Learning Experiences
Residents receive 3 weeks of orientation before moving on to complete patient
care rotations. Residents will complete a four week Practice Management
Rotation and a four week Medication Safety & Formulary Management
Rotation. One 5-week Internal Medicine rotation, one 6-week Internal Medicine
rotation, one 5-week critical care rotation, one 4-week Pain Management
rotation, one 4-week Infectious Diseases 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
- Infectious Disease
Elective (Choose 3):
- Ambulatory Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Anemia Management
- Informatics
- Advanced Pain and Palliative Care
- Transitions of 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.