
Postgraduate Year Two Critical Care Pharmacy Residency
NYU Langone Health offers a one-year Critical Care Pharmacy Residency program with an intensive individualized inpatient experience. This postgraduate year two (PGY-2) program provides residents with the training necessary to develop clinical expertise in critical care pharmacotherapy. Core rotations in a variety of intensive care environments allow you to advance your knowledge in the different aspects of critical care pharmacotherapy and develop clinical skills.
Additional rotations include cardiovascular intensive care, neurosurgical intensive care, and infectious diseases. Longitudinal involvement with NYU Langone’s Intensive Care Oversight Group and completion of a research project are also required. As a resident, you have a broad range of clinical and research opportunities and the flexibility to integrate your professional goals. Our program equips you with the knowledge and experience to be a competent critical care practitioner.
Current and past residents of our PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency hail from diverse backgrounds. Learn more about our residents.
Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Curriculum
The PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency curriculum consists of the following requirements, including core rotations.
Orientation/Pharmacy Operations | 4 weeks (omit if PGY1 at NYULH) |
Medical Intensive Care I | 4 weeks |
Surgical Intensive Care: | 4 weeks |
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit | 4 weeks |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Intensive Care Unit | 4 weeks |
Heart Transplant or Lung Transplant | 4 weeks |
Pediatric or Neonatal Intensive Care or CCVCU | 4 weeks |
Neurosurgical Intensive Care | 4 weeks |
Medical Intensive Care II | 4 weeks |
Research | 4 weeks and longitudinal |
Electives | 8–12 weeks |
Critical Care Management | Longitudinal |
Weekend Clinical On-Call | Longitudinal |
Elective Rotations
The Resident may choose from the following rotations:
- Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases Consult, Neonatal Intensive Care, Lung Transplant, Cardiovascular Care II, Cardiothoracic ICU II, CCVCU, MICU III
Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Research Requirements
Completion of a scholarly research project in critical care pharmacotherapy is required for program graduation. Residents are encouraged to select a topic of interest that advances the field. A final written manuscript must accompany the completed project.
Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Longitudinal Experiences
Residents have the following longitudinal responsibilities:
- Completion of a scholarly research project, with results presented at a regional pharmacy conference and submitted for presentation at a national critical care meeting Clinical On-Call and Antimicrobial Stewardship On-Call every third weekend
- Participation in a critical care medication use evaluation and the results to be presented at ASHP MidYear Clinical Meeting
- Respond to cardiopulmonary arrest and rapid response within the hospital
- Critical care management and strategic planning
- Experiential precepting
Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Stipend and Benefits
Residents receive a stipend of $62,400, as well as comprehensive health insurance, 14 vacation days, and 7 professional meeting days.
Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Eligibility Requirements
Applicants to our Critical Care Pharmacy Residency program must possess a PharmD degree from an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)–accredited college or school of pharmacy. You must also have completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and be licensed or eligible for licensure in New York state.
Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Application Process
We offer one PGY-2 position per year. Applicants must submit their application through Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) and participate in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Resident Matching Program. The resident matching program code is 691852.
Applicants must submit the following application materials through PhORCAS by January 5:
- all official college transcripts
- your CV
- three references submitted through the reference form in PhORCAS
- a letter of intent that describes your goals and interests, motivation for completing a PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, and why you want to be a part of NYU Langone
An interview (in-person or virtual) is required and will include a patient case presentation.
The start date for the program is July 1.
Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Information Sessions
Please stop by our booth at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition to learn more about our program. We may also be holding a virtual information session after the meeting to provide an overview of our program and answer questions. Please check back for more information.