The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at the SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles ministry is designed to develop residents’ clinical knowledge and skills through exposure to a variety of practice settings across two hospital locations. Residents will develop their clinical knowledge as well as their interpersonal communication, project management, teaching, and leadership skills in order to become a strong clinical pharmacist in a community hospital setting. The program will be designed to optimize the learning experience based on each resident’s interests and needs.

Required rotations include:

• Orientation
• Internal medicine
• Critical care/emergency medicine
• Cardiology
• Inpatient behavioral health
• Infectious diseases/antimicrobial stewardship
• Pharmacy administration
• Precepting 
• Ambulatory anticoagulation management (longitudinal)
• Medication safety (longitudinal)
• Service commitment (4-hour evening shift per week, every 4th weekend)

Elective rotation options include:

• Outpatient behavioral health
• Advanced rotations in areas covered in core rotations
• Rotations in other medical specialties provided at the ministry
• A teaching certificate program is optional but strongly encouraged 

Major projects/presentations include:

• Seminar presentation at local college of pharmacy
• Medication use evaluation presented at ASHP Midyear
• Research project presented at regional conference 

The current stipend for PGY1 residents is $49,000.  Additional benefits include but are not limited to accrual of PTO, access to comprehensive insurance (medical, dental, vision, life), sponsorship to 2 professional meetings, personal workspace with computer, and remote desktop access.

For more information about our program, please visit our website.

Application Requirements:

• Applicants should be highly motivated individuals who desire advanced training to elevate their professional practice.
• Candidates must graduate from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy program and be eligible for licensure in the state of Missouri.
• Applicants must meet the criteria defined by the ASHP Residency Accreditation Standards to be considered for a resident position.
• PhORCAS application should include the following, at a minimum:
  • Letter of intent - letter should include: 
    • Why candidate specifically desires to complete a residency at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles
    • What candidate hopes to gain from residency training 
    • Candidate's future career goals
    • Any additional information that candidate would like considered as part of their application
  • Curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Pharmacy school transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
• Application Deadline: January 8, 2025
• National Matching Services Code: 3206