Training Clinical Pharmacists
The Department of Pharmacy at Barnes-Jewish Hospital offers six residency training programs. The goals of each program include preparing residents to provide optimal and compassionate pharmaceutical care, communicate effectively, educate themselves and others and demonstrate commitment to the profession of pharmacy. In all programs, clinical experiences are tailored to meet the needs of the individual resident and are based on past experience and future career preferences. Residents receive one-on-one instruction and guidance from a talented group of over 50 clinical pharmacy specialists and numerous other patient care pharmacists. In addition, they benefit from interacting with the outstanding faculty of the Washington University School of Medicine working in a multitude of medical school departments and with the numerous physicians in training at the medical center.
In alignment with our BJC HealthCare mission, the pharmacy residency programs at BJC HealthCare collectively strive to recruit, support, and develop future generations of pharmacists from diverse backgrounds to enhance healthcare outcomes for our patients and uphold equity amongst our staff. Diversity represents a broad range of elements including, but not limited to, race/ethnicity, gender identity, religion, age, socioeconomic background, place of origin, physical abilities, and other life experiences. We believe that active engagement in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts will strengthen the quality of training experienced by our residents, deepen the level of trust and comfort in care received by our patients, and increase medication compliance and patient involvement in care. We hope that the benefits of this commitment expand beyond the diverse patient populations here in St. Louis to any patient cared for by pharmacists who complete pharmacy residency training here at BJC HealthCare.
Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is highlighted through:
- Implicit bias training provided for all staff involved in pharmacy resident recruitment
- Revision of candidate evaluation and interview tools to limit introduction of bias
- Providing options for virtual interviews to allow all candidates the opportunity to interview with our programs
- Providing virtual recruitment sessions in addition to continued recruitment at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
- Conducting outreach and forming partnerships with pharmacy schools with under-represented minority students, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Development of a pharmacy residency DEI committee and mission statement and unified commitment across health system organization training residents
Starting Date for Each Program
June 30, 2025
