General Information for St. Anthony’s Hospital:

St. Anthony’s Hospital is a part of BayCare Health System which was ranked 21st in Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care for 2022. BayCare is consistently ranked in the top 20% nationally. St. Anthony’s Hospital has a long tradition of providing a wide range of exceptional health care services to our community with over 90 years of advancing superior health care. St. Anthony’s is ranked as one of the top hospitals in the Tampa Bay area by US News and World Report.

Founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany with a mission to serve, St. Anthony’s Hospital team members strive to advance the level of compassionate care we provide to patients and the community. St. Anthony's Hospital offers advanced medical technologies and outstanding physicians who care for you as a whole person with dignity and respect.

Description: The adult pharmacy practice residency is designed to provide 12 full, consecutive months of training in pharmacy practice with the primary goal of producing general practitioners capable of providing pharmaceutical care to hospitalized patients.

The resident will have the opportunity to work with the medical staff to assure rational prescribing of medications, work with patients to enhance their knowledge of the medications they receive, and partner with nursing to improve the overall safety of medication use.  The resident will gain experience in many areas of pharmacy practice including cardiology, neurology, critical care, infectious disease, emergency medicine, oncology, drug information, family medicine, geriatrics, nutrition, and pharmacy administration.  In addition, residents will be trained to attend cardiac arrests, rapid responses, STEMI and stroke alerts. Opportunities also exist for fine tuning presentation skills through CE presentations, MUE activities, drug use control coordination, and precepting pharmacy students.  Completion of a research project is required.

Neurology: The American Stroke Association recently awarded St. Anthony's Hospital its Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke) Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award.

Oncology: The Susan Sheppard McGillicuddy Breast Center is unmatched in the community in diagnostic services and helping patients navigate their treatment options should they find a cancer diagnosis.

Required Rotations:

Administration                   

Cardiology

Critical Care

Emergency Medicine

Infectious Disease

Internal Medicine 

Orientation Month

Elective Rotations:

Hematology/  Oncology

Neurology

Project Month

Psychiatry

Surgery/Nutrition

Transition of Care

Geriatrics

Longitudinal Experiences:

Antibiotic Stewardship

Layered Student Learning

Medication Safety Process

Nursing Collaboration

Pharmacokinetics

Practice Experience

Quality Training & Computer Classes

Teaching Certificate

How to Apply: Applicants must be a PharmD  graduate or candidate of an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy and must be eligible for and obtain licensure in Florida by 90 days from start of the residency.  The application deadline is January 10, 2024. All materials must be received by that date to ensure your application is considered. Applications should be submitted electronically through ASHP PhORCAS. Necessary application materials include:

• Three letters of reference using the PhORCAS Standardized Reference Template.
• Curriculum vitae
• Letter(s) of interest with career objectives
• Official college of pharmacy transcript

E-Mail William Braun, Pharmacy Residency Director at William.Braun@baycare.org for any application questions

About BayCare

BayCare St. Anthony's PGY1 Pharmacy Residency St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, was built with a mission – to build a hospital that always puts patients first. Continuing its tradition for more than 75 years, the 395-bed hospital is recognized as one of the area’s most respected and technologically advanced medical facilities. Founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany with a mission to serve, our team members strive to advance the level of compassionate care we provide to our patients and community. St. Anthony’s Hospital offers advanced medical technologies and outstanding physicians who care for you as a whole person with dignity and respect. St. Anthony’s enjoys a reputation in the fields of general surgery, cardiology, orthopedics, cancer treatment, diabetes management and neurology.

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