About Our Program
AdventHealth Celebration is a non-for-profit, 309 bed state-of-the-art community hospital that serves the residents of Osceola, Orange, Polk and Lake counties as well as patients from all over the world. Established in 1997, AdventHealth Celebration is a prototype for health promotion in a model community designed by Walt Disney. Services are offered to treat and heal but another focus of this facility is to prevent illness and promote good health.
PGY1 pharmacy residency programs build on pharmacy education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication- related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.
The AdventHealth Celebration campus established the acute care PGY1 pharmacy residency program in 2018 however has had an ambulatory care focus PGY1 residency program since 2002. Our campus is also a clinical teaching site for several colleges of pharmacy, medicine, and nursing. AdventHealth Celebration provides resident pharmacists opportunity for direct patient care, as well as the ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams in a wide variety of specialties. As a member of the pharmacy team, you will work alongside our clinicians in a variety of decentralized patient care settings including the emergency department, critical care units, and internal medicine floors. You will also support pharmacy staffing services to provide safe and appropriate care to all areas of the hospital. Completion of the residency program at AdventHealth Celebration will develop essential skills to become a well-rounded pharmacist ready to work in a variety of inpatient settings.
Thank you for your interest in our program and if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at any time.
Residency Program Director:
Nam H Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
[email protected]
Residency Site Coordinator:
Sandrine Huynh, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
[email protected]
A Place for Professional and Personal Development
- Program Description
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General Information
- Two, full time 12-month position available
- Face-to-face interview required
- Application deadline: January 3
- Expected start date: Late June
- Weekend and evening service commitment required
- Estimated annual stipend: $49,046 + meeting travel support
- 12 months immediate health insurance
- 20 days paid vacation and professional days
Required Qualifications
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree
- Eligibility for Florida licensure
- Participation in the National Matching Services
Other Program Benefits
- ACLS and PALS certification and training provided
- Teaching certificate opportunity
- Leadership and management training opportunities
- Travel reimbursement for conferences
- AdventHealth lab coat and scrubs
- Employee discounts
- Dedicated laptop
- Gym membership discount
- Learning Experiences
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Following the initial 6-week orientation and training, learning experiences (rotations) are 5-week duration each.
Core (Required) Learning Experiences- Orientation
- General Medicine
- Internal Medicine I
- Critical Care Medicine I
- Emergency Medicine I
- Ambulatory Care I
- Pharmacy Administration
- Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Diseases
Elective Learning Experiences (*choose two electives)
- Advanced courses
- Ambulatory Care II
- Critical Care Medicine II
- Emergency Medicine II
- Internal Medicine II
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Hematology/Oncology
*May take 2 elective learning experiences offsite based on preceptor availability
Required Longitudinal Learning Experiences
- Leadership Learning Experiences (10 weeks each)
- Chief Resident/Team Building
- Education/Student Liaison
- Quality/Medication Safety
- Recruitment/Marketing
- 1 Medication use evaluation (MUE)
- 1 Drug class review, longitudinal quality improvement (QI) project, formulary monograph, or proposal through formulary process
- 2 Continuing education (CE) presentations
- 1 Practice-related advancement or quality improvement project including:
- Institutional review board and Office of Research Administration approval
- External presentation of the project or submission for presentation at a local, state, or national meeting
- Journal worthy peer review manuscript of the project
- 4 Formal case presentations
- 4 Formal journal club presentations
- Regular review of medication safety events
- Code response
- Department staffing
- Participation will also be expected in the following: Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Formulary Subcommittee, Pharmacy Expert Panels, Medication Safety Committee, performance improvement projects, and student/employee teaching.
- Application Information
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Our program participates in the National Match Service Code: 261013
The following application materials must be submitted in PhORCAS by January 3- Completed PhORCAS application
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of intent
- Three recommendations utilizing the PhORCAS template
- Transcripts from all colleges of pharmacy attended
For questions regarding the application process, please contact Nam Nguyen at [email protected].
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