Emory University Hospital Midtown
Infectious Diseases Residency

The post-graduate year two (PGY-2) infectious diseases pharmacy residency program builds on your Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY-1 pharmacy residency programs and contributes to your development in infectious diseases clinical practice.

This residency is conducted at Emory University Hospital Midtown (EUHM) and includes learning experiences at Emory University Hospital (EUH), Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital (ESJH) and Emory Johns Creek Hospital (EJCH). Residents will care for diverse patient populations with challenging infectious diseases. At ESJH and EJCH you will gain experience withing with community providers in an antimicrobial stewardship program. At EUH, you will encounter patients with cystic fibrosis, immunocompromising conditions such as blood and marrow transplantation, hematological malignancies and solid organ transplantation. At EUHM, you will care for medically complex patients in the following services:

You will also gain ambulatory care experience in medication management and adherence counseling at the Infectious Diseases clinic at EUHM. 

After completing our PGY-2 infectious diseases pharmacy residency, you will be qualified for clinical pharmacist and/or faculty positions and be eligible for board certification with added qualifications in infectious diseases.

Goals

Goals of the PGY-2 infectious diseases pharmacy residency program at EUHM include:

Clinical practice: You will become familiar with disease states, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antimicrobials in the treatment of infectious diseases. You will learn to incorporate your clinical knowledge into day-to-day practice and function independently as a member of the health care team.

Antimicrobial stewardship: You will learn to develop and manage an antimicrobial stewardship program. You will engage in activities to develop strategies for improving antimicrobial use, minimizing selective pressure on developing antimicrobial resistance and benchmarking performance.

Teaching: You will be involved in teaching PGY-1 pharmacy residents, pharmacy students, physicians, nursing staff and other members of the health care team.

Research: You will learn to set up and conduct a clinical study by obtaining approvals from Emory’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and institutional research committee.

Practice management: You will utilize practice management skills to promote rational and safe use of medications and master personal development skills for life-long learning and professional growth.

Required Learning Experiences (one month duration)

• Orientation (EUHM)
• ID consultation (EUH)
• ID consultation (EUHM)
• Community Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESJH or EJCH)
• Antimicrobial Stewardship (EUHM)
• Critical care (EUHM)
• Infection prevention/epidemiology (EUHM)
• Microbiology (EUH)
• Transplant ID consultation (EUH)

Elective Learning Experiences (two to six weeks duration)

• ID clinic (EUHM)
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (EUHM)
• Repeat any required learning experiences
• Other rotations may be requested and accommodated as able

Research project: Residents design, develop and complete original research projects, including a final manuscript of research results. The research project will be performed in a flipped-model approach where incoming residents pick up a project started by a previous resident. After completing that project, the resident will develop their own research project and gain IRB approval.

Quality improvement project: In addition to the year-long research project, residents complete a quality improvement project selected in collaboration with EHC Antimicrobial Stewardship Program leaders.

Pharmacy Grand Rounds presentation: Residents prepare 60-minute presentations for Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) credit on approved topics.

Journal Club: Residents present journal articles monthly and interact with residents from other programs in the metro Atlanta area by participating in an Atlanta Area Resident Journal Club (APRIE) every other month.  

Patient case presentation: Residents will be required to provide a formal presentation of one interesting infectious diseases patient case with an assigned due date during the year.

Code response: Residents receive ACLS training and respond to medical emergencies on a rotating basis and during their weekend staffing shifts.

Precepting: Residents co-preceptor fourth-year PharmD students and Emory PGY-1 residents.

Leadership: As part of the practice management experience, residents serve as coordinator on the Committee for Antimicrobial Stewardship at Emory (CASE). Residents are also required to take on a leadership role for the residency program.

Staffing: Resident provide pharmaceutical care to inpatients at EUHM every third weekend and one evening shift every two weeks.

Specialty on call: PGY-2 residents participate in the Specialty Pharmacist On-Call program on a rotating basis with the other EUHM residents.

Evaluations: Residents should complete all evaluations, including rotational evaluation and global evaluations, in a timely manner

Licensure: Residents must obtain Georgia pharmacist licensure by September 15th. 

Compensation: Residents receive a $61,000/year salary plus medical, dental, vision and 401K benefits.

Residents are encouraged to participate in professional organizations during their residency year and attend conferences during the residency year. Residents will have a stipend up to $3,500 for travel costs.

Contact Info

For more information, please contact the program director.

K. Ashley Jones, PharmD, BCIDP
550 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: 404-686-8904
Email: kayla.jones@emoryhealthcare.org