Program Specifics
52-Week Comprehensive Training Experience
Our PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency provides intensive clinical training through a carefully structured curriculum that balances required rotations, elective opportunities and longitudinal experiences designed to develop expertise in critical care pharmacy practice.
Estimated Start Date: July 1, 2026
Estimated Stipend: $64,480.00
Positions Available: 1
Rotation Selection
- Orientation (4 weeks)
- 2 Medical ICU (8 weeks; 1 in the Fall, 1 advanced experience in the Spring)
- 1 Surgical/Trauma ICU (4 weeks)
- 1 Neuroscience ICU (4 weeks)
- 1 Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU (4 weeks)
- 1 Cardiovascular ICU (4 weeks)
- 1 Emergency Medicine
- Research (4 weeks)
(Choose 3-6; Rotation durations may vary 2-4 weeks each, to be determined after discussions between the residents, preceptors, and RPD)
- Repeat any core rotation
- Pediatric ICU
- Pediatric Cardiology ICU
- Neonatal ICU
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Nutrition Support
- Toxicology
- Hematologic Emergencies
- Solid Organ Transplant
- Infectious Disease
- Off-site ICU (Pineville, Cabarrus, Union)
- Evening Critical Care
- Academia/Precepting
- Operational Core (Decentralized staffing; 12 months; see below details)
- Medication Use Evaluation Project (6 months)
- Research Project (12 months)
- Longitudinal Teaching & Education (12 months; see below details)
- Continuing education presentation (3 months)
- On-call (Primarily ED code response; 12 months)
- Committees and administration (12 months)
- Teaching and Learning Curriculum (Not required, if received during PGY1)
Teaching and Education Chart
| Pharmacy Learners - 2 Required | Pharmacy Peers - 4 Required | Nursing - 1 Required | Medical -2 Required | Interdisciplinary - 2 Required |
| Co-Precepting PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident | Preceptor Development CE | Nursing In-Service Lead | Thursday EM Conference – Pharmacotherapy Presentation | Pharmacotherapy CE |
| Co-Precepting APPE Pharmacy Student | CVCSCCM, SCCM, ACCP Journal Club Presentation | Nursing In-Service Participant | Neurocritical Care Presentation | Present at Toxic Tuesday* |
| COP Lecture | Post-Conference Pearl Session | Nursing Quality Improvement Project | Wednesday Trauma Team Presentation | EMS Team Education |
| Pharmacotherapy Podcast Episode | Capacity Command Center Presentation | Presentation for APP fellows |
PCC Journal Club | |
| Poster Presentation at ASHP Midyear | Weekly MICU Resident In-service |
ECMO Symposium Presentation | ||
| Critical Care Conference Presenting | UNCC NP Pharmacology Lecture |
Unique Training Opportunities
- Simulation lab experience, toxicology, possibilities for ride along experiences
Staffing and Schedule
- Weekend staffing: The resident will staff every third weekend consisting of two 8-hour shifts. Shifts will occur in CMC intensive care units or in CMC main pharmacy. Residents will staff approximately 34 weekend shifts
- Weekday staffing: The resident will staff 5 hours every other week, one day per week, in an evening ICU role or order verification shift, approximately from 3:30-8:30pm. Residents will staff approximately 27 weekday 5-hr shifts
- Holiday staffing: The resident will staff 1 major holiday (2 shifts) and 1 minor holiday (1 shift)
- Major: Thanksgiving/Black Friday; Christmas Eve/Christmas; New Years Eve/New Years
- Minor: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day
Benefits, Vacation, and Leave Highlights
- In addition to the full benefits of an Atrium Health employee, residents will be able to enroll in competitive medical, dental and vision coverage plans
- Paid Time Off (“PTO”) will be accrued at the rate of 7.69 hours every two weeks and must generally be used for vacation, sick time, and holidays in accordance with the Department of Pharmacy policy
- Residents will be assigned to work one major holiday (Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Day, New Years Eve/Day) and one minor holiday (Memorial Day, Labor Day, Independence Day)
- Professional meetings that residents present poster abstracts or platform presentations (ASHP Midyear and choice of REPS or critical care conference) are classified as additional business days and do not count towards PTO
Social Media
Twitter & Instagram: @cmcpharmres
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