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PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

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The Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Pharmacy Residency concentrates on the development of clinical practice skills. The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency is an intense twelve-month program designed to develop a confident, independently-practicing clinician by providing exposure to a clinical environment that offers diverse training in a variety of pharmacy practice areas. The resident will become proficient in a broad range of services structured to develop their individual strengths and advance the growth of their clinical judgment. Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport is dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, and research. This mission has been intricately entwined throughout all aspects of the health system. Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport is one of the largest university-based physician training centers in the southern United States. Our pharmacy features the latest technologies to support today’s pharmacy practice.

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Overview

The Post-Graduate Year one (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency Program at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport builds upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists who are: responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Structure includes 7 required core rotations, each 1 month long::

  • Critical Care
  • Internal Medicine I
  • Internal Medicine II
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Management
  • Orientation
  • Project Month

We also offer elective rotations, 5 required, each 1 month long (including but not limited to):

  • Ambulatory Care - Cardiology
  • Ambulatory Care - Warfarin and Diabetes Management
  • Ambulatory Care - Outpatient Oncology
  • BMT Elective
  • Critical Care - Medical ICU Elective
  • Critical Care - Trauma ICU Elective
  • Critical Care II Comprehensive ICU Elective
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Hematology/ Oncology Inpatient Consults Elective
  • Internal Medicine III Elective
  • Infectious Disease: Adult Consults
  • Infectious Disease: Antimicrobial Stweardship
  • Infectious Disease: System Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) - Elective
  • Nephrology Elective
  • Pediatrics
  • Elective learning experiences listed are fully developed. Other elective learning experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability. 

Longitudinal Learning Experiences

  • Drug Information/ Quality Improvement
  • Research Project
  • Department of Pharmacy Practice - Service/ Staffing
  • Teaching Certificate Program

Concentrated Learning Experience 

  • Warfarin Management

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Pharmacy Residency Programs

  • PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency