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PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at Prisma Health Richland – University of South Carolina - Program Details

Prisma Health Children's Hospital–Midlands / University of South Carolina

PGY2 Pediatric Residency Program

PGY2 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency training to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals and objectives for advanced practice areas. Residents who successfully complete this PGY2 residency program are prepared for advanced patient care or other specialized positions, and board certification in the advanced practice area of pediatrics.

All PGY2 residency graduates exit our program equipped to be fully-integrated members of the interdisciplinary pediatric medical team, able to make complex medication recommendations in this unique patient population. Our training focuses on developing the resident with capabilities to understand a wide range of diseases and disorders that occur in patients from the neonatal period to adolescents. Graduates are experienced in clinical pediatric research and excel in their ability to teach other health professionals (including student health professionals). They also acquire the experience necessary to exercise leadership of pediatric pharmacy practice in the health system.

Tailoring your year with a focus

We provide you with the option to maximize your choices for a successful career direction. Our program allows our residents to tailor the second half of their residency year with a focus in Pediatric Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship. Having a focused PGY2 allows our residents to stand out when looking for careers in pediatric infectious diseases.

General program goals

  • Demonstrate leadership and practice management skills in the pediatric patient care setting.
  • Optimize the care of inpatient and outpatient pediatric patients by providing evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team.
  • Serve as an authoritative resource on the optimal use of medications used to treat pediatric patients.
  • Evaluate, manage, and improve the medication-use process in pediatric patient care areas.
  • Demonstrate excellence in the provision of training or educational activities for pediatric health care professionals, health care professionals in training, and the public.
  • Conduct pediatric pharmacy research.
  • Demonstrate added skills for functioning effectively in the pediatric pharmacy practice environment.
  • Demonstrate skills required to function in an academic setting, including precepting, completing the Clinical Teaching Certificate (elective), and serving as a course coordinator for a pediatric pharmacotherapy elective at the UofSC College of Pharmacy.