Purpose

PGY2 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. PGY2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.

The goal of the PGY2 Investigational Drugs and Research residency is to provide candidates with the specialized knowledge and skills to operate as an effective and expert practitioner in research pharmacy.   This will be accomplished through focused experiential rotations, a combination of didactic and hands-on learning, and an opportunity to further advanced the field through a research or quality improvement project.  Residents will participate in the operational aspects of research pharmacy, including budget preparation, feasibility analysis, investigational product management and the clinical aspects of safe management of clinical trial patients.  In addition, residents will have the opportunity to interact with world-renowned researchers in both oncology and non-oncology areas across the medical center.  By the end of their PGY-2 program, the resident will have the training required to seek a specialized research pharmacist position in a variety of settings including hospitals, academia and industry.