Pharmacy Residency Program (PGY2) – Infectious Diseases

The PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency Program in Infectious Diseases is designed to train post-graduate pharmacists to the highest level of Infectious Disease pharmacotherapy, built on the foundation of our PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program.

One PGY-2 Pharmacy Resident will spend an intense year working with the best pharmacotherapists, pharmacists, pharmacy managers, physicians, and students to collaboratively provide infectious disease pharmacotherapy for the diverse patient population of Downtown Brooklyn, New York.

The Pharmacy Department provides maintains a strong relationship with the Division of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Committee.  A very active Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and Pharmacokinetic Dosing Service help to assure the most cost-effective rational therapy for those patients receiving antimicrobials. Comprehensive care is also provided to the community through PATH, the Program for AIDS Treatment and Health (PATH) Center.

The PATH Center has been selected by the New York State Department of Health's AIDS Institute as one of only five hospitals statewide to become Independent Quality Sites. Residents rotate through both PATH Center locations.

The Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Resident (PGY-2), working with our Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapist and other faculty will have the following experiences throughout the year:

Residency Activities

     - Foundations of Microbiology
     - HIV Service
     - ID Consult Service
     - Antimicrobial Stewardship (longitudinal)
     - HIV clinic (longitudinal)
     - Pediatric Infectious Disease
     - Critical Care

As a component of the experience, the resident will be responsible for responding to cardiac arrest, pediatric emergencies, as well as to provide drug information, toxicology consultation, pharmacokinetic dosing consults within the institution as part of the program’s in-house on-call program.  This will require the resident to remain in the hospital for a 24 hour period approximately once every 1-2 weeks.

Research Project

Each resident will also design and implement a research project during the one-year program.  The design of this project and the results will be presented at major pharmacy meetings, locally and nationally.  In addition, residents have the opportunity to precept entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy students on clinical rotations and to teach a variety of laboratory and recitation courses at the College of Pharmacy.

Residents are eligible to receive a competitive salary and benefits package, including vacation leave, sick leave, medical and dental insurance and a travel allowance for professional meetings.