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PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

Program Type: ASHP Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

ASHP Match Number: 167713

Program

There are 16 pharmacy resident positions available to eligible candidates at UF Health Shands Hospital. These are divided among the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency, PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership and PGY2 Pharmacy Residencies that include Ambulatory Care, Critical Care, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, and Solid Organ Transplant. The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency offers seven required rotations and provides ample time for elective rotations in a variety of settings.

Rotation opportunities

Required rotations [4 weeks, each]

  • Adult Critical Care Selective*

  • Drug Policy and Medication Safety

  • Advanced Hospital Practice

  • Infectious Diseases / Antibiotic Management and Stewardship

  • Internal Medicine

  • Pediatric Selective^

  • Pharmacy Leadership and Administration

*Critical Care and Pediatrics required rotations may be selected from any of the options below.

Elective rotations [4 weeks, each]

Critical Care*

  • Burn ICU*

  • Cardiac Critical Care*

  • Cardiovascular Surgical ICU*

  • Medical ICU*

  • Neurosurgical ICU*

  • Surgical ICU*

  • Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant ICU*

  • Trauma ICU*

  • Vascular ICU*

Pediatrics^

  • General Pediatrics^

  • Neonatal ICU^

  • Pediatric ICU^

  • Pediatric Cardiovascular ICU^

  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology^

  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases^

Other electives

  • Academia

  • Adult Cardiology

  • Advanced Internal Medicine

  • Ambulatory Care

  • Bone Marrow Transplantation / Hematologic Malignancies#

  • Emergency Medicine

  • Outpatient Solid Organ Transplant

  • Pharmacogenomics

  • Investigational Drug Services

  • Specialty Ambulatory Care Clinic

  • Transitions of Care

  • Nutrition Support

  • Abdominal Solid Organ Transplant

  • Heart/Lung Solid Organ Transplant

#Oncology

  • Adult inpatient oncology rotations are currently on hold as we recruit for new preceptors. We anticipate that these rotations will become available again in 2026.

Core longitudinal experiences

  • Staff one evening shift approximately every other week (3pm-7pm), every third weekend, and assigned holidays (1 major and 1 to 2 minor holidays) [52 weeks]

  • Conduct a Medication Use Evaluation [26 weeks]

  • Complete and present a P&T monograph [4 weeks]

  • Complete and publish an article for the Drugs and Therapy Bulletin [4 weeks]

  • Fall ACPE-accredited Grand Rounds presentation [11 weeks]

  • Spring ACPE-accredited Grand Rounds presentation [11 weeks]

  • Residency Research Project [52 weeks]

  • Participate in Code Blue Emergency Response services [52 weeks]

  • pharmacokinetics consultations [52 weeks]

    • Vancomycin and aminoglycosides

Additional requirements include (but are not limited to)

  • Attend Professional Development Session meetings with the Directors of Pharmacy and Pharmacy Leadership

  • Assist in precepting Doctor of Pharmacy students

  • Present a platform presentation on a project at the Florida Residency Conference

  • Serve in a residency leadership role, examples include:

    • Chief Resident, Communications, Community Outreach, Education, Lead Recruitment, Preceptor Development, Professional Development, Research, Scheduling, Student Relations, Wellness

  • Participate on a Pharmacy Department Committee, examples include:

    • Code Blue Response Committee

    • Formulary Subcommittee

    • Medication Safety Committee

    • Pharmacy Safety Committee

    • Pharmacy and Therapeutics Operations Committee

    • Professional Development Committee

    • Resident Wellness Committee

  • Complete the University of Florida College of Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program

Stipend

The resident receives a $52,000 stipend paid by UF Health Shands Hospital. The stipend, coupled with the comparatively low cost of living in Gainesville, should ensure a financially sufficient year.

Benefits

  • Ten days of paid time off (PTO)
  • Nine paid holidays
  • Compensation time for weekends or holidays worked
  • Contributory health insurance
  • Paid life insurance
  • Professional leave for professional meetings and interviews

Eligibility requirements

  • Academic: Applicants must be graduates or candidates for graduation from an ACPE-accredited degree program (or one in the process of pursuing accreditation) or have a foreign pharmacy graduate examination committee (FPGEC) certificate from the NABP.

  • Professional License: All residents must be eligible for Florida licensure. Selected and matched residents must be licensed by August 1st.

  • Interview: An interview is required. Interviews are conducted on Fridays during the months of January and February.

  • Foreign Applicants: To be considered for employment, you must presently have an employment authorization that is valid throughout the residency period. We do not sponsor international visas.

Applications

  • Interested applicants must register for the Resident Matching Program
  • Submit all applications through PhORCAS.
  • Final deadline for complete applications is January 2, 2026.

Complete applications include:

  1. Transcript of the applicant’s grades
  2. Letter of intent
  3. Current curriculum vitae
  4. Standardized reference forms supplied by PhORCAS from three (3) professional sources

After completed applications have been reviewed, the residency selection committee will notify selected applicants to arrange an on-site or virtual interview. Official start date for the residency: June 29, 2026.

Questions?

For questions regarding the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency or the application process please contact our Recruitment Coordinators:

Residency program director

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