Core Rotations (6 weeks):
Elective Rotations (4 weeks):
Longitudinal Experiences:
Our goal, at the end of the program, is to ensure that the pharmacy residents have the tools to thrive in any setting they choose. The program is highly adaptable to the needs of the resident, and we do our best to ensure that the interests of the residents are considered. Our wide array of rotations are precepted by highly qualified preceptors that ensure the best quality of training is given to the residents. At this residency, we do our best to ensure that residents learn about disease states and treatment algorithms, but also focus on utilizing and assessing literature to go beyond the guidelines and learn how to address new situations as an independent practitioner.
PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION
During this 6 – week rotation, the resident will work on relevant assignments/projects, and attend committee meetings with the preceptors. The resident will gain experience with policy updates, budget and resource management. The rotation's focus is to understand essential elements of the hospital organization, pharmacy operations, human resources, budget, procurement, staff supervision, and other administrative components as they present during the rotation.
HOSPITAL OPERATIONS
The Pharmacy Operations rotation is a 6-weeks long, required rotation designed to provide the PGY1 pharmacy resident familiarity with the distributive functions of a hospital pharmacy, medication and departmental policies and procedures, and the skills required to serve as a clinical pharmacist. It is a combination of didactic orientation experiences and hands-on training primarily in the centralized pharmacy service areas. Residents receive training on computer systems, the electronic health record, policies and guidelines, department structure, pharmacy strategic initiatives, and requirements of the residency. The primary goal of the rotation is to ensure that the resident can function as a pharmacist upon completion of this rotation.
INTERNAL MEDICINE
The internal medicine rotation is a 6-week long, required rotation designed to provide the PGY1 Pharmacy Resident with the opportunity to provide pharmaceutical care to hospital-wide patients outside of the Emergency Medicine Department and Intensive Care Unit. Patient populations included will be those in Telemetry, Medical, Surgical, and Oncology/Hospice floors. The focus is to provide residents with educational experience in the most common disease states of acute coronary syndromes, acute decompensated heart failure, chronic heart failure, atrial fibrillation, diabetes management in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, antimicrobial stewardship, total parenteral nutrition management, acute and chronic kidney disease, and acute hepatic insufficiency. Education topics will be covered by patient discussions, formal topic discussions, and grand round presentations. In addition to the learning experiences provided, professional development will take place through resident involvement in medication use evaluation, transitions of care activities, interdisciplinary rounding, drug information consults, and collaborative care management with nursing and other ancillary patient care staff.
CRITICAL CARE
The critical care pharmacy rotation is a 6-week long, required rotation designed to provide the PGY-1 pharmacy resident with the opportunity to provide pharmaceutical care to critically ill patients. The focus is to expose residents to various areas of critical care pharmacy practice such as, medical, surgical, trauma, cardiothoracic (CT) surgery, and neuro critical care. Residents will become familiar with disease states such as but not limited to status epilepticus, pain/agitation/delirium management, ARDS, vasoactive medication management, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), PK/PD alterations in critically ill patients, and supportive/prophylactic medication therapies. Residents will collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team consisting of intensivists, surgeons, nurses, social workers, and other consult services.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The Infectious Diseases rotation is designed to give the resident an increased knowledge, comfort, and understanding of various diseases and disease states in infectious diseases. It includes two primary components: Infectious diseases consult as well as antimicrobial stewardship. The resident will be expected to round with ID physicians, perform stewardship tasks on their own, answer pharmacist questions regarding infectious diseases as well as work on various ID related pharmacy functions independently. By the end of the rotation, the resident will be able to manage standard infectious diseases patients and be capable of optimizing their care in an evidence-based manner. The resident will also be expected to be able to use primary literature in the management of various disease states where exact treatment regimens are not well described.
