Pediatric Pharmacy PGY-2 Residency

The state’s premier children’s hospital is excited to offer a new PGY2 program in pediatrics. UNMH is a Level 1 Trauma Center with a pediatric ED, and houses the only Level IV NICU in New Mexico. The pediatric resident will have the opportunity to work closely with the multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive patient care for all of our pediatric patients. Through the various clinical rotations, the resident will gain experience caring for patients from extremely preterm neonates to adolescents, as well a wide variety of pediatric disease states. Our program will be tailored to meet the needs and interests of the PGY2 resident.

Required Rotations

• Orientation (4 week)
• General Pediatrics
• Pediatric ICU
• Neonatal ICU
• Inpatient Pediatric Hematology Oncology
  
  

Required Longitudinal Rotations

• Administration
• Research (research project with a publication ready manuscript)
• Teaching
• Pediatric Pharmacy Staffing
  
  

Possible Elective Rotations (4 week)

• Maternal Fetal Medicine
• Pediatric Pulmonary Clinic
• Pediatric Psychiatric Center (2 week)
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine (2 week)
• Pediatric Nephrology
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases
• Pediatric Hematology Ambulatory Care
• Research Elective (2 week)
• Repeat any Required Rotations
• Pediatric Toxicology

Additional Residency Experiences

• Staffing one weekend every 3 weeks in one of the Pediatric Critical Care units and one major holiday as defined by the Residency Handbook
• Staffing one decentralized weekday evening a week once all required rotations are completed
• Didactic lecture(s) at the UNM College of Pharmacy in the Pediatric Pharmacy Elective
• Help precept UNM APPE students and UNMH PGY-1 Pharmacy Residents, when available
• PALS certification
• Resident activities
  
  

Contact Information

Robert Hellinga, PharmD, BCPPS
Pediatric Pharmacist III
PGY-2 Pediatrics Residency Program Director
UNM Hospitals Pharmacy Administration
2211 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque NM 87106
Email: rhellinga@salud.unm.edu 
Phone: 505.272.2236
Fax: 505.272.2037

Apply for a Pharmacy Residency

Apply online using PhORCAS (Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service). You'll need to submit:

• Letter of intent describing your interests and goals
• Curriculum vitae
• College of pharmacy transcripts
• Three recommendations from healthcare professionals who can attest to your practice abilities, preferred a preceptor who can speak to clinical experience on a rotation

 Application deadline is January 6, 2023. 

Onsite Interview

After we review your application, you may receive an invitation for an on-site interview. This interview is required for admission.

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