PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency

Purpose

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

Program Structure

The PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at MUSC is a one-year post-graduate training program designed to prepare pediatric specialists qualified to accept a position and practice in a variety of pediatric environments including, but not limited to: general medicine, hematology, oncology, surgical, trauma, neonatal, cardiothoracic, cardiology, emergency medicine, and transplant. They will be able to identify, prevent, and resolve medication-related problems, participate as active members of a multidisciplinary healthcare team, provide education to various healthcare providers and patients, conduct effective research, and demonstrate leadership skills. The residency program provides the flexibility to adapt to the resident’s specific learning needs and goals. The training is provided through month-long clinical rotations and longitudinal experiences that extend throughout the year.

Required Learning Experiences:

1. Orientation (July, 1 month)
2. General Pediatrics (1 month)
3. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU, 1 month)
4. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU, 1 month)
5. Pediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (1 month)
6. Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (1 month)
7. Pediatric Surgery (1 month)

Elective Learning Experiences:

• Pediatric Infectious Diseases (1 month)
• Pediatric Transplant (1 month)
• Pediatric Cardiac Step Down (1 month)
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine (1 month)
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1 month)
• Repeat any required rotation

Longitudinal Learning Experience:

• Pediatric On-call (evaluated up to 12 times throughout the year)
• Pediatric Staffing Experience (yearlong)
• Pediatric Management – includes the following (yearlong):
  • Code refreshers
  • Journal Club
  • Presentations
  • Guideline/Protocol Development
  • Hospital or Pharmacy Committee Work-Seminar
• Pediatric Research Project (yearlong)
• Pediatric Precepting (primary rotation preceptor – 1 month)
• Longitudinal clinic; options below (yearlong):
  • Cystic Fibrosisb
  • Solid Organ Transplantc
  • Oncologyd
  • Intestinal Rehabilitation

 Additional program-specific completion requirements:

• Up to 14 shifts, 8-hour weekend shifts (average of every 7th weekend over 52 weeks)
• Pediatric On-call: 1 week every 4-5 weeks (max 12 weeks); on-site during business hours (08:00-17:00) and at home/remote after hours (17:01–07:59)
• Pediatric code refreshers – 3 required
• Present 1 didactic lecture
• Primary preceptor for 1-monthlong rotation
• Journal club presentations – 2 required
• Complete one committee assignment
• Revise or develop one guideline/protocol
• Longitudinal clinic – 16 hours per month 

Core Preceptors:

• Gustavo Rey Alvira-Arill, PharmD, BCPPS
• Wendy Bullington, PharmD, BCPS
• Kathy Chessman, PharmD, FPPA, FCCP, BCNSP
• Sandra Garner, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCPPS
• Lauren Haney, PharmD; BCPS, BCPPS
• Julie Heh, PharmD; BCPS, BCPPS
• Liz LaScala, PharmD, BCPS
• Katie Malloy, PharmD, BCPPS
• Jen Santamaria, PharmD
• Meg Cummins See, PharmD, MPH
• Megan Sell, PharmD, BCPS
• Kathy Sprott, PharmD, BCPPS
• Jill Thompson, PharmD, BCPPS

Current Residents

PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residents