Facilities
St. Mary's Hospital
Rotation schedule
The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program is a 12-month program with an emphasis in acute care. The rotation schedule will be developed based on several factors, including resident interest areas, resident career goals, and preceptor availability.
Required monthly learning experiences (approximately 5 weeks):
Orientation
Internal Medicine
Critical Care
Pharmacy Administration
Pediatrics
Required longitudinal learning experiences:
Chief Resident
Education (includes Continuing Education Presentation and Case Presentation)
Medication-Use Safety and Policy
Research
Staffing
Elective learning experiences:
Advanced Critical Care
Advanced Internal Medicine
Ambulatory Care
Anticoagulation Clinic
Behavioral Health
Emergency Medicine
Medication Safety
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Outpatient Infusion Clinic Oncology
Sterile Compounding
Other elective learning experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability
Inpatient Pharmacy Staffing
Residents provide inpatient pharmacy coverage every third weekend and one additional evening shift per three-week period. Each resident is scheduled to staff one winter holiday (Thanksgiving or Christmas) and one summer holiday (Memorial Day or Labor Day) per year. Residents staff primarily in the main pharmacy or IV room to gain a working knowledge of hospital pharmacy operations.
Research and Education
Each resident is responsible for successfully completing one formal, longitudinal research project. A list of potential projects and corresponding project preceptors will be provided for consideration. Alternatively, residents may propose their own topics for approval by the Residency Research Oversight Committee (ROC). The residents receive guidance and feedback from project preceptors and the ROC throughout the research experience. Research projects will be presented at a designated residency conference.
Residents also gain experience in project management and education through completing a medication use evaluation, developing and presenting a one-hour continuing education program for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, and providing in-services for pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.
Additionally, residents complete the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program that is offered through the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Pharmacy. As part of this program, the resident leads practicum sessions and didactic lectures for the pharmacy school. As scheduling allows, the resident may also serve as a preceptor to at least one pharmacy student from VCU during the residency year.