Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency
Expand your infectious diseases clinical skills and make a lasting impact on patients’ lives. An infectious diseases pharmacy residency at Geisinger will show you how.
About us
The PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency at Geisinger Medical Center builds upon the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 training, preparing pharmacists to become clinical experts in infectious diseases. Our mission is to provide immersive learning experiences across a wide spectrum of adult and pediatric infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship program management and health system leadership, empowering graduates to advance the field and improve patient outcomes.
Geisinger Medical Center is a 550-bed academic medical center and integrated care delivery system serving as a referral hub across a large rural and semi-urban geographic region. Our program offers a unique blend of high-acuity care and long-term patient continuity, giving residents the opportunity to care for patients with common and complex infectious diseases. Residents engage directly with patients and providers through the Ryan White HIV Clinic, inpatient primary and specialty care teams, and the outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program, among others, guaranteeing diverse, meaningful clinical experiences.
Our teaching philosophy emphasizes growth through challenge. Residents are supported while being encouraged to stretch beyond their comfort zones, to take ownership of patient care and to contribute meaningfully to the advancement of infectious diseases pharmacy. Success is measured not by checking boxes, but by making a lasting impact.
The program is supported by a robust faculty of board certified pharmacists who are active in multidisciplinary committees, research and year-round precepting. Residents collaborate closely with infectious diseases physicians, microbiologists, infection preventionists, nurses and pharmacists across specialties, fostering a rich interdisciplinary learning environment.
Geisinger maintains strong affiliations with over a dozen pharmacy schools, offering residents extensive teaching and precepting opportunities. Rotations include clinical infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, microbiology, bone marrow transplant, critical care medicine, pediatric infectious diseases, hepatology, OPAT, HIV care, travel medicine and more.
Graduates of our program are well prepared for advanced clinical roles, academic positions and board certification, equipped with the skills and vision to lead the future of infectious diseases pharmacy.
What makes Geisinger’s ID pharmacy residency program stand out?
- High-acuity care combined with long-term patient continuity in a large rural and semi-urban region
- Direct patient care in specialized settings including:
- Adult and pediatric inpatient care
- Ryan White HIV Clinic
- Travel Medicine Clinic
- Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) program
- Interdisciplinary collaboration with ID physicians, microbiologists, infection preventionists and pharmacists across specialties
- Opportunities for international medical missions
- Strong teaching and precepting experiences through partnerships with over a dozen pharmacy schools
- Mentorship from board-certified faculty involved in research and multidisciplinary committees
Message from the program director
Thank you for considering Geisinger’s PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency program. Our goal is to help you grow into a confident, independent infectious diseases pharmacist who provides exceptional patient care and contributes meaningfully to the advancement of our field. At Geisinger, you’ll train in a dynamic academic medical center that offers both high-acuity care and long-term continuity, allowing you to make a lasting impact on patients and their families. You’ll work alongside a passionate, experienced team of pharmacists, physicians, nurses, microbiologists and infection preventionists, all committed to your development. We believe in challenging our residents to rise to meet all clinical and professional demands by providing the experiences, mentorship and support needed to thrive. Whether your future lies in clinical practice, academia or antimicrobial stewardship, our program will prepare you to lead with confidence and compassion. I look forward to meeting you and helping you take the next step in your professional journey.
- Bradley Lauver, PharmD, BCIDP
Program overview
- Residency Orientation & Microbiology Foundations (4-6 weeks)
- Infectious Diseases Consult & Antimicrobial Stewardship I (8 weeks)
- Infectious Diseases Consult & Antimicrobial Stewardship II (8 weeks)
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases (4 weeks)
- Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy & Transitions of Care (4 weeks)
- Hematology/Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant (2-4 weeks)
- Precepting in Inpatient Infectious Diseases (4 weeks)
- Emergency Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine
- Infection Prevention & Hospital Epidemiology
- Global Health & International Medical Missions
- Other elective learning experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability
- Hepatology and Solid Organ Transplant Clinic (12 months)
- Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Staffing (12 months)
- Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Leadership & Practice Advancement (10 months)
- Major Research Project (12 months)
- Teaching & Academic Engagement in Infectious Diseases (6 months)