Learning Experiences

at Saint Louis University Hospital

Residents will have nine required rotation experiences along with two elective experiences.

Required Rotations

  • Resident Orientation
  • Internal Medicine
  • General Cardiology
  • Infection Disease/Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • One critical care rotation:
    • Neurocritical Care
    • Trauma Critical Care
    • Pulmonary/Medicine Critical Care
  • Two immunosuppressed rotations: 
    • Hematology
    • Solid Organ Transplant
    • Bone Marrow Transplant
    • Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic
  • Pharmacy Practice Management/Medication Safety/Investigational Drug Service
  • Precepting

Elective Rotations

  • Psychiatry
  • Integrated Practice
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Advanced Cardiology
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • An additional critical care rotation listed above
  • An additional immunosuppressed rotation listed above

Longitudinal Learning Experiences

  • Distributive Services
  • Research (with concentrated block)
  • Longitudinal Resident Development
  • Resident Education Academy (REA)

Certification and Teaching Opportunities

  • Teaching certificate required through University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy in St. Louis Resident Education Academy
  • Regional continuing education seminar lecture development
  • Precepting Advanced Practice Pharmacy Experience (APPE) students from local colleges of pharmacy

Staffing Requirements

  • Independently staff, outside of scheduled rotation hours, a minimum of 360 hours
  • Hours completed prior to full licensure will count toward minimum requirements
  • Independent staffing is defined as any time that a resident is caring for patients and not being directly supervised by another pharmacist
  • General staffing schedule and rotation:
    • Every 4th weekend (two 8-hour shifts) 
    • One evening per week (4-hour shift from 1600 to 2000) 
    • Two days surrounding 1 major holiday (two 8-hour shifts)

    For more information, please reference our Saint Louis University 2023-2024 Supplemental Residency Manual

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