Background
The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the UAMS College of Pharmacy is designed to provide the resident with broad-based learning experiences in a pediatric environment. Through participation in the teaching certificate program and other teaching experiences, residents will further develop their communication skills and teaching abilities. Through participation in scholarly activities, residents will hone their problem-solving skills and ability to generate, interpret, and disseminate knowledge within their practice.
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Arkansas Children’s Hospital is a pediatric hospital with a Level I trauma center in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is among the largest in the United States, serving children from birth to age 21.
Details
Number of Positions: One
Starting Date: July 1
The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency conducted by Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the UAMS College of Pharmacy in Little Rock, Arkansas, is accredited by ASHP.
Core Rotations (8)
- Pharmacy Orientation
- Pharmacy Administration
- Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
- Pediatric Intensive Care
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Ambulatory Care
- General Pediatrics
- Research
- Academic/Precepting of students (2 months) -May repeat PICU/NICU/TDM/CVICU
Longitudinal Experiences (5)
- Pharmacy Staffing
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring/Call Service
- Hematology/Oncology Clinic
- Solid Organ Transplant
- Postgraduate Research Certificate Program
- Teaching Certificate Program
Elective Rotations (2)
- Introduction to Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Emergency Medicine
- Core rotations can be repeated as electives
Additional Responsibilities/Projects Throughout the Year
- Complete a medication use evaluation
- Design and conduct a research project
- Staffing one weekend per month
- Clinical call coverage one weekend per month and a major holiday
- Complete the UAMS College of Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program
- Complete the UAMS College of Pharmacy Residency Research Certificate Program
- Therapeutics Recitation and PBL Pediatrics Elective
Benefits
Each resident will receive:
- Competitive annual stipend
- Ten days paid time off to be used for vacation and sick leave, 10 state holidays and professional leave for attendance of state and national meetings per the discretion of the Residency Program Director
- Financial assistance to attend ASHP Midyear Meeting
- Life, health and liability insurance
- One monogrammed lab coat