While functioning as integral members of the health care team, residents
will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to meet the daily demands
of pharmacy practice. Residents will learn to solve practice-related problems
through critical thinking and evaluative skills, will become effective
educators of other health care professionals and patients, and will develop
a commitment to the profession of pharmacy and life-long learning.
Staffing
Residents will be required to staff the decentralized or central pharmacist
positions every other weekend and will be required to staff one of the
company-recognized holidays (Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day,
and New Year’s Day). These requirements may be changed annually
based on the needs of the department.
Activities include, but are not limited to, verifying patient-specific
orders and medications, providing pharmacokinetic consults when requested,
answering in-depth drug information questions, attending all adult codes
as the pharmacy member of the code team, providing patient education,
and resolving pharmacotherapy situations as needed.
Clinical On-Call Program
Residents will rotate through the Pharmacy’s clinical on-call rotation
to provide support to clinical staff with drug information and time-sensitive
non-formulary requests. Residents will be provided with a back-up clinical
pharmacist during on-call rotation.
Education
Residents will be combined into a layered education model with IPPE and
APPE students on rotation at the hospital along with a clinical pharmacist
and a clinical pharmacy specialist.
Education Opportunities
Pharmacy Grand Rounds: Formal topic discussions that are open to pharmacy staff, physicians,
medical residents and other members of the healthcare team. Residents
will work with a mentor to develop an hour-long educational session.
Case Conferences: Bi-monthly, interactive, case-based opportunities that the residents will
participate in throughout the year. The resident will partner with the
preceptor for the current rotation to develop a presentation that is attended
by the members of the pharmacy team.
Research / Publication
Residents will be required to participate in multiple projects throughout
the year including a medication-use evaluation and a drug monograph which
will be presented at the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Meeting.
Residents will also be required to complete a research project that will
be presented at ASHP Midyear Conference and at the Alcalde Southwest Leadership
Conference.
Teaching Opportunities
Residents are offered the opportunity to pursue a Teaching and Learning
Certificate Program through an accredited program. The residents will
also participate in the preceptor development program where they will
be provided guidance on numerous topics including developing a teaching
philosophy, creating a rotation experience, and other strategies to promote
being an effective preceptor.
Evaluations
PharmAcademic, an ASHP-endorsed online evaluation system, is used for all
resident evaluations. Evaluations are done for each individual rotation,
as well as presentations, research and staffing components of the program.
Additionally, quarterly evaluations are held with the program director,
coordinator and/or mentor to ensure progress on long term goals.
