UMCNO PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency

Resident eligibility requirements

To be eligible for one of University Medical Center's residency positions, applicants must:

• Be a graduate of an ACPE accredited Doctor of Pharmacy degree program or graduate with Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy with Master’s degree or significant clinical practice experience (e.g. minimum of 3 years of clinical/direct patient care)
• Meet requirements for employment at University Medical Center New Orleans
• Be a U.S. citizen
• Be eligible for Louisiana Pharmacist licensure and obtain a Louisiana Pharmacy Intern license prior to start of the program. Residents must obtain licensure to practice pharmacy in Louisiana before October 1 of the year starting the residency

Application process and requirements for acceptance:

The materials that must be submitted to PhORCAS by January 3 include:

• Letter of intent that includes why you chose to apply to the residency program
• Curriculum vitae
• Three letters of recommendation – a minimum of one of your three references should come from a preceptor who you have worked with in a clinical setting, related to an APPE in acute or ambulatory care. The clinical preceptor should be able to comment on your scope of responsibility, total patient load, level of autonomy, clinical abilities, and organizational and time management skills. All 3 reference writers should use the standard PhORCAS template to submit their candidate recommendation and comment on a minimum of 7 of the 13 listed candidate characteristics.

• A response to the following essay statement is required for acceptance. The essay response should be no longer than one page in length. An application will not be reviewed if this statement is missing. Please note that the essay is separate from your cover letter. “Reflect on a challenging situation (personal or professional) that required you to question your values or assumptions, and utilize your knowledge and reasoning. How did you deal with the situation? What did you learn from the experience?”
• Official pharmacy school transcripts

NOTE: The essay response should be uploaded in the Supplemental Information section in PhORCAS. Space is limited to a max of 5 MB and must be provided in the following format: .pdf, .doc, .txt, .rtf.

Selection process

Pre-interview: The selection process starts with the application process.

Residency candidates will be invited to an interview based on their:

• Completion of all application requirements by the deadline (5 listed above)
• Letter of intent and whether the candidate’s interests match the University Medical Center residency goals and offerings
• Response to the question posed to applicants
• Letters of recommendations