Piedmont Atlanta Pharmacy Residency
A PGY-1 residency builds upon the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and outcomes to develop clinical pharmacists with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to assume the responsibility of complex medication-related care. The residency program starts with hospital orientation in mid-June.
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Program Goals
The PGY-1 pharmacy residency strives to provide high-quality didactic and clinical experiences essential for the development of a well-rounded and competent clinical pharmacist.
As a Piedmont pharmacy resident, you will:
- Manage and enhance the medication-use process
- Provide evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy management with interdisciplinary teams
- Exercise leadership and practice management skills
- Demonstrate project management capabilities
- Provide medication and practice-related education and training to patients, hospital staff and students
- Exhibit additional competencies that contribute to working successfully in the healthcare environment
- Develop teaching skills by participating in precepting of pharmacy students
Program Curriculum
Required Learning Experiences
- Orientation (6-8 weeks)
- Cardiology (4 weeks)
- Critical Care Medicine (4 weeks)
- Infectious Diseases (4 weeks)
- Internal Medicine (4 weeks)
- Pharmacy Management & Leadership (4 weeks)
- Precepting (3-4 weeks long)
Elective Experiences (2-4 weeks)
- Acute Care Neurology
- Cardiac Critical Care
- CV Surgical ICU
- Emergency Medicine
- Informatics
- Neuro Critical Care
- Oncology
- Pulmonology
- Solid Organ Transplant (4 weeks)
Longitudinal Experiences (12 months)
- Clinical Consult Service
- Staffing/Pharmacy Operations
- Research Project
- Drug Policy & Medication Outcomes
- Teaching Certificate
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Program Prerequisites
- Licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Georgia
- Residents must be licensed in the state of Georgia within 90 days of starting the residency program.
- Graduate of an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree
- Current registration with ASHP Matching Program
- Clear criminal background check
- Clear health screen
Program Application Requirements
All applicants must register with Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application PhORCAS and provide the following:
The application deadline is January 5th. Interviews will be held in person.
Residents must have legal clearance to work in the U.S. through citizenship, permanent resident status or a work visa that extends through the end of the residency program. Piedmont Healthcare is unable to sponsor visa applications for pharmacy residents.
Piedmont Atlanta PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Contact Information
Jessica Ringler, Pharm.D, BCCCP
Residency Program Director
Clinical Pharmacist, Neurocritical Care
Phone: 404-605- 2766
E-mail: jessica.ringler@piedmont.org