The required rotations are the same for both programs. Some elective rotations are specific to each program and may only be taken by residents from that program. The committee assignments for each program are also different (inpatient-based committees for the PGY1- Acute Care Electives program and ambulatory-based for the PGY1- Ambulatory Care Elective program). Both programs are designed to give a well-rounded PGY1 experience.
Yes. Applicants have the option to apply for both programs in PhORCAS. The same letters of recommendation can be used for both programs. An applicant may choose to submit different cover letters desired.
Unit-based pharmacy staffing consists of an inpatient pharmacist working on a particular unit of the hospital providing care to the patients on that specific unit including but not limited to: order verification, pharmacokinetic dosing, patient education, drug information questions, rounding responsibilities, and nursing and physician questions.
Rotations are either 6-week blocks or longitudinal (52 weeks) throughout the year. The only exceptions are Orientation and Pharmacokinetics which are both 7 weeks at the beginning of the residency year, Medication-Use Evaluation rotation which is longitudinal (26 weeks) scheduled during the first half of the residency year and the HIV elective which is longitudinal (12 weeks).
Some rotations are spread out throughout the year to improve the overall experience. For example, the HIV clinic is only staffed by our HIV pharmacist on certain days of the week, so only scheduling a 6 week rotation would limit the number of days the resident could spend in the clinic.
Upon training and licensure, residents are expected to work their scheduled weekends and holidays in the hospital. Residents are also scheduled intermittent shifts in the inpatient pharmacy. If taken as an elective, residents from the PGY-1 Ambulatory Care Electives program will work in the internal medicine residency clinic every other week throughout the year.
Our research projects usually consist of creation of new pharmacy services or process improvements. Past examples include: Implementation of Technology-Assisted Final Product Verification (TAFPV) at a community teaching hospital, Impact of a centralized prior authorization process at a community hospital outpatient infusion clinic, Ambulatory pharmacist implementation of a professional continuous glucose monitoring program, and Pharmacist vaccination process at Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) facilities.
Yes, most of our sites have collaborative practice agreements.
Yes, our residency program participates in various local events including brown bag events, drug take back programs and medication safety outreach events.
We take resident interests and/or suggestions for projects into consideration. We also review and rank projects according to our needs, core values and impact on organizational strategic aims.
We do not formally assign mentors to pharmacy residents. The RPD can facilitate a mentor relationship with a pharmacy preceptor if there is resident interest.
Please contact Carolyn (Carrie) Jung, PharmD, BCACP at Carolyn.jung@trinity-health.org.
Yes, the residents are expected to help precept pharmacy students on APPE rotations, specifically internal medicine. Additional student precepting opportunities are available depending on resident interest.