Curriculum
Pharmacy Residency Program
Curriculum
Graduates of the program will develop and strengthen the following:
- Leadership and practice management
- Time management and project coordination
- Evidence-based, patient-centered medication management with interdisciplinary teams
- Provide education to health care professionals and the public
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Perform pharmacy practice research
- The resident will be involved in all stages of research. They will present their findings at ASHP’s Midyear meeting at the Eastern States Residency conference
- Ability to precept and teach pharmacy students
To prepare pharmacist clinicians for patient care related positions as an essential member of an interdisciplinary team, or adjunct/clinical track faculty, or to pursue PGY2 training in a focused area of practice.
Required Rotations
Administration
- Learn the roles of different personnel, contribute to committee work, and explore practice management
Critical Care
- Round with ICU team in our “closed system” model
Emergency Medicine
- Round in Emergency department and attend Codes
Internal Medicine I and II
- Round with Medical team on general medical floors
Infectious Diseases
- Round with ID physicians and NPs as the consult service
Pharmacy Informatics
- Learn the different medication use systems including BCMA, Pyxis ES, EHR (EPIC) and CPOE
Pharmacy Practice (Transitions of Care)
- Round with RNs, Case Management, Social work to ensure continuity of care
- Verify orders, answer drug information questions, and counsel patients on specific units
Psychiatry (Inpatient and Outpatient)
- Round with Psychiatrists, therapists, Social workers
- Run Medication groups for patients
- Provide drug information to patients and staff
Elective
Customizable based on resident interest and preceptor availability.
- Examples: Pain Management, Palliative Care, Pediatric Psychiatry, Centralized Pharmacy operations
- Repeating a required rotation with more in-depth practice/training
Longitudinal
Ambulatory Care
- Attendance in outpatient Psychiatry clinic (s)
Management
- Expand on required Administration rotation
- Explore and contribute to strategy development, execution and monitoring/follow-up of outcomes
Pharmacy Practice (Staffing)
- Perform daily operations in pharmacy including Order Verification, IV Room compounding, and supply management
Drug Information
- Completion of various assignments folded into rotations including hospital staff in services, education in the form of SBARs, case and journal club presentations, and monograph creation
Medication Safety
- Learn skills of report monitoring, leadership skills, communication to fellow health care professionals, and education to prevent medication errors
- HRO process
Research
- Completion of MUE to be presented at ASHP Midyear and NJSHP
- Completion of prospective project to be presented at ESRC