PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency

RESIDENCY HIGHLIGHTS

Positions: 4

Duration: 12 months

Rotations: 4 required, 4 electives

Estimated Stipend: $51,542 per year (no FICA or state income tax)

• Nevada Pharmacist License within 60 days of starting program

• Nevada Intern Pharmacist License will be needed unless licensed as registered pharmacist in Nevada prior to July 1

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy
• Strongly recommended for NAPLEX and Nevada MPJE to be taken prior to the first day of residency

To apply, submit the following on PhORCAS:

• Official transcripts
  • If from a pass/no pass school: please also send class ranking information directly to residency program director
• Letter of intent
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• 3 letters of recommendation (at least two must be from clinical preceptors)

LEARNING EXPERIENCES

REQUIREMENTS

*Each rotation is 4-6 weeks long

Required

• Orientation
• Administration I
• Internal Medicine I
• Selective – Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit I or Medical Intensive Care Unit I 

Elective (choose 4) 

• Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit I (if not taken as selective option)
• Infectious Disease I
  • Infectious Disease II
• Emergency Medicine I
  • Emergency Medicine II
• Trauma Intensive Care Unit I 
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 
• Medical Intensive Care Unit I (if not taken as a selective option)
• Internal Medicine II

REQUIRED LONGITUDINAL EXPERIENCES

• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Clinical Consult Service
  • Pain Management
  • Parenteral Nutrition
• Formal Presentations
• Formulary Management / P&T Projects
• Medication Use Evaluation / Quality Improvement
• Precepting (while on rotations)
• Research
• Teaching certificate (optional)

• 1 Research project
• 2 P&T Projects  
• 1 UMC Newsletter article

PRESENTATIONS

• 3 Patient case/disease state presentations
• 2 Journal clubs
• 1 Continuing education presentation
• 2 Nursing in-services
• 1 Platform presentation at a regional residency conference

STAFFING

• 29 shifts (total hours: 290)
  • 26 non-holiday staffing shifts
  • 1 major holiday
  • 2 minor holidays
• Additional staffing is optional for supplemental pay