Message from the Program Director

Thank you for your interest in the PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals. This residency is designed to develop clinicians with the knowledge and skills necessary to practice as infectious disease specialists. The focus of the residency program is clinical practice, including experiences with inpatient Infectious Diseases consult services, antimicrobial stewardship, and bone marrow transplant services. Residents will develop skills in antimicrobial management and outcomes assessment, education of pharmacy and medical students, and clinical research. The program is extremely flexible and elective experiences can be chosen to complement the individual resident’s career goals.
Throughout the residency year you will have the opportunity to:

• Provide pharmaceutical care to patients utilizing infectious disease pharmacotherapy.
• Participate in ongoing clinical initiatives such as aminoglycoside and vancomycin dosing by pharmacy and prolonged beta lactam infusions and help develop new programs.
• Observe different methods of antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
• Serve as secretary of the Infectious Disease Pharmacy and Therapeutics Subcommittee.
• Contribute to the antimicrobial surveillance activities of the department through the antimicrobial stewardship.
• Conduct a drug use evaluation to determine the appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy.
• Learn methods of infection control surveillance and reporting.
• Provide an ACPE-accredited continuing education seminar to pharmacy staff.
• Participate in learning activities (lectures, preceptorship, etc) for pharmacy and medical students.
• Design, conduct, and present a research project.
• Prepare and submit a manuscript for publication in a peer reviewed journal.
• Attend professional conferences related to infectious diseases.
• Develop and enhance professional skills (time and stress management, written and verbal communication).

In addition to the clinical component of the program there is a required service component that extends the residency commitment beyond the forty-hour week. Much of the service experience is spent serving as pharmacist-in-charge, performing the administrative functions and overseeing the clinical services provided by the department.

The residency will begin around July 1st. As an accredited PGY2 program, the Residency is listed with the ASHP Residency Matching Program. Selected applicants will be contacted for interviews in late January and throughout February. Qualified candidates must have completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency or possess equivalent work experience.

Again, thank you for your interest in our program. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or for further information.