

Please refer to the CoxHealth About Us page for additional information and specific facts regarding our facilities.

Residency Overview

Please refer to the CoxHealth Pharmacy Residencies Manual.

Program Description

ASHP PGY2 Program Purpose: PGY2 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency training to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives for advanced practice areas. Residents who successfully complete PGY2 residency programs are prepared for advanced patient care or other specialized positions, and board certification in the advanced practice area, if available.

In addition to the ASHP PGY2 Program Purpose, this program provides the resident with advanced clinical training in critical care pharmacotherapy, as well as opportunities for research, teaching, and scholarship. Upon completion of this residency, the pharmacist will be a competent clinical pharmacy practitioner in critical care that engages in multidisciplinary collaboration, demonstrates advanced critical thinking skills, and is able to design and implement complex medication recommendations in a variety of critical care environments.

  • Number of Residency Positions Available: 1
  • Duration of Appointment: 54-week appointment
  • Salary: Approximately $57,900 for a 54-week appointment

Staffing Requirements

  • Code Blue coverage throughout the residency year.
  • Resident(s) are required to work one major and one minor holiday. Those holidays will be determined during orientation and after assessment of the department needs. The resident(s) must take ETO for any non-worked holidays.
  • PGY-2(s) will have approximately four staffing days per month which will be determined after assessment of department and team needs.

Training Experience

  • Direct patient care activities with focus on critical care pharmacotherapy and safe medication distribution
  • Administration and project management
  • Collaboration with various members of the health care team to optimize medication therapy
  • Dose monitoring and adjustment per protocol and/or collaborative practice agreement
  • Metabolic support and nutrition
  • BLS, PALS and ACLS certification and code attendance
  • Participation in multidisciplinary committees

Program Structure

Note: All learning experience durations may be modified at the discretion of the Residency Program Director to best meet the needs of the individual resident. Any changes from the typical duration will be documented in the quarterly Resident Development Plan.

Teaching Certificate Program

A teaching certificate program through the University of Missouri-Kansas City is encouraged for all residents who did not receive one during their PGY1 but is not a requirement of the residency. Cost will be covered by the residency program should a resident choose to enroll.

Required Learning Experiences

PGY2 residents will gain the skills to function as the primary ICU pharmacist during their required learning experiences with the expectation that the resident will handle all aspects of the medication process from ordering to administration and follow up. Because required ICU experiences will focus on developing the skills necessary to effectively be the lead ICU pharmacist, they will primarily be assigned in the first half of the residency year. Rather than focusing on a specific team, the PGY2 resident will be expected to identify medication-related issues and manage the therapeutic plan of every patient in the unit, regardless of the primary service. The resident will be expected to build relationships with each medical team in the ICU and work proactively with other disciplines (i.e., physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, dietitians, social workers, and case managers) to achieve efficient workflow and medication delivery. Daily activities will include participation in rounds, Code Blue and emergency response, comprehensive patient profile reviews for effective and proactive medication management, performing pharmacokinetic monitoring on all therapeutically monitored drugs (TDM), validating pharmacy orders on ICU patients, and overseeing and directing PGY1 resident and pharmacy student activities. This integration of staffing and clinical services prepares residents for any type of practice environment they may encounter in their future jobs by emphasizing the development of essential skills required for an advanced pharmacy practitioner: independent practice skills, multi-tasking and prioritization.

Elective Learning Experiences

There are a wide variety of learning experiences the resident can choose their electives from. Electives can be selected from the list below and any of the required ICU learning experiences may be repeated again as a general elective. Elective learning experiences (except repeat core) generally allow the PGY2 resident to learn about being a service-based pharmacist. This will allow the resident the flexibility to tailor their PGY2 experience to an area of interest. Elective learning experiences will generally be scheduled in the second half of the residency year (after the required ICU learning experiences are completed). New experiences may be created on a case-by-case basis if the resident has an interest in a practice area not covered by the elective learning experiences below.

Requirements for Completion of the Program and Certification

ASHP MCM – American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting
MPRC – Midwest Pharmacy Residents Conference

SCCM – Society of Critical Care Medicine

MSHP

PGY2 Critical Care Graduates

Our program prepares residents for careers at CoxHealth and other health care organizations. Click through the tabs below learn where our graduates were first employed following their graduation.