PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Residency

• To develop competent practitioners with an understanding of rational drug therapy and the ability to ensure safe, effective, and economical use of drugs.
• To provide experiences which enhances the resident’s ability to design, implement, provide and improve specialty pharmacy services.
• To develop oral and written communication skills including enhancement of teaching skills and scholarly activity.
• To develop investigative and problem-solving skills.

• Research Project - Residents will be provided a list of research topics to choose from at which point they will develop a protocol, submit to the Institutional Review Board (IRB), collect data, present their research at appropriate conference, and complete a publishable manuscript. The resident will work under the mentorship of a preceptor to enhance the resident’s skills in study design, data collection, data analysis and results reporting.
• Continuing Education Presentation - Resident will present two 60-minute formal continuing education presentations for the pharmacy department.
• Physician Lecture Series - Residents will present one 20-minute pharmacotherapy topic to Internal Medicine resident physicians.
• Journal Club - Residents will present one journal club per year to the pharmacy department.
• Quality Improvement Project - Residents will present a formal quality improvement project
• Collaborative Practice Agreement - Residents will gain experience from creating a collaborative practice agreement and evaluating current collaborative practice agreements
• Business Case - Residents will create and present a business case to the leadership team.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health and Wellness Program
• Discounted gym membership
• 10 days of vacation & 6 holidays - A resident may not be absent from a rotation for >5 days, except to fulfill program-required leave

• Letter of intent
• Academic transcript
• Curriculum Vitae
• 3 Letters of Recommendation
• Graduate of an accredited College/School of Pharmacy
• Eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the State of Louisiana
• Must obtain a Louisiana pharmacy intern license by start of the program (if not licensed as a pharmacist)
• Licensed in the State of Louisiana before the program begins or shortly thereafter
• Materials should be submitted via the PHORCAS

Deadline for completed applications is January 13th, 2023

Only fully completed applications will be considered for a virtual interview.