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The mission of the Rush PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency is to graduate compassionate internal medicine pharmacists who excel as both clinicians and scholars. The PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency at Rush University Medical Center will provide a well-rounded experience and is designed to develop the resident's clinical expertise in the care of patients through a variety of core and elective rotations. Additionally, residents will have opportunities to gain experience in teaching, research and quality improvement.  

Patient Care Experience: The PGY2 internal medicine pharmacy resident will have the opportunity to participate in multidisciplinary care of patients in an academic teaching environment. The resident’s foundation will be developed through practice in a 671-bed institution with approximately 160 internal medicine beds.  Core rotations include internal medicine, medical intensive care unit, medical oncology, and neurology.  Elective opportunities available include academia, psychiatry, emergency medicine, cardiology consults, nephrology, solid organ transplant, heart failure and infectious disease. The internal medicine resident will also participate in a weekly longitudinal pharmacotherapy half day clinic consisting of anticoagulation, diabetes and hypertension management.

Research Experience: The resident will be expected to complete a longitudinal research project suitable for publication in collaboration with an experienced preceptor.  The project will be of the resident’s choice and involve an internal medicine concept.  The project will be presented at a regional residency conference in April and/or other conference related to internal medicine, if accepted.  A research certificate is available at Rush for the resident to pursue during the residency year if desired.

Teaching Experience: If not previously completed, the resident will have the option to participate in a teaching certificate program at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  Additional opportunities to provide didactic lectures will be available to the resident.

On-call program: The resident will be expected to take overnight call in the medical center roughly every 2 weeks, providing unique and challenging experiences. Responsibilities during call include, but are not limited to, pharmacokinetic drug monitoring, answering clinical questions, participation in code blue and rapid response emergencies, approval of restricted antimicrobials, factor product stewardship, and participation in acute stroke emergencies.

The resident is expected to have successfully completed an ASHP-accredited (or pre-candidate status) PGY-1 residency. Other requirements include: PharmD from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy, PhorCAS application, curriculum vitae, letter of intent, 3 letters of recommendations, academic transcripts, and eligibility for Illinois pharmacist licensure.

About Rush University Medical Center

Rush University System for Health is consistently recognized for our outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships. Rush University Medical Center encompasses a 671-bed hospital serving adults and children, including the 61-bed Johnston R. Bowman Health Center and Rush University. For more than 180 years, the Medical Center has been leading the way in developing innovative and often life-saving treatments. In addition to its mission in patient care, education and research, the Medical Center maintains a strong commitment to the community. Rush reaches out to the Chicago community through offerings such as the Rush Community Services Initiatives Program, an umbrella for several student-led outreach programs designed to address the social and health care needs of residents in neighboring communities. For the fourth year in a row, RUSH University Medical Center is ranked among the nation’s best on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, one of only 22 hospitals in the nation to earn this recognition. Eleven specialties ranked among the best in the U.S., including orthopedics (5th in nation), neurology and neurosurgery (14th in n...ation), cardiology and heart surgery (15th in nation) and ear, nose and throat (22nd in nation). Only 5% of hospitals evaluated receive scores high enough to rank nationally in even one specialty. Among the nation's best of quality, RUSH University Medical Center ranked No. 2 in the nation in Vizient's latest Quality and Accountability Study, and has been in the top 5 for 10 consecutive years. The Department of Pharmacy at Rush consists of over 200 employees working with the latest technology to provide safe and cost-effective care to patients. The practice model is such that it can provide clinical services to patients 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. Pharmacy residency programs have been in place for over 40 years and currently consists of 10 PGY1 residents and 7 PGY2 residents.

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