The PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency program at The Mount Sinai Hospital/Touro College of Pharmacy is a 12-month, full-time training experience designed to develop the resident into a proficient critical care practitioner through a challenging and highly gratifying clinical and academic experience. This program encompasses a comprehensive and rigorous year that allows the resident to develop clinical knowledge as well as leadership, research, presentation, literature evaluation, and critical thinking skills necessary for a successful critical care pharmacy career. After completing the PGY-2 critical care residency, the individual would be prepared to work as an clinician for patient care positions; qualified for a faculty appointment in a college of pharmacy; and/or prepared to pursue board certification in Critical Care Pharmacotherapy.

Patient care activities will be conducted at the Mount Sinai Hospital with a portion of the residency year dedicated to a variety of teaching and scholarly activities at the Touro College of Pharmacy. The resident will be an integral part of a variety of critical care teams at The Mount Sinai Hospital. In addition, they will sit on critical care committees, participate in cardiac arrest response teams, and facilitate the experiential and didactic education of pharmacy students. The PGY-2 year will expand upon concepts mastered during their PGY-1 year. The resident will grow to become an expert in critical care pharmacotherapy by promoting the safe and effective use of medication regimens. Expected areas of competency at the completion of the PGY-2 year include caring for critically ill medical, surgical, neurological, cardiac, and transplant patients. The PGY-2 resident will also be expected to master concepts including pharmacokinetics, infectious diseases, toxicology, and nutrition.

Learning Experiences

Core rotations include:

• Medical Intensive Care Unit I and II
• Surgical Intensive Care Unit
• Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit
• Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Transplant Intensive Care Unit
• Coronary Care Unit
• Emergency Medicine
• Research

Elective rotations may include:

• Any core repeated
• Solid Organ Transplant
• Bone Marrow Transplant
• Nutrition Support
• Infectious Diseases

Longitudinal responsibilities may include:

• Code response pager
• Clinical weekends
• Critical care committees
• Medication use evaluation
• Research project 
• Critical Care Recovery Clinic Participation
• Academia in conjunction with Touro College of Pharmacy
• Leadership Certificate Program
• Teaching Certificate Program
• Student Precepting
• Multidisciplinary Teaching

*Shomer Shabbos program available

Compensation

Funding is available for educational meetings as well as membership in national and state professional organizations. Residents receive an annual stipend and are eligible for health insurance and paid time off.

Application Information

Please submit the following information using PhORCAS (Pharmacy Online Residency Central Application Service) through ASHP:

• Curriculum vitae
• 3 letters of recommendation
• College transcripts
• Letter of intent (essay expressing interests and reasons for pursuing a residency)

Other supplemental materials may be listed online as appropriate. Interviews are mandatory and will be conducted remotely.

Critical Care PGY-2 Residents

Present and Past Residents Information