Pain Management and Palliative Care (PGY-2)

The PGY-2 Pain and Palliative Care Residency Program at UF Health Jacksonville offers a diverse experience in patient-focused care. Residents are integrated in both outpatient and inpatient practice, including acute and chronic pain management, palliative care and pain stewardship. Numerous teaching opportunities at the hospital and the University of Florida College of Pharmacy are available. In addition, a teaching certificate program is available.

Purpose and Goals

PGY2 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. PGY2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.

The Pain Management and Palliative Care Residency is an organized, directed postgraduate program that centers on developing a mastery of knowledge and an expert level of competency in pain management and palliative care. The goals of the UF Health Jacksonville Pain Management and Palliative Care Residency Program are to develop the resident’s dedication and skills necessary to:

• be a specialized practitioner with the confidence, competence and compassion necessary to provide complex medication support and recommendations that meets the needs of pain management patients
• be a fully integrated member of the interdisciplinary pain management team
• provide safe, effective, and appropriate medication therapy to pain management and palliative care patients
• effectively educate patients/family members, students and health care professionals regarding pain management issues
• demonstrate leadership for pain management practice through participation in interdisciplinary committees and planning groups to improve care for patients
• conduct research in the pain management environment to improve medication use and pharmacy practice

Program

The Pain and Palliative Care residency provides the resident the education, training, and experience necessary to actively participate in a comprehensive pain and palliative care setting. In collaboration with the medical staff, the resident provides care to both hospitalized and ambulatory patients.

Program Structure

The residency program provides training in all aspects of pain management practice. To accomplish this, the resident will spend 4 weeks orienting if new (2 weeks if early commit) to the department and major hospital departments and complete core, elective, and longitudinal learning experiences which allow the resident enough flexibility to pursue their individual goals. Learning experiences are 4 weeks in duration with exception of the November/December/January block which is treated as one 8 week block (exceptions upon approval). Longitudinal experiences are 52 weeks in duration.

• Orientation Learning Experience (4 weeks if new to UF Health Jacksonville, 2 weeks concurrent if early commit)
• Core Learning Experiences
  • Acute Pain Management – Hospitalist Medicine (4 weeks)
  • Acute Pain Management – Surgery/Trauma (4 weeks)
  • Chronic Pain Management – Primary Care I (4 weeks)
  • Chronic Pain Management – Primary Care II (4 weeks)
  • Pain Management and Palliative Care – Oncology or Gyn/Oncology (4 weeks)
  • Pain Management and Palliative Care – Palliative Consult Service (4 weeks)
  • Pain Stewardship I (4 weeks)
  • Pain Stewardship II (4 weeks)
  • Psychiatry (4 weeks)
• Longitudinal Learning Experiences (4)
  • Pain Management – Patient Care
  • Pain Management Practice and Education
  • Practice Coverage (staffing)
    • Inpatient – 16 hours every 6th weekend
    • Outpatient – 8 hours/month
  • Research
• Elective Learning Experience (2, 3 if early commit)
  • Acute Pain Management - Surgery/Trauma II
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Pain Stewardship III
  • Palliative Care Consult Service II
  • Psychiatry II
    Other elective learning experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability

Program Director

Joseph Cammilleri, Pharm.D., BCACP, CPE

Program Length

52 weeks, beginning in July

Benefits

• Stipend - $56,500
• 27 days of leave
  • Personal leave - 7 days
  • Holidays - 5 days
  • Professional leave - ASHP Midyear meeting (3 days), Residency Research Conference (2 days), professional conference (5 days), interviews (5 days)
• 12 research days
• Health insurance
• Dental coverage
• Life insurance
• Educational and professional travel allowances
• Dedicated office space
• Laptop

Application Requirements

Eligibility requirements for the residency program include the following:

• Graduate from an ACPE-accredited college or school of pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree
• Completion of an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy (PGY-1) Residency
• Eligible for licensure in the State of Florida – all residents must take their exams prior to the start of the residency
• On-site interview
• For non-resident alien applicants, authorization for employment that is valid through the residency period is required

Application Materials

• Applicant information
• Letter of intent
• Current curriculum vitae
• Letters of recommendation from three (3) professional sources
• Official transcript of applicant’s pharmacy coursework and grades

The application deadline is January 5th.

Application materials should be submitted through PhORCAS.

Joseph Cammilleri, Pharm.D., BCACP, CPE

Joseph Cammilleri, Pharm.D., BCACP, CPE is a clinical specialist in Ambulatory Care Pain Management at UF Health Jacksonville and a Clinical Assistant Professor with the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.

Dr. Cammilleri received his Pharm.D. from the Palm Beach Atlantic University. He completed his PGY-1 Residency at UF Health Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dr. Cammilleri is the chair of the UF Health Jacksonville Department of Pharmacy Research Committee and an active member of UF Health Jacksonville Pain Management Team Committee. He is also a member of the Northeast Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

His areas of interest in practice include pain management, sickle cell anemia, smoking cessation, and iron chelation.

Nadia Iwanyshyn, Pharm.D., BCPS

Nadia Iwanyshyn, Pharm.D., BCPS is a clinical specialist in general/trauma surgery at UF Health Jacksonville and a Clinical Assistant Professor of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and Palm Beach Atlantic College of Pharmacy.

Dr. Iwanyshyn received her Pharm.D. from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy residency at UF Health Jacksonville and remained with the institution following graduation. Dr. Iwanyshyn received her board certification as a pharmacotherapy specialist in 2009.

Dr. Iwanyshyn maintains an active practice site in pain management and surgery at UF Health where she precepts students and residents. She also serves as a member of UF Health Jacksonville Pain Management Team committee. She is also a member of the Northeast Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Her areas of interest in practice include pain management, infectious disease, and traumatic brain injury.

Brittany Johnson, Pharm.D.

Brittany Johnson, Pharm.D. is the Pain and Palliative Care Stewardship Pharmacist at UFHealth Jacksonville. She serves as the Co-Chair of the Pain and Opioid Stewardship Taskforce. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Faculty Advisor at the University Of Florida College Of Pharmacy.

Dr. Johnson received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Florida. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy residency training at UFHealth Jacksonville where she stayed for her PGY-2 specialty residency in Pain Management and Palliative Care. She serves as an active member of the Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists, and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia.

Dr. Johnson’s clinical practice includes the inpatient Acute Pain Service where she works closely with the Department of Anesthesia, as well as the Palliative Care team conducting pharmacotherapy related consults. In addition to her clinical role, Dr. Johnson collaborates with administrative and clinical teams to improve pain management practice in the organization through policy development, medication use evaluations, and educational initiatives. Her research interests include pain management in the setting of substance use disorder, perioperative pain management, controlled substance diversion monitoring, and pain stewardship.

Natohya Mallory, Pharm.D., BCACP

Natohya Mallory, Pharm.D., BCACP is a clinical specialist in the Internal Medicine Clinic at UF Health Jacksonville and a Clinical Assistant Professor of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. She oversees several pharmacist-managed clinics including Diabetes, Pharmacotherapy Pain Management, Hypertension, Endocrinology, and Anticoagulation.

Dr. Mallory received her Pharm.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in Memphis, TN and completed her PGY-1 Ambulatory Care Focused Residency at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis in Memphis, TN.

She is board certified in Ambulatory Care and is involved with the Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists. She is also a preceptor and mentor to pharmacy students from University of Florida and Florida A&M University. She has experience in the retail setting and works as needed with Wal-Mart Pharmacy in Jacksonville, FL.

Dr. Mallory has a passion for community service and advancing the practice of pharmacy. Her areas of interest in practice include diabetes and endocrine.

Geraldo Neziraj, Pharm.D.

Geraldo Neziraj, Pharm.D., CPh is a clinical specialist in the Transitional Care Unit (TCU) at UF Health Jacksonville and a Clinical Assistant Professor with the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.

Dr. Neziraj received his Pharm.D. from University of Florida College of Pharmacy and completed his PGY-1 pharmacy residency at UF Health Jacksonville.

Dr. Neziraj serves as the consultant pharmacist for the TCU at UF Health and maintains a practice site focusing on transitions of care where he precepts both students and residents.

His areas of interest include, consultant pharmacy, cardiology, transitions of care, and USP 797/800.

Contact Information

Residency Coordinator
UF Health Jacksonville
Department of Pharmacy
655 West 8th Street, C-89
Jacksonville, FL 32209

Phone: (904) 244-4157
Fax: (904) 244-4272
E-mail: pharmacyresidency@jax.ufl.edu

After the application is complete and reviewed, the residency selection committee will notify selected applicants to arrange an onsite interview.