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PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency Columbia

Mailing Address

Prisma Health Heart Hospital
6 Richland Medical Park Dr., Suite 2100
Columbia,, 29203 SC

How to Apply

How to Apply

Life in Columbia

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Prisma Health Richland-University of South Carolina

Treating cardiovascular disease

Our PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency is designed to transition PGY1 residency graduates from a general practitioner to one in a specialized practice that meets the needs of patients with a variety of cardiovascular diseases. Graduates exit our program equipped to be fully integrated members of the interdisciplinary cardiology care team, able to make complex and evidence-based medication recommendations in this fast-paced environment.

Video: PGY2 Pharmacy Residencies at Richland Hospital

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my name is jenna cox i'm one of the

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critical care pharmacists here at prisma

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health midlands and the pgy2 program

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director for critical care

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here at prison health midlands we offer

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unique experiences for

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residents who come through our programs

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our preceptors truly

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care about each and every one of our

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residents and really finding out what

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their goals are for their future

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we try to do our best to set them up for

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success whatever the career path is that

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they may choose

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we have many different preceptors with

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different backgrounds who

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offer wide resources to be able to help

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them meet those goals

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my name is gabrielle dabrill i am the

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pgy2 cardiology resident here

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my name is kayla antis i am the pgy2

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infectious diseases pharmacy resident

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on my interview here i also felt the

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most comforted and welcomed

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i feel like the relationships that i

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felt with those preceptors on that day

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really

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made me want to stay here and continue

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my training here not only

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do you need great rotations and great

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experiences but it's also really the

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environment

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and the preceptors and your co-residents

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that really makes your experience great

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i was really impressed by the vast

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amount of rotations that we have in the

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heart hospital

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able to really work through this

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separate heart hospital and focus in on

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like the advanced therapies that we have

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here

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everything ranging from lvads all that

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outpatient clinic

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to ecmo hella devices balloon pumps

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so we really offer those advanced

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therapies and i think that's why i was

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really interested in pursuing a pgy2

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here

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i'm andrew gainey i'm the current

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residency director

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for the pgy2 program in pediatrics at

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prisma health children's hospital

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there's a lot of things to think the

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pediatrics pgyt program

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kind of makes it very unique mainly

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because we offer

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the opportunity to tailor your year with

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a focus so depending on where you're

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coming from from your pgy1

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you're actually focusing and

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specializing in a clinical subspecialty

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we do offer a variety of rotations

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and numerous amounts of different

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subspecialty areas

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the pharmacy department as a whole

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offers many opportunities for

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wellness so whether that be the

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rejuvenation room that was recently

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added in the pharmacy department

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or bringing in different speakers to

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speak with us in our monthly department

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meetings to really try to focus on

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having that work life balance something

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that we as preceptors try to model for

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the residents as well

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i think my independence has grown a lot

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when you hit pgy2 you kind of hit the

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ground running

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and that's really a good thing because

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you need to be prepared to

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be a pharmacist independently fully

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independent after this year so i think

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my independence has really improved and

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not as reliant as

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i used to be on my preceptors i would

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say our preceptors do a really great job

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of

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knowing you know when we might need a

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little more help versus whenever

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you know whenever they need to let us

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just kind of be on our own

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um and i think the level of autonomy is

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great here

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there's a lot of fun things to do in

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columbia so with our co-residents we go

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out to eat a lot of the time

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i like that kind of small city vibe you

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get a lot of different restaurants to

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choose from and a lot of like events

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always happening

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when choosing a program i really

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recommend that the resident would

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think about what their career goals were

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what experiences there are that they

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would gain

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within a certain program whether that be

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a specific patient population

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that they would see here versus other

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programs that they're interested in

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in addition to that i think would be

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program fit so as they're

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able to speak to some of our current

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residents and our preceptors

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really to find somewhere that they feel

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comfortable

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one of the most important things that

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i'll remember throughout my time here is

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the relationships i have with people

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my co-residents but also the physicians

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that i've been able to work with

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residents and fellows the

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interdisciplinary team because i do feel

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like

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going on rounds they really appreciate

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pharmacy input and they appreciate what

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we have to say so i feel like we're

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like a very important member of the team

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healthcare is a dynamic field we have to

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be able to work as a team

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overall for both the residents and the

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preceptors you'll find a good

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camaraderie there within the team

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for help

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you

Training focuses on developing the resident with the capabilities to understand a wide range of diseases and disorders that affect the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems in both inpatient and outpatient care settings. Graduates of the cardiology residency are experienced in short-term research in one or more care environments and excel in their ability to teach other health professionals and those in training to be health professionals. They also acquire the experience necessary to exercise leadership for cardiology practice in the health system.

Our hospital

Prisma Health Richland Hospital is an innovative and progressive facility affiliated with the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy and the USC School of Medicine. A 641-bed tertiary referral center with a Level I Trauma Center, freestanding heart and children's hospitals, a pediatric intensive care unit and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, our hospital is accredited as a Regional Clinical Program for Pulmonary Hypternsion, and Advanced Certification Comprehensive Stroke Center and Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) program by The Joint Commission.

Our adult heart hospital consists of multiple cardiology patient care units including cardiovascular surgery intensive care, cardiopulmonary intensive care, cardiovascular surgery step-down, heart failure, and two general cardiology/telemetry units. There are also three ambulatory care areas, including an advanced heart failure/LVAD clinic, a general cardiology practice and a primary prevention clinic. Cardiology residents will have a plethora of interdisciplinary practice experiences integrated with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical residents, cardiology fellows and attending cardiologists.

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) PGY2 program 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.

Goals

Demonstrate leadership and practice management skills in cardiology.
Optimize the outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease by providing evidence-based medication therapy as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team.
Demonstrate excellence in the provision of training, including preceptorship, or educational activities for health care professionals and health care professionals in training.
Demonstrate the skills necessary to conduct a cardiology pharmacy research project.
Participate in the management of Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
Perform quality improvement activities aimed at enhancing the safety and effectiveness of the medication-use process in cardiology practice areas.

Camaraderie

The Cardiology Program (37022) offers 1 position. Prisma Health Richland-University of South Carolina has a total of 15 residents from all programs combined. No matter the residency program, all of our residents participate in a variety of strategically aligned activities (e.g., case conference/lunch and learn, residency leadership academy) that fosters camaraderie and fellowship within the residency class.

For more information pertaining to all programs at Prisma Health Richland-University of South Carolina regarding residency showcases, social media, and our commitment to diversity and inclusion, please see our residency website.

Contact us

For additional information about our program or the application process, please contact:

Gabby Iliff, PharmD, BCCP
Residency Program Director
Department of Pharmacy
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
5 Medical Park Drive
Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: 803-434-5916
Gabrielle.Iliff@PrismaHealth.org

Courtney Reddig, PharmD, BCCP
Residency Program Coordinator
Department of Pharmacy
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
5 Richland Medical Park Dr.
Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: 803-434-4879
Coutney.Reddig@PrismaHealth.org