Pharmacy Residency Programs

PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency

Program Description

The postgraduate year two (PGY2) pediatric pharmacy residency at Seattle Children’s is a one-year ASHP training program (candidate status) that provides training in the field of pediatrics. Experience is gained in a variety of experiences to meet resident needs and interest areas, with the end goal of becoming a well-rounded pediatric clinical pharmacist with eligibility to sit for the Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist (BCPPS) examination.

Purpose

PGY2 pharmacy residency programs 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. PGY2 residencies provide residents 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. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.

Available Rotations

  • Orientation and Training: 4-8 weeks (depending on whether the candidate is coming to the program with pediatric experience, this training period may be shorter)
    • Anticoagulation
    • TPN
    • Central Pharmacy/Operations
    • Competencies
  • Required Rotations: 4 weeks each
    • Pediatric General Medicine
    • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
    • Hematology/Oncology
    • Teaching and Precepting
  • Early-Selective Pre-Requisite for Longitudinal Clinic (resident selects one rotation, 4 weeks)
    • Anticoagulation
    • Cardiac Transplant and Heart Failure
  • Ambulatory Care (longitudinal, ~6 months)
    • Anticoagulation or cardiac solid organ transplant
  • Drug Information (longitudinal)
  • Drug Distribution and Staffing (longitudinal, every third weekend and one PM shift per week)
  • Residency Project (longitudinal, 4 weeks distributed throughout the year)
  • Electives (7 rotations)
    • Hematology-Oncology
    • Bone Marrow Transplant (Oncology is required first)
    • Antimicrobial Stewardship
    • Emergency Medicine
    • Pulmonary
    • Transitions of Care
    • Infectious Disease
    • Solid Organ Transplant (kidney/abdominal)
    • Solid Organ Transplant (cardiac)
    • Cardiac ICU
    • Repeat of required rotation (PICU, NICU, Medicine or Heme/Onc)
    • Other rotations may be available based on the resident’s interest as approved by the RPD.

Pharmacy Residency Requirements

  • Complete and present a research project at the Pediatric Pharmacy Association (PPA) annual meeting and complete manuscript.
  • Participate in teaching activities with students and residents.
  • Present a 1-hour CE on a pediatric topic.
  • Prepare and present drug monograph/projects for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee as assigned.
  • Complete parenteral nutrition, pharmacokinetic and anticoagulation competencies.
  • Staff every third weekend once orientation period is complete; one 4-hour PM shift per week.
  • See appendix with required topics that must be completed by the end of the resident year.

Qualifications of the Applicant

Selected applicants will be required to meet Seattle Children’s preceptors for a virtual or in-person interview in January or February. The applicant must meet the following general requirements:

  • Applicants must be graduates of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited degree program (or one in process of pursuing accreditation) or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).
  • Successful completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency
  • Licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Washington

Application Requirements

Submission of all materials must be through PhORCAS.

  1. Pre-interview during PPS at ASHP midyear (or, if unable to complete on site, may be supplemented with a virtual pre-interview)
  2. Participate in the ASHP Pharmacy Resident Matching Program. Program code number: 95914.
  3. Completion of supplemental application material (essay question)
  4. Official transcripts
  5. Three letters of recommendation (one must be from residency program director or coordinator)
  6. Letter of intent
  7. CV

Program contact 

Dominique Mark, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Residency Program Director, PGY1 Pharmacy and PGY2 Pediatrics
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist, General Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Pharmacy

Current Residents

Rachel Dittrich, PharmD
School: Roseman University of Health Sciences, Henderson, Nevada
PGY1 Program: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Andy Tsai, PharmD
School: Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
PGY1 Program: Valley Medical Center, Renton, Washington