Learning Experiences

A longitudinal, patient care-focused experience

Our residency program provides a variety of concurrent longitudinal learning experiences. Residents have the support and mentorship of our team of dedicated clinical preceptors throughout the year, who provide comprehensive training to build residents’ skills and autonomy in outpatient pharmacy practice, which prepares residents to become skilled pharmacy clinicians and leaders.

Required Learning Experiences

• Ambulatory Pharmacotherapy Services – Practice under a collaborative drug therapy agreement to manage all aspects of patient care pertaining to anticoagulation therapy and type 2 diabetes, and manage and administer injectable pharmacotherapy for osteoporosis, lipids, dermatology, and behavioral health.
• Medication Distribution – Practice in an in-clinic retail pharmacy (Credena Health Pharmacy Monroe) that offers immunizations, adherence packaging, home delivery, and other patient-centered services.
• Refill Authorization and Drug Information – Authorize refills for primary care- and specialty-prescribed medications while also serving as a pharmacy consultant within the primary care clinic.
• Orientation – Become familiar with the program’s purpose; the design of the program and its requirements and expectations; residency policies; ASHP accreditation standards; learning goals and objectives; methods of evaluation; and where to find program resources.
• Residency Project – Learn about and practice quality improvement and project design, and plan, implement, evaluate, and present results from a year-long quality improvement project. Develop and practice the skills of reading, comprehending, and critically evaluating and interpreting medical literature.
• Teaching and Leadership – Obtain a teaching certificate from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy and learn precepting skills through direct practice with APPE and IPPE students. Residents are also involved in educating patients, providers, clinic staff, and other pharmacists. Gain insight into ambulatory pharmacy services within a health system and engage with the pharmacy profession.
• Primary Care – Practice in a primary care setting to manage patients with chronic disease states including hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, some anticoagulation, heart failure, asthma, deprescribing, geriatric medicine, and some pain management. Provide drug consults and drug information to multidisciplinary team.

• Transitions of Care – Learn to manage the challenges of optimizing guideline-directed medical therapy; reconciling medications; and coordinating plans for medication therapy during care transitions between hospital and home at PRMCE.