After completing the 12-month PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases at Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester, you will possess comprehensive clinical knowledge and skills to provide high-quality pharmaceutical care to both inpatients and outpatients being treated for infections.

The purpose of the PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency at Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester is to build on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY-1 pharmacy residency training to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. PGY-2 residencies provide you with opportunities to function independently as a practitioner by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an Infectious Diseases PGY-2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification in infectious diseases pharmacotherapy.

The program is new and will be seeking accreditation by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Program highlights

The program provides the high-quality didactic and clinical experiences needed to create a well-rounded, fully competent clinical pharmacist. PGY-2 infectious diseases pharmacy residents:

• Expand knowledge of various aspects of infectious diseases pharmacy including outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), inpatient and outpatient antimicrobial stewardship (ASP), inpatient infectious diseases consult services, and HIV and non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) clinics
• Develop expertise, knowledge, and skills in a broad range of anti-infective therapeutics through direct patient care experiences
• Contribute to an interdisciplinary healthcare team offering patient-specific interventions to optimize drug therapy outcomes
• Provide drug information to interdisciplinary teams in an environment based on teamwork and mutual respect
• Enhance skills in conducting clinical research, medication use evaluations, and quality-improvement initiatives
• Strengthen communication skills with a wide array of health care professionals by presenting formal and informal lectures, writing professional literature, and leading interdisciplinary discussions
• Develop pharmacy practice management skills by leading various committees, establishing policies, and understanding the pharmacy practice philosophy
• Network with fellow pharmacy residents and practicing clinicians through professional membership and conferences

Program history

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, previously offered an Infectious Diseases PGY-2 between 2000 and 2014. Following an expansion of infectious diseases pharmacy staff and services, the Infectious Diseases PGY-2 will again be recruiting for enrollment as of July 2025 with pre-candidate status through ASHP. The program anticipates being accredited upon graduation of the 2025-2026 resident. We aim to train competent infectious diseases pharmacists who will be able to seamlessly integrate into clinical practice across a variety of care settings. One candidate per year will be selected on a competitive basis.