Department of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Residency Programs

The Department of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences is committed to providing advanced practice pharmacy services that individualize care for each child at St. Jude while supporting a collective research endeavor.

The PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program builds upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education to develop pharmacist practitioners with the knowledge, skills and abilities defined in the ASHP educational competency areas, goals and objectives. The program emphasizes comprehensive medication management, patient advocacy, medication access, specialty pharmacy operations and interprofessional collaboration to support children with catastrophic and complex diseases. Residents who successfully complete this PGY1 residency will be skilled in diverse patient care, transitions of care, practice management, leadership and education. Graduates will be prepared to provide high-quality patient-centered pharmacy services, pursue board certification in pharmacotherapy (BCPS), and advance into PGY2 specialized residencies or other advanced practice or leadership roles within specialty, community and health system outpatient pharmacy-based settings.

PGY2 pharmacy residency programs build on PharmD 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 complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.

Residents learn, contribute and participate in dynamic environments that include professional and technical personnel in patient care and pharmaceutical research.

Residents in the program will have the opportunity to participate in direct patient care responsibilities, precept Doctor of Pharmacy students, provide didactic lectures, in-services and journal clubs; participate in committee meetings, and conduct collaborative clinical or improvement research. Residents must develop and complete a research project during the year and present their findings at a regional meeting.

St. Jude offers five distinct ASHP-accredited 12-month specialized pharmacy residency PGY2 opportunities.