Learning Experiences
Residents receive 4 weeks of orientation before moving on to complete patient
care rotations. Residents will complete a four week Practice Management
Rotation and a six week Medication Safety & Formulary Management Rotation.
One 5-week Internal Medicine rotation, one 6-week Internal Medicine rotation,
one 6-week critical care rotation, one 4-week Pain Management rotation
as well as a longitudinal rotations in medical emergencies and completion
of a teaching certificate are also required. Each resident selects 3 elective
rotations, 4 weeks in length. A research and a community service project
are required to be completed during the program year. Residents are assigned
a total of 4 weeks of project time dedicated to completing the components
of assigned projects during the program - one week in the Fall, 2 weeks
in December and one week in the Spring.
Required Rotations:
- Pharmacy Orientation
- Medication Safety & Formulary Management
- Critical Care
- Pain Management
- Practice Management
- Internal Medicine I and II
Elective (Choose 3):
- Ambulatory Care
- Infectious Disease
- Emergency Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Anemia Management
- Informatics
- Advanced Pain and Palliative Care
Longitudinal:
- Research Project
- Service Project
- Staffing
- Medical Emergencies
- Teaching Certificate Program
Staffing Component:
Residents will be required to complete staffing hours every 3rd weekend
beginning in July of the program year.
Teaching Certificate Program:
Residents will have the opportunity to complete a teaching certificate
online administered through American Society of Health System Pharmacists
(AHSP). This program includes both online didactic video lectures and
supplemental on-site discussion with current preceptors. Residents will
complete a philosophy of teaching as well as participate in required teaching
and preceptor experiences throughout the year to earn their teaching certificate
during program year.