About Residency

Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin is a 255 bed, non-for-profit, acute care facility offering a comprehensive range of health care services. Since 1888, Sherman has provided quality, compassionate care to its patients and communities, and is a leader in delivering the most advanced technologies and services available in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.

Advocate Sherman Hospital PGY1 Pharmacy Residency provides post-graduate pharmacists with a foundation of experience in a community hospital setting, one-on-one training, and engaging opportunities to match each resident’s personal goals and interests. Residents receive the experience and mentoring needed to perform as competent, independent clinicians in tomorrow’s challenging healthcare environment.

Required Learning Experiences

  • Orientation and training
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Adult Critical Care
  • Adult Cardiology
  • Adult General Medicine
  • Adult Infectious Diseases
  • Administration
  • CE-accredited presentation - longitudinal over 3 months
  • Drug policy - longitudinal over 6 months
  • Medication Safety - longitudinal over 6 months
  • Service Commitment-longitudinal over 12 months
  • Year-long project-longitudinal over 12 months

Elective Opportunities

  • Anticoagulation Clinic
  • Adult Inpatient Oncology
  • Teaching and Learning Curriculum (with certificate) – longitudinal over 12 months

Additional Opportunities

  • Participate in multidisciplinary team rounds
  • Participate in recruiting and the interview process
  • Present a year-long project at a regional pharmacy conference
  • Complete ACLS/BLS training and respond to emergency events
  • Serve as a member of a site or system committee
  • Contribute to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee

Other Program Information

  • Number of Positions: 2
  • Begins: June 30, 2025
  • Staffing requirement
  • Competitive salary
  • Health, dental, and life insurance available
  • Allowance for meeting expenses
  • Hospital-provided lab coats
  • Office space and administrative support
  • Paid Time Off
  • Free parking

Candidate requirements

Applicants must meet the following qualifications to be considered for the program:

  • Graduate of an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy (or one in process of pursuing accreditation) or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).
  • Eligible for pharmacist licensure in Illinois. Residents are expected to be licensed as a pharmacist in the state of Illinois prior to starting the residency program and sit for exams at the first available opportunity.
  • Not employed outside Advocate Aurora Health during the program.
  • US citizen or permanent resident of the US.

Pharmacy Residency programs participate in the Residency Matching Program ("The Match"). After "The Match," employment as a pharmacy resident is contingent upon the applicant satisfying Advocate Aurora Health's employment eligibility requirements, including:

  • Application evaluation by Human Resources
  • Pre-employment physical and drug screen (urine analysis)

How to apply

Please apply through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS). You’ll need to submit an application to each program you are applying to, and must include the following:

  • Letter of interest
  • Curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Three references (separate letter not required)

Pharmacy school transcripts

Application submissions are due January 2

PhORCAS will not solicit, accept or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant.

Interview information

Interviews will be conducted virtually. Please check with program representatives for further details regarding virtual interviews.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

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