PGY2 Pediatrics
The pharmacy residency in pediatrics builds on experiences in the PGY1 year and is designed to provide a well-rounded experience leading to the development of expert knowledge, skills, and clinical leadership in the practice of pediatrics pharmacy. This 12-month program at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York (MSCHONY) and Komansky Children’s Hospital offers training opportunities through a variety of clinical rotations and interactions with the healthcare teams. We offer a flexible program that focuses on the goals of the resident and is intended to provide clinical, research, and teaching experience. Residents will participate in activities to develop the knowledge and skills required to provide evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy as an integral part of the interdisciplinary team. Activities are designed to refine the resident’s abilities to educate health care professionals, patients, and the community on drug therapy. Residents will develop acumen in conducting research and demonstrating administrative skills in pediatric pharmacy practice.”
Required Rotations (4-5 weeks)
- General Pediatric Medicine – Komansky Childrens Hospital(Cornell Campus) or Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (BMH Campus)
- Neonatal Intensive Critical Care (NICU)
- Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU)
- Pediatric Oncology
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Pediatric Intensive Critical Care (PICU)
- Pediatric Pharmacy Administration (2 weeks)
- Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant (kidney, liver, small bowel)
- Pediatric Heart Transplant / Heart Failure Ambulatory Care Clinic (Longitudinal)
- Pediatric Code Response (Longitudinal)
Elective Rotations (4-5 weeks; 2 electives)
- Academia (St John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences)
- Heart Failure/Heart Transplant/Mechanical Circulatory Support
- NICU II (General or Infant Cardiac Intensive Care Unit focus)
- Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Pediatric Solid Organ Transplat II ICU Focus
- Pediatric Palliative Care Medicine
- PICU II (PICU, PCICU, Pediatric Neurosciences ICU)
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 $56,000. 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 in candidate status by ASHP.
Staffing Coverage
PGY2 pediatrics pharmacy residents work on-site every third weekend in three phases. The first phase (~3 months) focuses on operational and distribution functions at Komansky Children’s Hospital. The second phase (~2 months) the resident will serve in a decentralized unit-based pharmacist role with primary roles of order verification and clinical support for general pediatrics and general cardiology floors at MSCHONY. The third phase (6 months)the resident will serve as the pediatric clinical-on-call pharmacist for any questions concerning pediatrics patients, with focused review of signed out critical care (NICU/PICU) patients and pharmacokinetic monitoring at MSCHONY.
To Apply
For more information on the requirements for submitting an application to our program, please visit our To Apply page.
