Ascension St. Vincent’s
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Birmingham, AL

Our Mission

Rooted in the loving ministry of Jesus as healer, we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. Our Catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities. We are advocates for a compassionate and just society through our actions and our words.

PGY1 Residency Program Overview

Ascension St. Vincent’s Birmingham is a 409-bed faith-based non-profit tertiary care center in Birmingham, AL. The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at is a post-graduate program consisting of 12 months of general training and experience in an acute care setting. Its goals, objectives, and evaluation procedures are established to be consistent with the accreditation standards of ASHP.

The Ascension St. Vincent’s Birmingham PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program builds on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.

The St. Vincent’s PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program prepares well-trained clinical generalists with extensive practice experiences in a large community-based acute care hospital. Residents will be well prepared to continue their training in a specialty PGY2 program, or transition into a clinically oriented hospital practice role.

The program is built upon the foundation of St. Vincent’s core values of service, reverence, integrity, wisdom, creativity and dedication.

Core Rotations

  • Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Diseases
  • Cardiac Care
  • Critical Care
  • General Medicine
  • Leadership/Practice Management
  • Nutrition Support
  • Orientation
  • Electives
    • Ambulatory Clinic
    • General Surgery
    • Neonatal ICU
    • Opportunities for resident-driven and exploratory electives

Longitudinal Rotations

  • Drug Information and Professional Communication
  • Hospital Clinical Pharmacy Practice
  • Residency Project
  • Poster Presentation at ASHP Midyear
  • Research Presentation at the Alabama Residency Conference

Additional Activities and Benefits

  • Teaching and Learning Certificate Program
  • Participation in hospital committees
  • Professional Seminar presentation
  • Collaborative Research
  • Competitive stipend ($49,587.20)
  • Eligibility for full-time associate benefits including Personal Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid registration and travel for required meetings (Midyear, ALSHP)
  • Hire date, benefits and accrued PTO are portable within the national Ascension system (over 2500 sites of care around the country) after residency completion

Application Qualifications

  • Residency applicants must be eligible for employment in the United States.
  • Possess a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited college or school of pharmacy at the time the residency begins.
  • Be eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in the State of Alabama. 
  • St. Vincent’s Residency Program participates in the ASHP Resident Matching Program.
  • Applications must be submitted through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) by the designated deadline, typically the first day of January each year. 
  • We require three references and a letter of intent which may be submitted through PhORCAS (separate letters are optional)