The Self Regional Healthcare - University of South Carolina PGY1 program is a focused year-long experience designed to equip pharmacy residents with the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage an ambulatory care practice.
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The Self Regional Healthcare – University of South Carolina PGY1 program is an ambulatory care focused year-long experience designed to equip residents with the knowledge, skills and confidence to autonomously manage an ambulatory care practice. The outpatient-focused resident will join three additional inpatient-focused PGY1 residents at Self Regional.
The charm and Southern hospitality of Greenwood, South Carolina, home to Self Regional, is evident from the moment you enter town. Pharmacy residents will enjoy the benefits of affiliation with the USC College of Pharmacy, including an advanced Clinical Teaching Certificate program, residency research series, and faculty mentorship. The interprofessional ambulatory care practice model allows residents to serve patients in rural or medically underserved communities through collaborative practice agreements. Train alongside Self's Family Medicine medical residents through frequent collaboration and cross training opportunities. Many fourth-year pharmacy students train at Self Regional to complete their advanced pharmacy practice experiences. Explore our program details below.
Number of Resident Positions Available: 1
Required Rotations
Elective Rotations
Longitudinal Experiences
Other Residency Opportunities
Staffing Requirements
Goal: Expose residents and preceptors to tools, published literature, and anecdotes, through a series of seminars, to help in successful completion of a pharmacy residency project in a 1-year time period.
Objectives:
List the characteristics of an ideal residency project
Acknowledge the importance of a residency project for the resident, preceptor, institution, and potential contribution to the literature
Acknowledge the role of the institutional review board (IRB)
Review standard concepts in study design and basic methodology
Review basic statistical and analytical tools including power, effect size, sample size calculation, p-values, types of data, t-tests, chi-square, and others
Apply concepts reviewed above to developing a residency research project protocol
Submit protocol for IRB approval through eIRB system
Create and utilize a data collection form with a database capable of organizing and simplifying data compilation
Create a clinical abstract suitable for acceptance at a regional or national pharmacy or medical conference
Create a manuscript suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed medical or pharmacy journal
Our application is available through PHORCAS and will be due annually on January 5. Interviews will be held January-February.
Applicant Requirements
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Emma Hornsby is the 2026-27 PGY1 resident at Self Regional Healthcare – University of South Carolina. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Auburn University and a Master of Public Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2026.
Brandon Bookstaver, Pharm.D.
Reagan K. Barfield, Pharm.D.
*Primary contact
Stephanie Smith, Pharm.D.
The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency conducted by Self Regional Healthcare and the University of South Carolina has an accreditation pre-candidate status with ASHP.