PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital offers a 12-month residency program in Memphis, Tennessee, designed to develop proficiency in the community pharmacy setting with specialty pharmacy practice collaboration in a pediatric research hospital. The resident will engage in medication therapy management (MTM), transitions of care, medication access coordination and patient/caregiver education. The program integrates operational filling and dispensing with direct patient care within a specialty pharmacy model that supports children with oncologic, nonmalignant hematologic, infectious disease, survivorship and rare disorders. Residents gain exposure to pharmacy administration, quality improvement, accreditation standards, research and precepting. Longitudinal experiences include project planning and implementation, teaching, MTM, transitions of care and pharmacy operations. Block rotations develop clinical expertise across oncology, nonmalignant hematology, infectious diseases/HIV, adult medicine/survivorship and elective opportunities. The program aims to prepare residents to practice independently within community and specialty pharmacy environments by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experiences into advanced patient care. 

Applicants must have:

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree and eligibility for licensure to practice pharmacy in the state of Tennessee within 90 days of start date of PGY1 residency
• Completion of an onsite or virtual interview
• Candidates are strongly encouraged to interview with St. Jude staff at the Professional Placement Service (PPS/CareerPharm) at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting.

Core rotations

• Orientation/Community Pharmacy Core
• Pharmacy Operations Management
• Oncology 
• Nonmalignancy Hematology
• Infectious Disease/HIV Disease State 
• Hemophilia
• Adult Medicine/Cancer Survivorship

Longitudinal experiences

As a resident, you will be assigned various longitudinal projects throughout the year. Residents are expected to complete a major research project under the direction of the residency program director and with an assigned research team. Other longitudinal projects may include formal presentations, lectures at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, ACPE-accredited presentations and a project focused on medication outcomes.

• Project planning and implementation (major and minor project)
• Transitions of care/discharge pharmacy 
• Dispensing and pharmacy operations 
• Teaching and education 
• Medication safety
• Medication outcomes

Elective rotations

Residents have up to two months of elective rotations. Elective experiences may be developed based on resident interest.