After completing the 12-month PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital, you become an independent general practitioner. Graduates gain a broad knowledge of pharmacotherapy to support pediatric patient populations.

The PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital builds on your Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY-1 experience. You develop neonatal and pediatric clinical pharmacist expertise in medication-related patient care. Graduates care for patients with a wide range of conditions and become board-certification eligible. 

The PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy residency provides opportunities for general training in neonatal and pediatric areas of pharmacy practice. During each learning experience, residents work closely with their preceptors, highly qualified pharmacists, physicians, and other allied health care professionals.

Program highlights

• Develop expertise, knowledge, and skills in a broad range of neonatal and pediatric therapeutics through direct patient care.
• Contribute to interdisciplinary health care teams by offering patient-specific interventions to optimize drug therapy outcomes.
• Communicate essential drug information to the interdisciplinary team in a team-based, mutually respectful environment.
• Enhance skills in conducting clinical research and quality improvement projects.
• Strengthen communication skills by presenting formal and informal lectures at the institutional and national levels. Write a professional manuscript and lead interdisciplinary topic and patient discussions.
• Develop pharmacy practice management skills by contributing to various committees, establishing policies and procedures, and participating in medication safety activities.
• Network with fellow pharmacy residents and other practicing health care providers through professional membership and conferences.
• Lead didactic lecture on pharmaceutical topic(s) for the Mayo Clinic Physician Assistant Program

Program history

The PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital originated in 2003 as a pediatric-focused PGY-1 program. The program operated under Mayo’s accredited general pharmacy practice residency umbrella.

In 2011, the program was accredited as a freestanding residency by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Graduates practice across the U.S. as respected pediatric and neonatal pharmacy clinicians. The residency program is continuously evaluated for improvement opportunities to ensure graduates make a seamless transition into clinical practice. One candidate a year is selected on a competitive basis.

Facilities

Training for this residency is primarily conducted at Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital, though students may have learning experiences at the Saint Marys campus (1,265 beds) or Methodist campus (794 beds), both part of Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester.