Learning Experiences

at Saint Louis University Hospital - St. Louis

Residents of this program will have ten required rotation experiences, two elective rotation experiences, and a 4-week concentrated research block.

Required Rotations

• Resident Orientation
• Cardiology Critical Care
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Emergency Medicine
• Pulmonary/Medicine Critical Care
• Advanced Pulmonary/Medicine Critical Care
• Neurocritical Care
• Trauma Critical Care
• Surgical Critical Care
• Critical Care Pharmacy Practice Management

Elective Rotations

• Infectious Disease
• Advanced Trauma Critical Care
• Solid Organ Transplant
• Hematology

Longitudinal Learning Experiences

• Distributive Services
• Longitudinal Resident Development
• Research (with concentrated block)
• Teaching

Certification and Teaching Opportunities

• Teaching certificate available if not completed in PGY1 through University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy in St. Louis Resident Education Academy
• Continuing Education Lecture Development
• Precepting PGY1 pharmacy residents and/or APPE students

Staffing Requirements

• Independent staffing is defined as any time that a resident is caring for patients and not being directly supervised by another pharmacist
• Staffing shifts are completed in the ICU Satellite Pharmacy (subject to change)
• General staffing schedule and rotation:
  • Every 5th weekend (two 8-hour shifts)
  • 1 evening per week (4-hour shift from 1600 to 2000) 
  • 2 days surrounding one major holiday (two 8-hour shifts)
  • For more information, please reference our 2025-2026 Saint Louis University Residency Program Manual