Indianapolis PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program

About Our PGY1 Program

The ASHP accredited PGY1 program at Franciscan Health Indianapolis is located in the southeastern corner of Marion County, only a few miles from downtown Indianapolis.  Franciscan Health Indianapolis is 485 bed community, teaching hospital located in Indianapolis, Indiana.   The hospital provides a comprehensive range of services, including heart and vascular care, oncology, orthopedics, surgical, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, neonatal care and neurology. Franciscan Health Indianapolis is the site of one of only two bone marrow transplant centers in Indiana. In addition, the hospital has an active Family Medicine Residency Program and Family Medicine Center where patients are seen by resident physicians and their instructors.

Our pharmacy residents work with diverse patient populations in various practice settings.  Residents can design an experience to meet the resident’s professional goals.  Experiences include, but are not limited to clinical research, precepting and teaching, and impacting patient care at the local and health-system level. 

After completion of the Franciscan Health Indianapolis PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, the residents should be able to:

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

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

  • Provide education to patients, students and healthcare professionals

  • Demonstrate behaviors of life-long learning and professional initiative

Program Structure & Information

    • Administration

    • Ambulatory care

    • Cardiology

    • Critical care

    • Emergency Medicine

    • Infectious Diseases

    • Inpatient Family Medicine

    • Orientation

    • Inpatient service commitment

    • Required residency activities: Medication Safety, Education, Teaching, and Precepting

    • Research project

    • Advanced Emergency Medicine

    • Advanced Inpatient Family Medicine

    • Ambulatory Care – Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic

    • Ambulatory Care – Outpatient Family Medicine Clinic

    • Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology

    • Outpatient Oncology Infusion Center

    • Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT)

    • Pediatrics

    • Approximately $58,000 salary

    • Ten PTO days and six Franciscan Health-recognized holidays (residents required to work one minor holiday)

    • Five interview days

    • Free parking

    • Health, dental and vision insurance available

    • Opportunities to work as a supplemental staff (PRN) pharmacist

    • Dedicated workspace

  • Residents will be required to staff 17 weekends as a licensed pharmacist in the state of Indiana, approximately every third weekend.  Residents will also be required to staff at least one training weekend, and this weekend does count towards the commitment.  Once trained, residents will work in central pharmacy, providing distributive and clinical tasks.  Residents will be required to work one minor holiday (Labor Day, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day).

    Residents can work as a supplemental staff (PRN) pharmacist during residency; however, the number of additional shifts residents work is monitored and should not interfere with rotation responsibilities.

  • Residents will be responsible to attend monthly meetings and provide minutes to pharmacy manager.  Residents may also present completed residency activities as appropriate to the committee. 

  • Residents will be required to complete the following activities prior to completion of the PGY1 Residency:

    • ACPE Pharmacist Continuing Education

    • Drug Monograph

    • Indiana Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program (IPTeC)

    • Medication Safety Topic Review and Presentation

    • Medication Use Evaluations (2)

    • Pharmacist education at monthly pharmacist meeting

    Research experience

    • Residents will be required to complete a longitudinal clinical research project.  Prior to completion of the PGY1 Residency, the project will be presented at the regional residency conference and a manuscript for journal submission will be completed. 

    Residents will participate in system-wide resident wellness series

Meet the Team

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Preceptor Bios

Application Process

Resident candidates must participate and adhere to the rules of the Residency Match Program and submit all materials through PhORCAS. Application deadline is January 2nd.

Positions available: 3

National Matching Service ID number: 184313

Education and license requirements:

  • US citizens or legal residents

  • Graduates or candidates for graduation of an ACPE accredited degree program (or one in process of pursuing accreditation) or have Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).

  • Licensed or eligible for licensure in Indiana. The resident will be required to be licensed in Indiana by August 1st. Residents are permitted to take all licensing exams during June and July without taking personal vacation time, though it is preferred for the resident to complete the exams prior to the start of the residency. 

Items required for complete application:

  • College transcripts

  • Curriculum vitae

  • Letter of interest

  • Three letters of recommendations (ASHP online format including one preceptor that you have worked with in the past year)

  • Supplemental application

Contact Us

Lauren Beauchamp, PharmD, BCEMP, BCPS
Residency Program Director & Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Email: Lauren.Beauchamp@franciscanalliance.org