Posted: 10-Oct-24
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Type: PGY1 and PGY2 combined
Salary: 53,000/54,000
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Description:
Residents completing the PGY1 Pharmacy/PGY2 Pharmacotherapy residency program at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) will be competent, autonomous, and confident clinical pharmacists ready to assume a position as a clinical pharmacy specialist in acute care, ambulatory care, or critical care environments at an academic medical center or community hospital and/or serve as clinical faculty at a college or university. Additionally, the program prepares residents to conduct outcomes-related research, effectively educate healthcare professionals through preceptorship and didactic education, and sit for board certification via Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) examination.
The Pharmacotherapy residency program is designed to develop practitioners with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide comprehensive pharmacotherapy services to pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients in the critical care, acute care, and ambulatory care environments. In addition, residents will be able to advocate on behalf of patients across the healthcare continuum. The OSUWMC PGY1/PGY2 Pharmacotherapy program is built around patient care, research, teaching, and service.
Residents completing the PGY1 Pharmacy/PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Residency are eligible to receive a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency certificate and a PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Residency certificate.
PGY1 Program Purpose: PGY1 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.
PGY2 Program Purpose: PGY2 pharmacy residency programs build on Pharm.D. education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. PGY2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification, as applicable.
Practice:
Direct patient care is the backbone of this residency experience. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has many opportunities for rounding opportunities. Most services are teaching services and may be composed of an attending physician, fellows, and house staff including residents, interns, or advanced practice providers. Rotations required for PGY1 certificate are: administration (4-5 weeks), ambulatory care (4-5 weeks), internal medicine (4-5 weeks), medical ICU (4-5 weeks), and oncology (4-5 weeks). Required rotations for PGY2 certificate are: ambulatory care (longitudinal clinic), community hospital block (7-9 weeks), emergency medicine (4-5 weeks), general cardiology (7-9 weeks), hematology (4-5 weeks), pediatrics (4-5 weeks), and solid organ transplant (4-5 weeks). Rotations that count towards PGY2 certificate may be completed during PGY1 depending on resident and preceptor schedules. There are ample opportunities for elective rotations including, but not limited to, academia, acute care surgery/trauma/nutrition support, APPE precepting, clinical education, hepatology, inpatient oncology with IM focus, neurocritical care unit, pain & palliative medication, psychiatry, and surgical ICU. The program is flexible and can be customized, at the discretion of the Director, to target the resident’s interests and goals.
Research:
The resident will participate in and complete a clinical and/or economic research project. The resident will work closely with clinicians who have extensive research experience. To facilitate the research process, the resident will participate in the Residency Research Series that consists of a series of lectures delivered by clinicians with research experience throughout the year. This dynamic research series is conducted under the expertise of the Pharmacy Residency Research Committee. The project will be completed longitudinally over the two years. The resident's research project will be shared externally. The resident must submit a manuscript of publishable quality by the end of the PGY2 year to the residency program director. It is also highly encouraged to submit to a peer-reviewed journal for publication.
Quality Improvement Projects:
A formulary management project and medication use evaluation (MUE) will be completed during the first year of residency. MUE preceptors evaluate the resident’s research and writing skills, and then provide feedback to further develop and refine the resident’s skills. During the second year, a quality improvement project will be conducted. The QI topic often stems from the major research project.
Teaching:
The resident will participate in the education of PharmD students enrolled at The Ohio State University through an IPPE precepting experience. The resident will deliver a Grand Rounds lecture during both years of the program. The resident will complete a formal teaching and learning training program through the College of Pharmacy.
Service:
The residents will be assigned to participate in a P&T Subcommittee, Medication Safety team, and additional committee work as needed.
Additional Experiences:
The resident will participate in a clinical on-call program during PGY1 and volunteer at the Columbus Free Clinic during both years.
Staffing:
During the first year, the staffing commitment is 24 weekends as a licensed pharmacist in the state of Ohio, approximately every other weekend. The focus of the first year will be to understand the pharmacy operations of the health-systems. During the second year, the staffing commitment is 20 weekends. Residents are required to provide coverage to allow generalist staff to attend area staff meetings as needed. Coverage can be up to 1 hour per staff meeting and is rotated on a monthly basis. Each year residents are required to work 1 major holiday and 2 minor holidays.
Requirements:
Applicants must have a PharmD and be eligible for licensure in the state of Ohio. All residents are required to be license in Ohio by August 1st of the PGY1 year.