Department of Pharmacy Services
Pharmacy Practice Residency Program
Program Overview
Program Overview
The Department of Pharmacy Services offers a
PGY-1, Pharmacy Practice Residency program with positions for two residents. This
program has been accredited by the American Society of Health-Systems
Pharmacists (ASHP) since 1996. The residency in pharmacy practice is an
organized, directed, postgraduate training program that centers on development
of the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to pursue rational drug therapy.
Program Goals
The purpose of this residency is to provide
postgraduate training in the provision of direct patient care to multiple
patient populations. Residents will develop effective written and verbal
communication skills in order to provide education to, and interact with,
patients, students, and a multi-disciplinary team of health care providers.
Residents will exercise and continue to develop leadership skills and
professionalism while learning to manage their own clinical pharmacy
practice.
Program Structure
The residency is predicated on development of the
knowledge, attitudes, and skills required to develop the resident's competence
to provide pharmaceutical care. In order to provide training in all aspects of
contemporary pharmacy practice, the resident will complete organized learning
experiences in the following practice areas: acute patient care; ambulatory
patient care; drug information and drug use policy development; and practice
management.
These training segments will include the
following required learning experiences:
·
Orientation
·
Acute Care
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Adult Medicine
n
Internal Medicine
n
Critical Care
n
Pediatrics
·
Ambulatory Care - rotation and
longitudinal
·
Drug Information/Practice
Management – rotation and longitudinal
·
Clinical Research – rotation
and longitudinal
The resident is expected to complete a clinical research project for
presentation at the Southeastern Residency Conference and preparation for
journal submission. Pharmacy practice experience will include a staffing
commitment every other weekend.
Four elective learning experiences may be chosen from the following list, all
lasting four weeks:
- Pediatric Intensive Care
- Neonatology
- Cardiology
- Oncology
- Advanced practice in any required learning experience
Salary and Benefits
The estimated resident stipend is $54,000. Full employee benefits are
available including medical, dental, and life insurance, and vacation and sick
leave accrual. Educational travel support is provided for the ASHP Midyear
Clinical Meeting, Southeastern Residency Conference, and other offerings as
approved by the program director.
Application Process
The Pharmacy Practice Residency at The Medical Center of Central Georgia
participates in the ASHP Matching Program and requires all applicants to
participate in the Match. Applicants must be expected Doctor of Pharmacy
graduates of an accredited school of pharmacy and be eligible for Georgia
licensure. Previous hospital pharmacy experience is preferred. Membership in
ASHP and GSHP is preferred. A completed application should be submitted, along
with a letter of intent, a copy of all college transcripts, curriculum vitae,
and three letters of recommendation. All application materials should be
submitted no later than the second Friday in January. Applicants will be contacted
regarding an interview date.
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For additional information, contact:
Kathleen Greer, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Pharmacy Residency Co-Coordinator
Department of Pharmacy Services
The Medical Center of Central Georgia
777 Hemlock Street, Hospital Box 113
Macon, GA 31208
(478) 633-1440
greer.kathleen@mccg.org
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