The program is based at the 517-bed McLeod Regional Medical Center (MRMC), the flagship hospital for a seven-hospital system, stretching from the Midlands to the Coast of South Carolina. For more than 116 years, McLeod Regional Medical Center has consistently delivered compassionate, leading-edge health care to the people of Northeastern South Carolina and Southeastern North Carolina. From nationally recognized quality and safety programs to healing environments for Intensive Care and Cancer patients, McLeod Health and its family of 7 hospitals continue to achieve new levels of medical excellence.
The PGY2 critical care residency is currently in ASHP Pre-Candidate status. Rotations will include adult medical, trauma and cardiac ICUs, ID, and ED coverage with electives available in PICU/NICU, nephrology, and medical and neuro step downs. Longitudinal experiences include administration, cardiac arrest response, ICU staffing and medication safety. At the completion of the residency year, the PGY-2 resident will be a competent clinical pharmacy practitioner in critical care who engages in multidisciplinary collaboration, demonstrates advanced critical thinking and leadership skills, and is able to develop complex medication recommendations in a fast-paced environment. Graduates of this program will be adequately prepared to enter critical care pharmacy practice as a clinical specialist and will be eligible for board certification.
In order to be considered for this residency, the applicant must:
Complete an ACPE-accredited PharmD Degree program
Be enrolled in or complete an ASHP-accredited (or candidate status) PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
Participate in the ASHP Resident Matching Program
Be eligible for pharmacist licensure in the state of South Carolina
McLeod Health is the region's destination for medical excellence. Our excellence extends from the Midlands to the Coast along the border of North and South Carolina - serving more than one million people. As medical needs grow – we grow, expand, and improve our facilities and services. The McLeod Health network is comprised of 7 hospitals with locations in Florence, Darlington, Dillon, Manning, Cheraw, Loris, and Little River. We have also expanded into the Carolina Forest area of Myrtle Beach with physician practices, outpatient services and a free-standing emergency department.
Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not-for-profit healthcare system which features the strength of more than 900 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses, and approximately 15,000 team members. McLeod constantly seeks to improve patient care with efforts that are physician led, data-driven and evidence-based.