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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta offers both PGY1 Pharmacy and PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy residents with the opportunity to grow professionally while working as part of an elite interdisciplinary team on-site at our hospitals. With multiple rotation sites around Atlanta, Children’s offers the unique opportunity to experience pharmacy practice both in a community hospital setting, on our Scottish Rite campus, and in a teaching hospital setting, on our Egleston campus.

Each resident has one year to complete a major research project in an area of interest, resulting in a manuscript worthy of submission for publication. In addition to honing written communication skills, residents will enhance their confidence in public speaking through a variety of opportunities for professional presentations. Each year, residents will present during Pharmacy Grand Rounds; provide in-services for nurses, pharmacists and physicians; and complete a poster session for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) conference.

Review our pharmacy residency packet.

Children’s offers two postgraduate year one (PGY1) pharmacy residency positions. These 52-week positions are designed for first-year residency applicants with a primary interest in pediatrics and a desire to build skills in not only pharmacy practice but also research and communication.

Learning Experiences

Of note, learning experiences may take place at the Egleston campus, Scottish Rite campus and/or Children’s Support Center. Financial support will not be provided in relation to any travel between these locations.

Required Learning Experiences

Duration: 4 weeks unless noted otherwise

  • Drug Information (DI) Concentrated (3 weeks)
  • Drug Information (DI) Longitudinal (10 months)
  • General Pediatrics, Egleston Campus
  • Longitudinal Residency Project (10-11 months)
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
  • Orientation
  • Practice Management (4 weeks, longitudinal rotation)
  • Staff/Service (10 months)

Selective Learning Experiences – PGY1 resident will choose one rotation in each category based on interests.

Duration: 4 weeks unless noted otherwise

  • Pediatric critical care – resident will choose at least one rotation from the following:
    • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
    • Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
  • Pediatric immunocompromised – resident will choose at least one rotation from the following:
    • Hematology/Oncology at Egleston campus or Scottish Rite campus
    • Solid Organ Transplant
  • Longitudinal once-a-week, half-day clinic (10 months) – resident will choose one rotation from the following:
    • Longitudinal Clinic – Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
    • Longitudinal Clinic – Solid Organ Transplant

Elective Learning Experiences

Duration: 4 weeks unless noted otherwise

  • Advanced Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU II)
  • Advanced Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU II)
  • Bone Marrow Transplant
  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Investigational Drug Service
  • Medication Safety Officer/Quality (2-4 weeks)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Egleston Campus
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Scottish Rite Campus
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation and Medically Complex
  • Pulmonology/Cystic Fibrosis
  • Solid Organ Transplant

Staffing and on-call requirements

Residents will staff every third weekend to gain firsthand experience in order verification, medication preparation and dispensing. Residents will be expected to cover one major and one minor holiday during their 12-month PGY1 pharmacy residency year.

How do I apply?

Eligibility Requirements

  • Graduates or candidates for graduation from an ACPE accredited Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree program (or one in the process of pursuing accreditation).
  • Eligible for Georgia licensure.

Application for PGY1 Advanced Pharmacy Residency

An interview will be scheduled for selected candidates.

Children’s offers one postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency position. This 52-week position is designed for a second-year residency applicant with primary interests in solid organ transplantation (SOT). Resident will gain valuable experience working closely with interdisciplinary providers at the Egleston campus as well as the Scottish Rite campus and providers within the Emory Healthcare System.

Learning Experiences

Of note, learning experiences may take place at the Egleston campus, Scottish Rite campus, Children’s Support Center and/or Emory University Hospital. Financial support will not be provided in relation to any travel between these locations.

Required Learning Experiences

Duration: 4-5 weeks unless noted otherwise

  • Cardiac Intensive Care Unit/ Heart Failure/Transplant Emphasis
  • Heart Transplant I
  • Kidney Transplant I
  • Kidney/Liver Transplant Preceptorship
  • Liver Transplant I
  • Longitudinal Transplant Clinic (9-10 months)
  • Longitudinal Transplant Research Project (9-10 months)
  • P&T Committee Involvement (9-10 months)
  • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
  • Pharmacist Orientation
  • Practice Management (2-3 weeks)
  • Staffing/Clinical On-Call (COC) (9-10 months)
  • Transplant Quality

Adult SOT rotation at Emory University Hospital – PGY2 resident will choose one from the following:

  • Adult Heart Transplant
  • Adult Kidney Transplant
  • Adult Liver Transplant
  • Adult Lung Transplant

Elective Learning Experiences

Duration: 4-5 weeks unless noted otherwise

  • Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infectious Disease
  • Bone Marrow Transplant
  • Transplant Infectious Disease
  • Investigational Drug Service
  • Medication Safety
  • Teaching Certificate (longitudinal elective, 10-11 months)
  • Transplant Advanced Clinical (ID, Liver, Heart, Kidney)
  • Transplant Advanced Preceptorship II
  • Transplant Clinic Concentrated

Staffing and on-call requirements

The pharmacy department at Children’s provides 24-hour-a-day on-call pharmacokinetic services to manage dosing of critical medications for our patients. The PGY2 resident will assist with our Clinical On-Call service one weekend per month and staff in our pharmacy two shifts per month. The resident will be expected to cover one major and one minor holiday during their 12-month experience.

How do I apply?

Eligibility requirements

  • Graduates from an ACPE accredited Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree program (or one in the process of pursuing accreditation).
  • Have completed or be in the process of completing an ASHP-accredited or candidate-status PGY1 residency. Completion of PGY1 residency training will be verified prior to the start of the PGY2 program.
  • Eligible for Georgia licensure.

Application for PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency

Once we receive all required materials, we will notify applicants of their interview status.

Benefits offered to residents

Children’s provides all residents with:

  • Health and life insurance
  • Dental and vision plans
  • Accrued paid time off (17 days)
  • Eleven holidays (7 observed holidays, 2 personal holidays, 1 cultural observance day, 1 resiliency day)
  • Education and travel assistance for at least one local, regional or national conference
  • Annual stipend of $52,000
  • Tola Adu, PharmD, BCPPS
  • Zayd Ahmad, PharmD
  • Joshua Branstetter, PharmD, BCPPS
  • Rachel Carroll, PharmD, BCPPS
  • Jane Chen, PharmD, MS
  • Justin Chen, PharmD, BCTXP
  • Lucy Chiao, PharmD, BCPS
  • Shelby Newton Devine, PharmD
  • Irene Cho, PharmD
  • Mariela Duval, PharmD
  • Emery Grubb, PharmD
  • Sherika Haire-Kendall, PharmD
  • Kaley Hughes, PharmD, BCOP
  • Emily Kurzen, PharmD, BCPPS
  • Jillian Mantione, PharmD, BCPPS
  • Gwen Nance, PharmD, BCPPS
  • Jeremy Obordo, PharmD
  • Hema Patel, PharmD
  • Logan Pickett, PharmD
  • Staci Serluco, PharmD, BCTXP
  • Timothy Stacy, RPh, MBA
  • Jennifer Sterner-Allison, PharmD
  • Katie Thompson, PharmD
  • Janae Townsend, PharmD
  • Juwon Yim, PharmD, MPH, BCPPS
  • Suzy Youssef, RPh
  • Hania Zaki, PharmD
  • Maria Zorrilla, PharmD, BCPPS

Staci Serluco, PharmD, BCTXP
Pharmacist Specialist - Solid Organ Transplant
PGY1 Interim Residency Program Director
PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency Director
Phone: 404-785-8120
Email: Anastacia.Serluco@choa.org

Timothy Stacy, MBA, RPh
Director of Pharmacy and Clinical Nutrition
Phone: 404-785-5389
Fax: 404-785-1677
Email: timothy.stacy@choa.org

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