PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency
Our pharmacy team is pleased to offer our first Pharmacy Residency. We are a team of 61 full time pharmacists providing inpatient services to 11 clinical zones from five different pharmacies across the OSF Saint Francis Medical Center and Children's Hospital of Illinois campus. We are committed to providing a broad experience to equip our residents for their future careers. If you have any questions that the following information does not address please contact the Residency Program Director, Jennifer Ellison, Pharm.D.,BCPS at jennifer.c.ellison@osfhealthcare.org or (309) 655-2382.
Program Overview
NMS Code: 193613
We participate in the ASHP Resident Matching Program
- Two residents per year
- July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013
For your application to be considered complete, we must receive items in the checklist below by January 15, 2012.
Pay and Benefits
- $42,000/year salary
- Medical, dental and life insurance available
- 3 weeks of PTO (will be used for holidays and 1/2 of time off for meeting attendance
- Sick pay
- Travel reimbursement
- Hospital employee discount program (various local businesses)
Residency Rotations
Core Rotations
Internal Medicine (1 month)
Pediatric Critical Care (1 month)
Infectious Disease (1 month)
Critical Care (2 months)
Pharmacy Practice (1 month/longitudinal)
Drug Information (longitudinal)
Medication Safety (longitudinal)
Pharmacy Administration (longitudinal)
Elective Rotations
Trauma/Surgery/Bariatrics (1 month)
Neurology (1 month)
Neonatal ICU (1 month)
Oncology/Peds Oncology (1 month)
CVICU (1 month)
Cardiology (1 month)
Anticoagulation Management (1 month)
Pediatrics (1 month)
Nutrition Support (1 month)
Or repeat any core rotation
Additional Resident Staffing Requirements/Responsibilities/Assignments
- Staff every other weekend in pharmacy
- Additional 8 hours each month on second shift
- 1 major holiday and 1 minor holiday
- BLS and ACLS certification (opportunity provided on site)
- Attendance at ASHP Midyear meeting
- Research project with presentation at regional conference
Very important: Application Checklist
Application Deadline: January 15, 2012 -
all following items must be completed by this date
- Complete Online Application electronic application
- Send 3 Letters of Reference –
download form developed by ASHP - Letter of Intent/Cover Letter
- Submit CV (if not attached to online application)
- Submit Copy of Transcripts
Very important: Submission Guidelines
Submitting all application components electronically is preferred. Only the online application is automatically submitted electronically. All other components can be sent to the following e-mail.
Email address jennifer.c.ellison@osfhealthcare.org
Please address your emails in a specific manner -
Subject line should read:
[Last Name, First Name] - [application component] (PGY1 2011-12)
Example: Smith, Joseph – Cover Letter (PGY1 2011-12)
If email is not possible, our mailing address is:
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Pharmacy Department
c/o Jennifer Ellison, Residency Program Director
530 NE Glen Oak Avenue
Peoria, IL 61637
