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Postgraduate Training

Self Regional Healthcare–USC PGY1 Residency (Ambulatory Care Focus)

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.

 
About the Program

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

  • Family Medicine Clinic – Montgomery Center
  • Family Medicine Clinic – Clinton/Laurens
  • Family Medicine Clinic – Edgefield
  • Medication Management Clinic (MMC)
  • Specialty Pharmacy
  • Family Medicine Inpatient Teaching Rotation
  • Administration/Leadership
  • Research

Elective Rotations

  • Academia
  • Greater Greenwood United Ministries Free Medical Clinic
  • Internal Medicine Inpatient
  • Medication Management Clinic (MMC) – Abbeville
  • Public Health & Medical Missions
  • May repeat a required rotation

Longitudinal Experiences

Other Residency Opportunities

  • Grand Rounds, Case Conferences, Journal Clubs
  • Attend Pharmacy Conferences
  • Involvement in Quality Improvement Initiatives
  • Continuing Education Activities
  • BCACP Board Certification Longitudinal Prep Course
  • Inservice Activities with Providers and Medicine Residents
  • Resident Research Seminar Series (details below)

Staffing Requirements

  • One evening shift (4-7 p.m.) every week in the outpatient pharmacy
  • One evening shift (5-7:30 p.m.) every month at Greater Greenwood United Ministries Free Medical Clinic
 
Residency Research Seminar Series

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

  • Lindsey Arthur, Pharm.D., Interim Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Self Regional Healthcare
  • Bobby Azevedo, Pharm.D., Internal Medicine, Self Regional Healthcare 
  • Reagan Barfield, Pharm.D., USC College of Pharmacy
  • Brandon Bookstaver, Pharm.D., USC College of Pharmacy
  • Tatianna Bourg, Pharm.D., Family Medicine, Self Regional Healthcare
  • Beth Clegg, Pharm.D., Medication Management, Self Regional Healthcare
  • Brett Fowler, Pharm.D., Outpatient Pharmacist, Abbeville Area Medical Center
  • Nancy H. Goodbar, Pharm.D., Medication Management, Self Regional Healthcare
  • Kelsey Maynard, Pharm.D., Medication Management, Self Regional Healthcare
  • Whitney Pence, Pharm.D., Medication Management, Self Regional Healthcare
  • Seth Pulley, Pharm.D., Outpatient Pharmacy Manager, Self Regional Healthcare
  • Sara Beth Sears, Pharm.D., Medication Management, Self Regional Healthcare
  • Stephanie Smith, Pharm.D., Interim Director of Pharmacy, Self Regional Healthcare 
  • Lauren Whitfield, Pharm.D., Director of Pharmacy, Edgefield County Hospital

Our application is available through PHORCAS and will be due annually on January 5. Interviews will be held January-February.

Applicant Requirements

  • Pharm.D. from ACPE-accredited pharmacy school
  • Eligible for or current S.C. licensure: Deadline of August 31. Ideally licensure will be completed as early as possible and before the conclusion of orientation month (July). In lieu of completion of Pharmacist licensure requirements, the resident should hold a South Carolina intern license.
  • Completed application in PHORCAS by the deadline
  • Please ensure that a personalized letter of intent is included in the application.
  • Participation in the ASHP residency match program

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Recruitment Calendar

Talk with us about the program at one of these recruitment events:

Event Date
SCSHP Residency Showcase (Columbia, SC) October 3
Georgia Regional Residency Showcase (Mercer University, Atlanta, GA) October 24
Rural Health Residency Night (Virtual) October 29
MUSC Virtual Residency Showcase (Virtual) November
ALSHP Annual Clinical Meeting (Birmingham, AL) November 6
North Carolina Association of Pharmacists (Winston-Salem, NC) November 8
ACCP/SNPhA Virtual Residency Showcase (Virtual) November 11, 13
USC-Affiliated Residency Showcase (USC College of Pharmacy, Columbia, SC) November 14
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting (Las Vegas, NV) December 9

 

Contact us

Residency Program Coordinator

Reagan K. Barfield, Pharm.D. 
*Primary contact

Site Coordinator

Stephanie Smith, Pharm.D.


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The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency conducted by Self Regional Healthcare and the University of South Carolina has an accreditation pre-candidate status with ASHP.


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