Dyer PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency

About Our PGY1 Program

This ASHP-accredited program provides a flexible postgraduate year-one (PGY1) pharmacy residency experience that includes didactic and experiential teaching and research opportunities. Residents can also participate in the Indiana Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program offered through Purdue University and Butler University. Our residency progam enables you to develop knowledge and skills to ensure rational drug therapy, gain confidence in providing pharmaceutical care through hands-on experience, and practice pharmaceutical care in a community, acute-care setting.

Residents who complete the Franciscan Health PGY1 pharmacy program can:

  • Qualify for a position in a postgraduate year-two (PGY2) specialty residency

  • Provide pharmaceutical care in various healthcare settings as a decentralized clinical or staff pharmacist

  • Provide education to patients, students and healthcare professionals

  • Demonstrate behaviors of lifelong learning and professional initiative

Program Structure & Information

  • The pharmacy residency program provides flexibility for a resident's interests or needs.

    • Acute Care

      • Critical care

      • Emergency medicine

      • Infectious disease

      • Internal medicine

    • Pharmacy Management

    • Ambulatory Care

      • Anticoagulation clinic

      • Pharmacotherapy clinic - PODS

    • Longitudinal

      • Longitudinal teaching (IPTeC / Purdue CE) and evidence-based medicine

      • Longitudinal operations / Clinical staffing

      • Research project

      • Resident development

    • Case Presentations

    • Journal Clubs

    • Drug Information

    • Each resident will be allotted 16 days away from the program during the residency period. This may be used for, but not limited to, sick, holiday, personal, and interview days.

    • Free parking

    • Health, dental and vision insurance available

    • Opportunity to precept pharmacy students from Purdue and Butler pharmacy schools

    • Travel to ASHP mid-year meeting and Chicago-area Pharmacy Research Conference

    • Franciscan Health Dyer: 24 Joliet Street, Dyer, IN 46311

    • Hospital is located 30 minutes from downtown Chicago and 10 minutes from suburbs

    • Participate in system-wide resident wellness series

    • Teach pharmacy students from Purdue and Butler Universities

    • Complete Indiana Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program

    • Complete CPR Healthcare Provider Certification

Pharmacy Services

  • Clinics

    Anticoagulation Clinic

    Pharmacotherapy Clinic

  • Consultation

    Parenteral nutrition consultation

    Anticoagulation consultation

    Pharmacokinetic consultation

  • Stewardship

    Antimicrobial stewardship program

    Corporate collaboration on stewardship initiatives

  • Education and Research

    Education to health care providers

    Pharmacy student and resident training

    Research

  • Technology

    Automated dispensing cabinets

    Bar coding technology

    Electronic medical records

    Optimization of electronic health record

  • Other Services

    Anticoagulation dosing service

    Code blue response

    Decentralized clinical pharmacists

    Drug information services

    Emergency department pharmacy service

    Evidence-based order set development and review

    Formulary management

    Medication reconciliation

    Multidisciplinary rounds

Meet the Team

Preceptor Bios

Application Process

Residency candidates must participate and adhere to the rules of the Residency Match Program and submit all materials through PhORCAS. Application deadline: January 5, 2024

Positions available: 2

National Matching Service Program Code Number: 173513

Applicant must be:

  • Graduate or candidate for graduation from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy

  • Licensed pharmacist or eligible for licensure in the state of Indiana (requirement to be licensed in Indiana by August 1st of residency year)

  • Citizen or legal resident of the United States

The below items are required for a complete application.

  • Letter of intent

  • College transcripts

  • Three letters of recommendation

  • Curriculum vitae (CV)

Contact Us

Kara Bishop, PharmD, BCPS
Residency Program Director & Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Phone: 219-515-3593
Email: Kara.Bishop@franciscanalliance.org