A Note from the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Choosing a pharmacy residency is an important step in your professional development, and we appreciate your interest in the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis. Our program has been ASHP-accredited since 2006 and has a longstanding focus on developing strong clinical pharmacists through experiences in a variety of practice areas.
Over the years, our residents have pursued a wide range of career paths following graduation. Many have continued their training through PGY2 residencies in diverse specialties, while others have transitioned directly into clinical, staffing, or specialty pharmacy positions. We are especially proud that many of our residency graduates have chosen to continue their careers at St. Luke's Hospital and have remained involved in our program as dedicated preceptors.
As a program director, I am committed to providing our residents with a supportive and challenging learning environment that allows each resident to grow and achieve their individual goals. My own residency experiences have shaped my passion for mentorship and for helping residents develop the clinical knowledge, confidence, and independence needed to become well-rounded pharmacists. We strive to provide diverse clinical experiences, individualized mentorship, and opportunities to participate in teaching, research, and quality improvement.
Our community teaching hospital is a rewarding environment in which residents work closely with physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, and other members of the interdisciplinary team. These experiences provide meaningful opportunities to contribute to patient care while developing communication, clinical reasoning, and collaboration skills essential to pharmacy practice.
I encourage you to explore our program and consider St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis as you begin this next chapter in your pharmacy career. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions regarding our program.
Sincerely,
Annie Robinson, Pharm.D., BCCCP
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Anne.Robinson@stlukes-stl.com
Program Goals
The purpose of this training program is to prepare role model practitioner-educators for entry into clinical pharmacy positions or further post-graduate training.
This is accomplished by:
- 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.
PGY1 Structure
Three PGY1 Pharmacy Residency positions are available. The resident will complete 12 months of rotation blocks (4-5 weeks), in addition to longitudinal rotation experiences. Orientation will be conducted during the first month of the residency (July). There is also a research block (December) built-in, during which the resident will be expected to work on projects.
The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program has the following structure:
Required rotation blocks:
- Critical Care – Medical ICU
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine (two of the four subspecialties)
- Cardiology
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Pulmonology
- Orientation
- Population Health
- Pharmacy Management/Patient Safety
- Transitions of Care
Required longitudinal experiences [1]:
- Pharmacy Engagement & Professionalism
- Research Project
- Resident Education Academy (REA)
- Seminar Project
- Staffing/Medication Distribution
Elective rotation blocks: (select 2)
- Critical Care - Surgical ICU[2]
- Emergency Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Oncology
Notes:
- ^ Longitudinal experiences scheduled times:
- Pharmacy Engagement & Professionalism: 1st Friday of each month from 1:00-2:00 pm + 2 project weeks during the year
- Research Project: Research block in December
- Resident Education Academy (REA): course (fall), lecture (spring)
- Seminar Project: presentation in October, November, or December
- Staffing/Medication Distribution: rotating weeknights 4:00-7:00 pm; every 3rd weekend Saturday and Sunday 8:00 am-4:00 pm; 1 minor & 1 major holiday. Staffing responsibilities will not begin until after orientation is complete.
- ^ Residents must complete Critical Care – Medical ICU prior to taking Critical Care – Surgical ICU
During rotations, residents spend an appropriate amount of time under direct faculty preceptorship and the remainder of the time on their own service and assist in precepting students. The residency preceptor meets regularly with the resident to provide advice and feedback, share clinical expertise, guide student precepting activities and ensure back-up clinical coverage.
Salary
- PGY1 resident: $47,000
Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
Residents are eligible for enrollment in St. Luke's Hospital group health insurance. Coverage starts immediately upon employment.
Paid Time Off (PTO)/Holidays
Eighteen days of paid time off (PTO) are provided and must be used for any time that the resident is not at work, including personal days, sick time, interview days, and holidays. The six annual holidays are as follows: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Friday after Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Support Services
Residents have privileges at St. Luke's Hospital medical library. Office space, copying privileges and access to personal computers are available. Free parking is provided to all residents.