PGY2 Infectious Disease Residency

General Information:

  • ASHP Program Code Number: 41907
  • National Matching Services Code: 606755
  • Duration: 52 weeks
  • Number of positions: 1
  • Begins: Last week of June
  • Staffing: Every third weekend, rotational block
  • Salary: $64,480.00
  • Benefits: Health insurance, dental insurance, eye insurance, 401K reimbursement, professional meeting registration, and paid membership to the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP), uniforms (lab coat, scrubs).

Required Rotations

  • Pathology
  • Epidemiology/Infection Control & Prevention
  • Microbiology
  • Pharmacy Training
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Role of the Infectious Disease Pharmacy Specialist
  • Infectious Disease Consult Service
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Critical Care

  • Pediatric: General and Infectious Disease
  • HIV Outpatient Clinic and Inpatient Infectious Disease Consult Service
  • Pharmacy Integrated Clinical Services (PICS) Staffing
  • Medical Safety
  • Infectious Diseases associated with Solid Organ Transplant (Longitudinal)
  • Research (Longitudinal)
  • Staffing (Longitudinal)

Elective Rotations:

  • Elective experiences may be created by resident/program director/learning experience preceptor based on needs/interests
  • Oncology
  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Handshake Stewardship

Qualifications:

  • Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States (no Visas are accepted)
  • PharmD Degree from an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy
  • Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
  • Eligible for Illinois licensure
  • PGY-2 applicants should submit their application via PhORCAS by January 2nd, 2025

  • An interview is required for eligible applicants.

Application submission via PhORCAS must include:

  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Transcripts from College of Pharmacy
  • Letter of Intent
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Address Correspondence to:

Joseph Levato, PharmD, BCIDP
Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases
Advocate Christ Medical Center
4440 W 95th St
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Joe.Levato@aah.org