PGY2 Critical Care
Residents completing a PGY2 specialty residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital will build on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. The residents will be provided with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Graduates will be prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification.
Required Non-Clinical Rotations
- Orientation (2-3 weeks)
Required Clinical Rotations (5-6* weeks)
Four required rotations will be completed in the first half of the residency year. Required rotations include:
- Medical Intensive Care Unit
- Surgical Intensive Care Unit
- Neurosciences Intensive Care (only WC and CU)
- Cardiac or Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
* Block 4 is a 6-week rotation; all other required rotations are 5 weeks*
Elective Clinical Rotations (5 will be completed)
Rotation duration (4 or 5 weeks) will be dependent on the specific block that the rotation is completed.
- Burn Unit (WC only)
- Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
- Coronary Care Unit
- Emergency Department
- Infectious Diseases
- Neonatal Intensive Care (WC and CU)
- Medical Intensive Care Unit
- Mixed Intensive Care Unit – (Allen Hospital and Lower Manhattan Hospital)
- Neurosciences Intensive Care (WC and CU)
- Pediatric Intensive Care (WC and CU)
- Solid Organ Transplant – lung (CU), heart (CU), or liver (CU/WC)
- Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Most elective rotations are offered at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, except where otherwise noted.
Longitudinal Experiences (52 weeks)
- Adult arrest pager (52 weeks while on ICU rotations, rotating with other critical care resident depending on rotation campus)
- Medication use evaluation (26 weeks)
- Research project (52 weeks)
- Subcommittee on Critical Care Therapeutics (52 weeks)
- Weekend/on-call activities (52 weeks)
- Sat/Sun every 3rd weekend (total of 15 weekends) and on-call 7-day coverage (total of 5 weeks)
- Informal presentations (52 weeks)
- Journal club (four per year)
- Case conference (organize two and present at six throughout the year)
- Residency core topic series (present one topic)
- Professional development (52 weeks)
Formal Presentations
- Case presentation (1)
- Grand Rounds (1)
Project Time
Approximately 4 weeks of project time will be distributed throughout the year
Please refer to the Supplementary Information for additional learning experiences PGY2 residents participate in during the residency year.
Compensation and Benefits
Residents earn an annual stipend of $60,000. Paid time off is allotted for vacation/personal time, holidays, interviews, and professional meetings. Additional benefits include travel stipend for professional meetings, comprehensive health insurance, and subsidized housing (pending availability).
This residency program participates in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Residency Matching Program and is fully-accredited by ASHP.
Staffing Coverage
The PGY2 critical care residents will staff every third weekend in the Emergency Department at Columbia University Irving Medical Center to improve skills to ensure patients receive optimal pharmacotherapeutic regimens.
To Apply
For more information on the requirements for submitting an application to our program, please visit our To Apply page.
