The PGY2 pharmacy residency program builds on a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and a PGY1 pharmacy residency experience to prepare clinical pharmacists for specialized areas of practice. The PGY2 residency provides residents with opportunities to practice independently by helping them integrate their experience and knowledge into patient care and other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic and other specialized positions, along with board certification.

About the program

The 2026–2027 residency year marks the launch of St. Louis Children’s inaugural PGY2 infectious diseases pharmacy residency program. This is a 12-month program currently in accreditation candidate status. The program strives to develop high-achieving pediatric infectious diseases clinical pharmacists. Residents will benefit from a comprehensive training structure offering both pediatric and adult infectious diseases learning experiences, preceptorship by multiple board-certified infectious diseases pharmacists across St. Louis Children’s and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and a strong partnership with Pediatric Infectious Diseases and the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) team. St. Louis Children’s is integrated into a large, collaborative academic campus with a shared microbiology lab, interconnected hospitals, and system-wide ASP support across BJC HealthCare. Teaching, research, and clinical opportunities exist that will develop both clinical and leadership capabilities.

Program Director:
Christine R. Lockowitz, PharmD, BCIDP
[email protected]

Required core rotations (4–6 weeks)

  • Orientation and Microbiology
  • Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship 1
  • Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship 2
  • Adult Antimicrobial Stewardship 1
  • Pediatric General ID Consults
  • Pediatric Immunocompromised ID Consults
  • Adult General ID Consults
  • Research

Required longitudinal experiences

  • HIV clinic
  • Inpatient pharmacy staffing
    • - This is comprised of one four-hour evening shift per week (4–8 p.m.)
  • On-call assistance for ASP-related interventions during select rotations
  • Research
    • - Residents will be responsible for conceiving, designing, and conducting a residency project. It will be completed under the guidance of a preceptor content and research expert. Completion of a manuscript is required and submission to a reputable journal for publication is highly encouraged.
    • - A statistics course is required. The course is designed to complement the design and analysis of the resident's residency project. Topics include study design and methodology; an overview of the hospital's informatics database; institutional review board (IRB) submission process and review; an introduction to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and setting up an SPSS database; basic statistical tests; multivariate analysis; and survival analysis.
  • Presentations, teaching, and professional development
    • - Residents will be required to precept pharmacy student(s) during one of their Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship or ID Consults rotations in the latter half of the academic year.
    • - Residents will be required to provide one classroom lecture at a local college of pharmacy.
    • - Additional teaching experiences may be available based on the resident’s interests and goals.
  • Residency Education Academy (teaching certificate). Unless already completed as a PGY1.
  • Clinical Pharmacy and Infectious Diseases Division meetings and Case Conferences.
  • Committee work and Antimicrobial Stewardship
    • - Residents will be formal members of the Antimicrobial Stewardship team at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and work with local and system Antimicrobial Stewardship Program partners to optimize the use of antimicrobials and infectious diagnostics to improve outcomes for patients with presumed or confirmed infections.
    • - In collaboration with the Antimicrobial Stewardship team, Clinical Pharmacist group, and the ID division, residents will work on policies, procedures, guidelines, drug monographs, order sets, and medication use evaluations throughout the year.
    • - Additional committees and leadership opportunities are available based on the resident’s interests and goals.

Elective rotations (4–6 weeks)

  • Adult Transplant ID Consults
  • Adult Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT)
  • System-wide Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
  • Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
  • Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant
  • General Pediatrics (with different focuses in Nephrology, Endocrine, GI, Neurology, and Surgery based on unit)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant
  • Additional time on Antimicrobial Stewardship or any ID Consult team
  • Customized opportunities may exist based on the resident’s interests and goals

Travel

PGY2 residents will attend the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting in December and will assist with recruitment activities including the residency showcase. Residents will also attend the Society of Infectious Diseases and MAD-ID Annual Meeting in the spring where they will participate in continued education and present the findings of their research project.

Preceptors

At St. Louis Children’s Hospital, clinical pharmacy specialists serve on all primary patient care teams and promote the safe and effective use of medications in pediatric patients. As trusted sources in pediatric pharmacotherapy, these practitioners improve the care of patients through clinical research, innovation initiatives, and participation on multidisciplinary units and hospital committees. Each of these practitioners value the importance of educating future pharmacists and health care providers. Additionally, clinical pharmacy specialists are dedicated to furthering the growth of pediatric pharmacy.

For a list of clinical preceptors available for required and elective rotations at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, click here.

Residents will also benefit from training at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where adult infectious disease clinical pharmacy specialists will serve as preceptors.

Application information

All applicants must possess a PharmD degree from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy and be eligible for licensure in Missouri. In addition, a PGY1 residency is required for acceptance into the PGY2 residency program. All application materials should be submitted through PhORCAS. Screening interviews will be conducted at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, and on-site interviews will be extended to qualified candidates. PGY1 resident applicants brought on site will be asked to present a patient case using a SOAP note format to the interview committee. PGY2 resident applicants brought on site will be asked to prepare a 30-minute presentation, to be given the day of the interview.

The application process is completed through PhORCAS. All application information is due by Jan. 2.

Eligibility criteria: Doctor of Pharmacy degree, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency or equivalent, and licensure in the state of Missouri.

Application checklist:

  • Letter of intent
  • Official transcripts (graduate degree)
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Three letters of recommendation (PhORCAS Template)
    • - One of these should be written by the current Residency Program Director.