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Training Tomorrow’s Top Pharmacists

At Our Lady of the Lake, we offer post-graduate education to develop clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions. Our commitment to quality education prepares pharmacists to become highly qualified independent practitioners.

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

The post-graduate year one (PGY1) program allows residents to deliver evidence-based, cost-effective care in unit-based and multidisciplinary settings. PGY1 residents hone their leadership and project management skills through participation in practice-based research and departmental and organizational quality improvement initiatives. Residents who complete this program are eligible for board certification and eligible for PGY2 residency training.

PGY2 Critical Care Residency

The post-graduate year two (PGY2) program prepares residents to become competent critical care pharmacy specialists with exposure to a wide variety of critically ill patient populations. Residents have opportunities to function independently as a practitioner to provide improved patient outcomes and assist in quality improvement initiatives for the institution. Duties include but are not limited to: a longitudinal research project, formal presentations, in-services, medication use evaluations, drug monographs, precepting of pharmacy students and PGY1 residents and medication safety management. Our PGY2 residents provide care for patients in medical, surgical, cardiovascular, trauma, neuroscience, pediatric and neonatal intensive care settings. Residents also gain experience in emergency medicine and infectious diseases.

How to Apply

Applications should be submitted no later than January 3, 2024. For more information about PGY1, contact Haley Cockroft Smith, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, Pharmacy Residency Program Director, via email at Haley.smith@fmolhs.org or by phone at (225) 374-3768. For information about PGY2, please contact Emily Johnston, PharmD, BCCCP, Pharmacy Residency Program Director, via email at Emily.Johnston@fmolhs.org or by phone at (225) 374-6779.

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Our experienced practitioners provide supervision during clinical practice and facilitate the application of theory to practice for students in our pharmacy residency program.

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Meet Our Residents

Our pharmacy residents are trained to become well-rounded, independent clinicians who find success in a variety of post-residency positions.

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More Information About PGY1

Requirements/Qualifications
- Graduate of an ACPE-accredited pharmacy school
- Provide the following via PhORCAS:
  - Letter of intent
  - Curriculum vitae
  - Three letters of recommendation
  - Academic transcript (for pharmacy education only)
Benefits

Competitive residency stipend, earned time accrual (holidays/vacation/sick leave), paid professional leave for meeting attendance, health/dental/vision/life insurance and reimbursement for travel to professional meetings are offered.
Required Core Rotations
- Orientation
- Adult Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Informatics
- Internal Medicine
- Infectious Diseases/AMS
- Research Month
Required Longitudinal Rotations
- Pharmacy Practice Experience
  - Staffing every 4th weekend
  - Clinical PharmD On-Call Service every 4th day and every 4th weekend
  - Code Blue Coverage (BLS and ACLS training provided)
  - Research
  - Pharmacy Practice Management
Elective Rotations (Choose 5)
- Advanced Pharmacy Practice Management
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Cardiology
- Cardiology II
- Emergency Medicine II
- Infectious Diseases Consult Service
- Internal Medicine II
- Internal Medicine III
- Medical Intensive Care
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Neurological Critical Care
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric Intensive Care
- Surgical Intensive Care
- Trauma/Neuro Critical Care
- Transitions of Care
Presentation Requirements (minimum requirements)
- ASHP Midyear Research-in-Progress poster presentation
- Fall and Spring Seminar
- Platform presentation at SERC Leadership Conference
- Monthly case conferences
- Departmental in-services
- LSHP Annual Meeting Continuing Education presentation
Affiliations
- LSU Health Medical Residency Programs
- Woman’s Hospital
- University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy
- Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy
- Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital
Required Meeting Attendance
- ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
- SERC Leadership Conference
- Louisiana Society of Health System Pharmacists (LSHP) Annual Meeting

More Information About PGY2

Requirements/Qualifications
- Graduate of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency program
- PharmD eligible for Louisiana licensure
- Provide the following via PhORCAS:
  - Letter of intent
  - Curriculum vitae
  - Three letters of recommendation
  - Academic transcript (for pharmacy education only)
Benefits

Competitive residency stipend, earned time accrual (holidays/vacation/sick leave), paid professional leave for meeting attendance, health/dental/vision/life insurance and reimbursement for travel to professional meetings are offered.
Required Core Rotations
- Orientation
- Medical Intensive Care Unit I / Medical Intensive Care Unit II
- Emergency Medicine I
- Trauma-Neuro Critical Care Unit I
- Neurocritical Care Unit I
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit I
- Heart and Vascular Critical Care Unit I
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
Required Longitudinal Rotations
- Pharmacy Practice Experience
  - Staffing every 4th weekend
  - Clinical PharmD On-Call Service
  - Code Blue Coverage (BLS and ACLS training provided)
  - Research
  - Quality Improvement Projects
Elective Rotations
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Emergency Medicine II
- Infectious Diseases Consult Service
- Trauma/Neuro Critical Care II
- Neurocritical Care II
- Pediatric Intensive Care II
- Heart and Vascular Critical Care II
- Surgical Intensive Care Unit I
- Advanced Pharmacy Practice Management
- Community Intensive Care Unit (Ascension Campus)
Presentation Requirements (minimum requirements)
- ASHP Midyear Research-in-Progress poster presentation
- Fall Continuing Education Presentation
- Spring Continuing Education Presentation at LSHP annual meeting
- Platform presentation at SERC Leadership Conference
- Our Lady of the Lake/LSU Quality and Research Day
- Four case conferences
- Six journal club presentations
- Interdisciplinary in-services
Affiliations
- LSU Health Medical Residency Programs
- Woman’s Hospital
- University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy
- Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy
- Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital
- Our Lady of the Lake Ascension
Required Meeting Attendance
- ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
- SERC Leadership Conference
- Louisiana Society of Health System Pharmacists (LSHP) Annual Meeting