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Posted: 31-Oct-25

Location: Iowa City, Iowa

Type: Residency PGY-2

Salary: $52,000

Categories:

Pharmacy

Job Setting:

Hospital/Institutional

Specialty Practice Areas:

Oncology

Pediatrics/OB-GYN

Required Education:

PharmD

PGY2 Oncology

The Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Oncology Pharmacy Residency at University of Iowa Health Care is a patient-focused, comprehensive training program conducted within the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa, a nationally ranked cancer center and Iowa’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. This 52-week program provides the necessary opportunities for highly motivated pharmacists to achieve their professional goals of becoming an oncology clinical pharmacist. The residency is designated to expand skills developed during PGY1 to solve complex oncology medication-related problems presented in today’s health care environment. Upon completion of this program, residents will be proficient oncology pharmacy specialists and will be able to sit for board certification.

This program gives the resident the opportunity to gain expertise in several hematology and oncology inpatient and outpatient patient care settings. Areas of additional emphasis include rotations and/or longitudinal experiences in oncology pharmacy practice management, drug policy, and investigational drug services. The resident will participate in precepting pharmacy students and will have an adjunct faculty role at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. Additionally, the resident will have the opportunity to complete the Pharmacy Educator Preparation Program (PEPPR) Teaching Certificate offered through the UI College of Pharmacy. Completion of a formal clinical research project with a medication use evaluation component is required.

Questions about PGY2 Oncology Program, please email: samantha-k-johnson@uiowa.edu

PGY2 Pediatrics

The Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is a 52-week ASHP-accredited postgraduate pharmacy training program.  Patient focused care is emphasized in this comprehensive residency program conducted at Iowa’s only nationally ranked Children’s Hospital and is designed to help residents build upon the knowledge and skills they developed in the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency. In the PGY2 year, residents acquire the skills needed to solve complex pediatric medication-related problems presented in health care today.  Working with members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, residents will participate in all aspects of patient’s drug therapy such as the selection, assessment, and monitoring of patient’s drug therapy.  Residents will acquire new and in-depth knowledge of pediatrics, which will allow them to become proficient as an independent practitioner in this area. All graduates will be competent and independent practitioners in the pharmacotherapy management of inpatient pediatric disease states as well as have experience in an area of specialized ambulatory care through the Pediatric Specialty Clinic. 

The resident will participate in precepting pharmacy students and will have an adjunct faculty role at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. Additionally, the resident will have the opportunity to complete the Pharmacy Educator Preparation Program (PEPPR) Teaching Certificate offered through the UI College of Pharmacy. Completion of a formal clinical research project with a medication use evaluation component is required.

Questions about PGY2 Pediatrics Program, please email: ethan-sabers@uiowa.edu

 Current benefits for all programs include: medical/dental insurance, professional leave and travel allowance to attend national and regional meetings, access to the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy preceptor resources, and 15 days of paid time off for vacation, sick time, or other personal use.

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PGY2 Requirements:

• Graduation from an ACPE Accredited School of Pharmacy.
• Current or eligible for Iowa Pharmacist licensure.
• Completion of ASHP accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program.
• Application materials include PHORCAS application, letter of interest, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and official pharmacy education transcripts.

About University of Iowa Health Care

University of Iowa Health Care is an internationally recognized teaching hospital that provides premier multidisciplinary patient care services while supporting an environment for health education programs at all levels and in all specialties. UI Health Care is recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States and is Iowa’s only comprehensive academic medical center and children’s hospital. An approximately 860-bed comprehensive medical center and regional referral center, University of Iowa Health Care is committed to providing patient focused care that is available to every person, around the clock, in every environment devoted to innovative care, excellent service, and exceptional outcomes.

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