Indianapolis PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program

About Our Critical Care Program

The PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program at Franciscan Health Indianapolis is located in the southeastern corner of Marion County, only a few miles from downtown Indianapolis. Franciscan Health Indianapolis is a 485 bed community, teaching hospital located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The hospital provides a comprehensive range of services, including heart and vascular care, oncology, orthopedics, surgical, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, neonatal care and neurology.  Franciscan Health Indianapolis is a level 3 trauma center, primary stroke center with thrombectomy capabilities, and heart failure and chest pain accredited.  Franciscan Health Indianapolis is the site of one of only two bone marrow transplant centers in Indiana.

PGY2 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency training to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives for advanced practice areas. Residents who successfully complete PGY2 residency programs are prepared for advanced patient care or other specialized positions, and board certification in the advanced practice area, if available.

The PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program is designed to develop critical care pharmacists through diverse clinical experiences. Residents rotate through four distinct ICU environments, including Adult Critical Care, Neurocritical Care, Cardiac Critical Care, and Cardiovascular Surgical Critical Care, as well as the Emergency Department, to provide exposure to a wide range of critically ill patient populations and advanced therapies. Residents can customize their training through elective rotation experiences that align with their individual clinical interests. The resident will have the opportunity to assist in precepting rotation students and PGY1 residents.

Program Structure & Information

    • Adult ICU 1

    • Adult ICU 2

    • Cardiology Precepting

    • Cardiovascular ICU

    • Clinical Administration

    • Emergency Medicine 1

    • Infectious Diseases Inpatient

    • Neurocritical Care

    • Orientation

    • Emergency Response

    • Inpatient Service Commitment

    • Professional Advancement

    • Quarterly Rapid Case

    • Research

    • Teaching

    • Emergency Medicine 2

    • Bone Marrow Transplant

    • Burn (Eskenazi Health)

    • Infectious Diseases Hybrid

    • Pediatric ICU (Ascension St. Vincent)

    • Other experiences may be available based on preceptor availability

    • Approximate salary $62,315

    • Ten PTO days and six Franciscan Health-recognized holidays (residents required to work one major and one minor holiday)

    • Five interview days

    • Free parking

    • Health, dental, and vision insurance available

    • Opportunities to work as supplemental staff (PRN) pharmacist

    • Dedicated workspace

  • Residents will be required to staff 16 weekends as a licensed pharmacist in the state of Indiana, approximately every third weekend.  Residents will also be required to staff at least one training weekend, and this weekend does count towards the commitment.  Once trained, residents will work as a decentralized ICU pharmacist, completing distributive and clinical tasks.  Residents will be required to work one minor holiday and one major holiday.

    Residents can work as a supplemental staff (PRN) pharmacist during residency; however, the number of additional shifts residents work is monitored and should not interfere with rotation responsibilities or violate duty hours.

    • Complete Medication Use Evaluation

    • Complete ACPE Pharmacist Continuing Education Presentation

    • Complete Pharmacy Department Education – two pharmacist teams meeting presentations

    • Present longitudinal research project at regional conference

    • Complete longitudinal research project final manuscript

    • Evidence Based Order Set Review

    • Complete one of the following:

      • Drug Monograph

      • Class Review

      • Research and present one Medication Safety Topic (SBAR)

    • Complete one of the following:

      • Complete the Indiana Teaching Certificate Program

      • Nursing Grand Rounds Presentation

      • Didactic Lecture

    • Complete longitudinal staffing requirement – minimum of 16 weekends

    • Achieve 100% of Patient Care Goals and Objectives

    • Achieve 80% of remaining Program Goals and Objectives

    • No objectives with final rating of NI

    • Complete all required topic/disease states within the PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Appendix

    • Complete Resident Binder (online)

    • Upload all documents/certificates from Resident Binder into PharmAcademic

    • Complete all required evaluations in PharmAcademic

    • Complete Post-Residency Self-Assessment

    • Complete Exit Interview Form

Meet the Team

Preceptor Bios

Application Process

Supplemental Application

Resident candidates must participate and adhere to the rules of the Residency Match Program and submit all materials through PhORCAS. Application deadline is January 2nd.

Positions available: 1

National Matching Service ID number: 738752

Education and license requirements:

  • US citizens or legal residents

  • Graduates or candidates for graduation of an ACPE accredited degree program (or one in process of pursuing accreditation) or have Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).

  • Licensed or eligible for licensure in Indiana. The resident will be required to be licensed in Indiana by August 1st.

Items required for complete application:

  • Curriculum Vitae

  • Three letters of recommendation utilizing the standardized reference form available in PhORCAS

  • Supplemental application

ASHP Residency Directory
PhORCAS Login
National Matching Service Schedule

Contact Us

Allyson McIntire, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

Residency Program Director & Cardiology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Email: Allyson.Mcintire@franciscanalliance.org