A note from the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director

Thank you for your interest in our PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at St. Luke’s Hospital-St. Louis! We are excited that you are considering starting your pharmacy residency journey with us. We have been an ASHP-accredited program since 2006 with a strong foundation in internal medicine and cardiology. Our resident graduates have gone on to complete PGY2 programs in a variety of specialties or pursue clinical staffing and specialist positions. Many have also continued to work at St. Luke’s Hospital and remain as dedicated preceptors in our program. I am also a previous graduate of both our PGY1 and PGY2 Internal Medicine residencies and enjoy working with our new pharmacy residents each year to achieve their goals. Our community teaching hospital is a very rewarding work environment to be a part of. Residents are able to connect with a variety of healthcare professionals, including medical residents in the St. Luke’s Hospital Internal Medicine Residency program. Our goal is to train professional patient-centered pharmacists who represent our St. Luke’s Mission Statement: “We are dedicated to providing exceptional care to every patient, every time.”

Thank you for taking the time to visit our site! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions regarding our program!

Sincerely,

Allison Clemons, Pharm.D., BCPS
(314) 205-6100 x 5378
Allison.Clemons@stlukes-stl.com

• Practicing in multidisciplinary patient care settings in internal medicine.
• Receiving formal instruction and mentoring in didactic and experiential teaching methods.
• Assist in precepting Doctor of Pharmacy students on clinical rotations.
• Enhancing verbal and written communication skills through clinical practice activities, didactic teaching and seminar presentations.

• The core required rotation blocks are:
• Internal Medicine (2 of 3 subspecialties)
  • Cardiology
  • General Medicine
  • Neurology
• Critical Care - Medical ICU
• Infectious Disease
• Pharmacy Management / Patient Safety
  

• The elective rotation blocks are: (choose 5)
• Anticoagulation - Inpatient / Anticoagulation Clinic
• Critical Care - Surgical ICU
• Emergency Medicine
• Internal Medicine (1 of 3 subspecialties)
• Oncology Infusion Center
• Pain Management
• Transition of Care

• Presentations: The residents will prepare a variety of presentations throughout the year, including journal clubs, formal cases, and pharmacy education presentations. These presentations will be delivered to the pharmacy and internal medicine departments. The presentations are designed to keep the resident and clinical staff up to date on therapeutic medication management. The residents will also participate in informal cases together as a co-resident team to assess specific disease states with preceptor guidance and discussion.

• Service Commitment: The resident provides clinical staffing coverage to the pharmacy department every third weekend and a 2.5-hour evening shift one or two nights a week on a rotating basis. The resident will also staff one major holiday (Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day) and one minor holiday (Labor Day, Day after Thanksgiving, and Memorial Day), which will be decided among the resident class at the beginning of the residency year. The resident is responsible for all clinical consult activities and may be asked to help with patient discharge counseling if needed. Staffing responsibilities will not begin until after orientation is complete.

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