PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency

The PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency Program at OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois is accepting applications through PhORCAS for the 2024-2025 residency year. We will not be participating in PPS at ASHP; if you would like more information please reach out to Margaret Heger or Cassandra Collins.

 

Our pharmacy team is pleased to offer our Pediatric Pharmacy Residency Program. We are a diverse team of pharmacists providing inpatient services to multiple clinical zones, including pediatric intensive care, pediatric hematology-oncology, and neonatal intensive care.

Pediatric pharmacists verify orders for all pediatric patients at Illinois OSF facilities. Opportunities are available to earn a teaching certificate and precept APPE students and PGY1 residents.

We are committed to providing a broad experience to equip our residents for their future careers.

The residency was founded in 2012. Graduates of the program work in pediatric specialist positions in 6 states.

If you have any questions that the following information does not address please contact the Residency Program Director, Margaret Heger, Pharm.D.,BCPS at (309) 624-0786.

Program Overview

NMS Code: 660661
We participate in the match program through Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service

  • One resident per year

Pay and Benefits

  • $52,000/year salary
  • Medical, dental and life insurance available
  • 3 weeks of PTO
  • Sick pay
  • Travel reimbursement
  • Hospital employee discount program (various local businesses)

Residency Rotations

Core Rotations

  • Administration (longitudinal)
  • General Pediatrics (4 weeks)
  • Inpatient Hematology/Oncology (4 weeks)
  • Medication Safety (longitudinal) 
  • Neonatal Intensive Care (8 weeks) 
  • Pediatric Congenital Heart (4 weeks) 
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease (4 weeks) 
  • Pediatric Critical Care (4 weeks) 
  • Pediatric Nutrition Support (4 weeks) 
  • Pediatric Pharmacy Practice (longitudinal) 
  • Project (longitudinal) 

Elective Rotations

  • Outpatient Hematology/Oncology
  • Pediatric Emergency Department
  • Repeat Core

Additional Resident Staffing Requirements/Responsibilities/Assignments

  • Staff every third weekend in pharmacy
  • Additional 16 hours each month on second shift
  • 1 major holiday and 1 minor holiday
  • BLS and PALS certification (opportunity provided on site)
  • Attendance at ASHP mid-year meeting
  • Research project with presentation at regional conference (PPAG preferred)

Very Important: Application Checklist

Very Important: Submission Guidelines

Submitting all application components electronically to the residency application website is required.

Only the OSF online application is automatically submitted via our local website.

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