Required monthly rotations
- Introduction to Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacokinetics
- Ambulatory Care (Residents will choose 1)
- Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Diseases and Substance Use Disorders, Infusion Clinic, Neurology, Primary Care (outpatient family medicine), Pulmonology, Rheumatology, and Transitions of Care
- Medicine
- Critical Care (Residents will choose 1)
- Medical or Surgical ICU
- Pharmacy Administration
- Infectious Diseases
- Oncology (Residents will choose 1)
- Inpatient or Outpatient
Elective monthly rotations (Residents will choose 3)
- Ambulatory Care (see core options)
- Cardiology
- Emergency Medicine
- Investigational Drug Service
- Nephrology/Medicine
- Oncology
- Pediatrics
- Transitions of Care
Required longitudinal rotations
- Medication Safety
- Drug Information
- Research Project
- The resident will work with the residency program research coordinator and other members of the pharmacy department and hospital as required and learn the fundamentals of research design and methodology.
- The resident is expected to present the project at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Eastern States Residency Conference.
- Pharmacy practice (clinical staffing coverage)
- Residents will provide clinical staffing coverage every third weekend, including the Friday prior to the weekend worked. Residents will rotate through the Medical/Surgical and Cardiology satellites, as well as the central pharmacy.
- Teaching and Learning Certificate Program
Elective longitudinal rotations
- Emergency medical response
Required Deliverables
- Residents are required to successfully complete the following throughout the residency year to obtain the Residency Certificate:
- Receive an "Achieved for Residency" rating for 70% of required ASHP objectives
- Departmental Competencies (completed during Introduction to Pharmacy Practice)
- Major Project: Residency Research Project
- Minor Project: Medication Use Evaluation
- Medication monograph review for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee
- Certification in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)
- Pharmacy Grand Rounds Presentation (1 hour accredited continuing education)
- Pharmacy Pearls Presentation (required after ASHP midyear attendance)
- Teaching and Learning Certificate
- Three written drug information responses and one nursing in-service
- Three journal club presentations
- Three case conference presentations
- A minimum of 12 total staffing weekends