The PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency at Trinity Health Grand Rapids provides residents with a broad-based and customizable clinical training experience in infectious diseases.

The required rotations, together with the large number of available elective rotations, allow the resident to acquire experience and competence in a wide range of infectious diseases pharmacotherapy areas in order to produce excellent independent clinical pharmacy practitioners. The PGY2 resident will operate as an independent practitioner under a collaborative practice agreement alongside our antimicrobial stewardship team.  We also offer unparalleled learning experiences in unique settings that include an urban population health clinic, a large renal transplant center, and the largest HIV clinic in West Michigan.

Our PGY2 pharmacy residency program will build on PGY1 training programs and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients in the specialty area of infectious diseases. Residents who successfully complete our PGY2 in infectious diseases will be eligible for board certification in infectious diseases (BCIDP) and equipped to pursue a position specializing in infectious disease, antimicrobial stewardship, or the care of patients with HIV or Hepatitis C. 

PGY2 Infectious Diseases | Trinity Health Grand Rapids, Medical Education (trinityhealthmichigan.org)

Only graduates from ACPE-accredited pharmacy programs, who have completed an ASHP-accredited or candidate status PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency, and are eligible for Michigan licensure may apply to the residency program. Foreign pharmacy graduates, who also meet these criteria, may apply to the residency program after successfully passing TOEFL and FPGEE, and if licensed to practice pharmacy in the United States.

About Trinity Health Grand Rapids

Trinity Health Grand Rapids (THGR) is a Joint Commission-accredited teaching hospital that encompasses more than 2,500 employees, a 356-bed acute care hospital in downtown Grand Rapids The Lacks Cancer Center, the area’s only dedicated cancer hospital, the Hauenstein Neuroscience Center, housing the area’s most comprehensive neuroscience program and state-of-the-art Emergency and Trauma services, an Orthopedic Center of Excellence, and the Wege Center for Health and Learning. Trinity Health Medical Group (THMG) West Michigan provides primary and specialty care for all stages of life and employs more than 2600 physicians and advanced practice professionals in Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Holland and the Lakeshore. THMG Grand Rapids includes over 120 primary care physicians and 50 specialists. Grand Rapids itself is Michigan's second largest town boasting all the amenities of a big city, but with a small-town feel. It is nationally ranked for its food and craft beverage scenes. Located just minutes from the ski slopes or the beaches of Lake Michigan - Grand Rapids is an amazing town with outdoor activities for all seasons.

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