Learning Experiences
at Saint Louis University Hospital
Residents of this program will have nine required rotation experiences, three elective rotation experiences, and a 4-week concentrated research block.
Required Rotations
- Ambulatory Care
- Bone Marrow Transplant^
- Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic^
- Clinical Precepting
- General Cardiology
- Hematology^
- Infectious Disease/Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS)
- Integrated Practice
- Internal Medicine
- Pharmacy Practice Management/Medication Safety/Investigational Drug Service
- Pulmonary/Medicine Critical Care
- Resident Orientation
^Only one of these hematology/oncology type rotations must be completed.
Elective Rotations
- Advanced Cardiology
- Advanced Internal Medicine
- Cardiothoracic Surgery*
- Emergency Medicine
- Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplant Experience
- Neurocritical Care*
- Psychiatry
- Solid Organ Transplant
- Trauma Critical Care*
*Only two of these critical care electives may be completed.
Longitudinal Learning Experiences
- Distributive Services
- Medication Use Evaluation
- Research (with concentrated block)
- Longitudinal Resident Development
- Seminar
- Teaching
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
- 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 5th 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 2025-2026 Saint Louis University Residency Program Manual
Resident Support
- Wellness
- Mentorship program
- Quarterly department activities
- Community service opportunities
- Employee Assistance program (EAP) from SSM Health
- Research
- Resident research series with interactive sessions on various aspects of clinical practice research