A note from the PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency Program Director

Thank you for your interest in our PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency Program at St. Luke’s Hospital- St. Louis!

St. Luke’s Hospital recently reinstated its PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency. As a graduate from our PGY1 and previous PGY2 Internal Medicine Residency Program myself, I can attest to the rewarding learning environment at St. Luke’s. We have a highly experienced preceptor group who genuinely care about the patients they serve and improving the resident experience. The community teaching hospital atmosphere is an ideal place to train, and St. Luke’s boasts many of the resources of larger hospitals, while also being small enough that you can get to know and interact with many of our physicians, nurses, and other team members on a consistent basis. The PGY2 program also has a unique partnership with our Population Health Department, which provides ample experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring continuity of care, managing medically complex patients, and observing the impact of clinical pharmacy services on larger patient populations. Precepting and didactic teaching experiences are also highlights of the program.

Residency can be busy and challenging with many projects and presentations, but our goal is to remain patient-centered in all we do. Through our residency program we strive to embody the St. Luke’s Mission Statement: “We are dedicated to providing exceptional care to every patient, every time.”

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions regarding our PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency program.

Sincerely,

Danielle Bozzardi-Jerome, Pharm.D., BCPS
(636) 685-7851
Danielle.bozzardi-jerome@stlukes-stl.com

Program Goals
The purpose of this training program is to build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency training to prepare role model practitioner-educators to practice as a clinical specialist in the acute care setting or as a clinical faculty member at a school of pharmacy.

This is accomplished by:

• Practicing in multidisciplinary patient care settings in internal medicine and transitions of care.
• Receiving formal instruction and mentoring in didactic and experiential teaching methods.
• Precepting Doctor of Pharmacy students on clinical rotations.
• Enhancing verbal and written communication skills through clinical practice activities, didactic teaching, and seminar presentations.

Program Design
One PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency position is available. The resident will complete 8 rotation blocks of four to ten weeks in duration.

• The core required rotation blocks are:
• Cardiology
• Infectious Disease
• Internal Medicine - Academia
• Internal Medicine - Advanced Practice
• Internal Medicine - Precepting
• Internal Medicine - Pulmonology

• The core required longitudinal rotations are:
• Leadership
• Outpatient Cardiac Clinic
• Practice Management - Staffing

• The elective rotation blocks are: (choose 2)
• Anticoagulation
• Critical Care
• Pain Management

Other: Orientation (July), Research (December)

During rotations, the resident spends an appropriate amount of time under direct preceptorship and the remainder of the time on their own service, assisting in precepting students. The residency preceptor meets regularly with the resident to provide advice and feedback, share clinical expertise, guide student precepting activities, and ensure back-up clinical coverage.

PGY2 Resident Activities

• Leadership Responsibilities: The PGY2 Internal Medicine pharmacy resident will serve as co-editor for the Pharmacy Department newsletter: Pharmacotherapy Update. Additionally, the PGY2 Internal Medicine resident will act as a mentor for PGY-1 co-residents as “chief” resident.

• Pharmacy Clinical Update Presentations: The PGY2 Internal Medicine pharmacy resident will prepare and deliver 5-6 clinical update presentations to the pharmacy department on various topics. The presentations are designed to keep the resident and clinical staff up to date on therapeutic guideline updates, primary literature, new drug approvals, and current areas of controversy in pharmacy practice.

• Service Commitment: The PGY2 Internal Medicine pharmacy resident will provide weekend staffing on two Saturdays monthly through coverage of the transitions of care clinical pharmacy service. The resident will also staff one 3-hour shift per week on Wednesday evenings in the main pharmacy to maintain an appropriate level of operational knowledge.