Critical Care Residency Program
The PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency program at The Mount Sinai Hospital is a 12-month, full-time training experience designed to develop the resident into a proficient critical care practitioner through a challenging and highly gratifying clinical and academic experience. This program encompasses a comprehensive and rigorous year that allows the resident to develop clinical knowledge as well as leadership, research, presentation, literature evaluation, and critical thinking skills necessary for a successful critical care pharmacy career.
The resident will be an integral part of a variety of critical care teams at The Mount Sinai Hospital. In addition, the resident will sit on critical care committees, participate in cardiac arrest response teams, and facilitate the experiential and didactic education of pharmacy students.
The PGY-2 year will expand upon concepts mastered during the PGY-1 learning experience and help the resident grow to become an expert in critical care pharmacotherapy by promoting safe and effective use of medication regimens. Expected areas of competency at the completion of the PGY-2 year include caring for critically ill medical, surgical, neurological, and cardiac patients. The PGY-2 resident will also be expected to master concepts including pharmacokinetics, infectious diseases, toxicology, and nutrition.
Learning Experiences
Core rotations include:
- Medical Intensive Care Unit I and II
- Surgical Intensive Care Unit I and II
- Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit
- Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit
- Coronary Care Unit
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Transplant Surgical Intensive Care Unit
- Emergency Medicine
Elective rotations may include:
- Any core rotations repeated
- Solid Organ Transplant
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Nutrition Support
- Infectious Diseases
- Academia
Longitudinal responsibilities may include:
- Code Response Team
- Clinical Weekend Coverage
- Critical Care Committees
- Medication use evaluation
- Academia
- Student Precepting
- Multidisciplinary Teaching
- ICU Recovery Clinic (Optional)
Compensation
Funding is available for educational meetings as well as membership in national and state professional organizations. Residents receive an annual stipend and are eligible for health insurance and paid time off.
Application Information
Please submit the following information using PhORCAS (Pharmacy Online Residency Central Application Service) through ASHP:
- Curriculum vitae
- 3 letters of recommendation
- College transcripts
- Letter of intent (essay expressing interests and reasons for pursuing a residency)
This residency participates in the ASHP Matching Program and is fully accredited by ASHP. Other supplemental materials may be listed online as appropriate. Residents must have a NYS intern permit before the start of the program. Interviews are mandatory. Application deadline: January 7
Contact
Nicole Davis, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacist – Critical Care
PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program Director
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Pharmacy Department
One Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, NY 10029
nicole.davis@mountsinai.org
Sharon Blum, PharmD, BCIDP
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Co-Director, TCOP Academic Fellowship Program
Touro College of Pharmacy
3 Time Square, Room 830
New York, NY 10036
sblum10@touro.edu
