PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Saint Joseph’s University
Cooper University Hospital
ASHP Accreditation Status: Not Accredited

This PGY2 residency program is designed to provide advanced training in infectious diseases pharmacotherapy. It is run through the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in partnership with Cooper University Hospital. As a result, residents will have opportunities for clinical and educational training that will prepare the graduate for a career in an academic and/or clinical practice settings. Through Cooper University Hospital, there are 3 ID pharmacists who provide services to the inpatient ID consult service, antimicrobial stewardship program, and HIV clinic. This residency is not accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

The ID residency is structured to provide the resident with a broad exposure to various patient populations with infectious diseases. There is a set of core rotations that will introduce the resident to the practice of infectious diseases at the hospital and serve to allow him/her to work closely with the ID pharmacy preceptors as well as the ID physicians and fellows. Elective rotations will round out the residency year by providing opportunities for the resident to care for and explore infectious complications in a number of special patient populations.

Cooper University Hospital

Learning experiences are offered at Cooper University Hospital (CUH) in Camden, NJ. CUH is a 635-licensed bed, not-for-profit academic medical center offering more than 75 specialty services. Cooper University Health Care serves as Southern New Jersey’s major tertiary-care referral hospital for specialized services and includes the following signature programs: Level I Southern New Jersey Regional Trauma Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, Adult Health Institute, Bone and Joint Institute, Digestive Health Institute, Cardiac Partners, Neurological Institute, Surgical Services Institute, Women’s and Children’s Institute, Urban Health Institute, Center for Critical Care Services, Center for Urgent and Emergent Services, Center for Population Health, and Center for Trauma Services. Cooper offers more than 70 outpatient offices throughout the southern New Jersey region and is a core teaching hospital for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at Saint Joseph’s University

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (PCP) at Saint Joseph’s University is the oldest college of pharmacy in the United States. Since its origin in 1821, the College has continued to be a leader in pharmacy education. Besides the flagship program, the entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy degree and pharmacy-related baccalaureate programs are offered in the areas of pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacology and toxicology. PCP also offers graduate degrees in Pharmaceutics (MS, PhD) and Pharmacology and Toxicology (MS, PhD). The Erivan K. Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s also offers degrees in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing (BS), Health Administration (MS), Public Health (MPA) and Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business (MBA).

Core Rotations

• Infectious diseases consult service (3 rotations)

• Antimicrobial Stewardship (3 rotations)

• HIV clinic (1 rotation, then longitudinal)

• STI, TB, OPAT, other outpatient clinics (mini-longitudinal experience)

• Medical intensive care unit (1 rotation)

• Microbiology laboratory (1 rotation-2 weeks)

• Pediatric ID consult service (2 weeks)

Elective Rotations (all at Cooper unless otherwise noted)

• Transplant ID consult service (Einstein Hospital)

• Outpatient oncology clinic

• Trauma intensive care unit

• Medical intensive care unit

• Non-teaching ID consult service (Rounding individually with an ID attending and APN)

• Complete an ID-related research project including the preparation of a manuscript for submission to a scientific journal

• Present at least one ACPE accredited one hour CE program on an ID-related topic

• Optional (based on need and interest):

• Perform an ID-related medication use evaluation and present at Antimicrobial Subcommittee

• Complete an ID-related review article of a class of antimicrobials, stewardship topic, or disease state (e.g. durations of antimicrobial therapy, stewardship in nursing homes)

• Didactic and small group teaching experiences for 3rd professional pharmacy students is required. The resident will lead small group discussions in either the pharmacokinetics recitation or case/lab series. An additional requirement is the teaching of a topic in one of the infectious diseases modules of the iPSDT course sequence.

• Precepting of fourth-year pharmacy students during one inpatient infectious diseases consult service rotation is required.

• Precepting of third-year pharmacy students during inpatient infectious diseases rotations (IPPE)

• Additional opportunities to conduct interprofessional didactic teaching sessions or journal club discussions are available in conjunction with the ID Division at Cooper University Hospital.

• Participate in bi-weekly ID patient case conference and didactic sessions while on ID consult service and Antimicrobial Stewardship rotations

• Participation in the teaching certificate program is optional for residents who have not previously completed one

Applicants should apply directly to the program director by emailing an up-to-date CV, letter of intent/personal statement, and completing an online application. Please check back here for more details about the 2023-2024 application.

Brandon Garcia, PharmD