Pharmacy Residency Program - PGY1

Pharmacy Residency Program

Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency

DCH Regional Medical Center offers an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Residency program based in hospital and ambulatory care practice settings. During this 12-month training program, residents develop advanced skills as a pharmacotherapy specialist while enhancing their teaching, writing and research abilities.

DCH Regional Medical Center offers an ASHP-accredited Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Residency program based in hospital and primary care practice settings. Residents develop advanced skills as a pharmacotherapy specialist and enhance their teaching, writing, and research abilities. Learning experiences are conducted at DCH Regional Medical Center and University Medical Center. In addition to excellent clinical experiences, an abundance of teaching and lecturing opportunities exists with pharmacy students, medical students, and Family Medicine resident physicians. Residency training is individualized to develop clinical, communication, problem solving, leadership, and general practice skills.

Program Purpose

PGY1 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.

Required Learning Experiences (one month experiences)

• Primary Care
• Inpatient Medicine
• I and II Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Critical Care
• Emergency Medicine Administration

Elective Learning Experiences (one month experiences)

• Advanced Critical Care or Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Geriatrics Trauma/Surgical Critical Care

Longitudinal Learning Experiences

• Drug Information (9 months)
• Research (duration of residency)
• Staffing (duration of residency)
• CE presentation & Family Medicine lecture (3 months each)
• Pharmacokinetics (3 weeks)

PGY1 Highlights

 ASHP accredited since 1996

 4 positions for PGY1 candidates

 Recent employment post graduation

 PGY2 Residency

 Decentralized clinical pharmacists

 Critical care clinical pharmacist

 Ambulatory care clinical pharmacist

 Opportunities for desired level of interaction with P4 students

 Opportunities for providing education to pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and technicians

 Very competitive stipend and benefits

Site

DCH Regional Medical Center is a 583-licensed bed, not-for-profit, acute care hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Centers of excellence include cardiac services, Lewis and Faye Manderson Cancer Center, SpineCare Center, Women’s Services, and many others.

The Pharmacy Department is dynamic and progressive in its approach to providing pharmaceutical care. Pharmacy services are decentralized with pharmacists and technicians in the patient care environment responsible for clinical and distributive functions. Additionally, clinical pharmacists round with physicians, nurses, and case managers to provide comprehensive patient care throughout the hospital.

The Pharmacy Department is affiliated with Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy and Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy. Applicant Information Applicants must be a graduate or candidate for graduation of an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy and be eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in the State of Alabama.

Four residency positions will be available beginning the end of June for a 12-month appointment. The stipend is $59,280 annually and residents are eligible for full hospital staff benefits including comprehensive medical/dental insurance and 23 days paid-time-off during the year.

***The 2025-26 PGY1 residency year will be June 23, 2025 through June 26, 2026.***

Application

Any questions can be directed to: Doug Carroll, Pharm.D., BCPS PGY1

Pharmacy Residency Director

Senior Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

DCH Regional Medical Center Department of Pharmacy

809 University Boulevard, East Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401

Office (205) 750-5533

E-mail: doug.carroll@dchsystem.com