Residency in Pharmacy Practice (PGY1)

Hoag Hospital’s Pharmacy Practice Residency Program
Match #133213
2009 – 2010

• Pain management
• IV-to-PO interchange
• Renal dosing
• Antithrombotic therapy
• Antimicrobial management
• Pharmacokinetic dosing
• Oncology
• Critical Care
• Drug information
• Nutrition support - total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
• Fluid-electrolyte replacement
• Precepting senior-level pharmacy students

• Pharmacy & Therapeutics committee
• Clinical pathway/team project
• Preparation of formulary reviews
• Continuous quality improvement
• Drug usage evaluations (DUEs)
• Safety management project
• Adverse drug reaction reporting
• Management lectures

• Pulmonary rehabilitation clinic
• Congestive Heart Failure clinic
• Community education lecture series

This one-year program accommodates three residents, all of which are required to rotate through the practice areas during the course of the year. The residents work closely with preceptors to meet mutually agreed upon, predetermined goals set by the residency program director.

Each pharmacy resident is considered a hospital employee and receives compensation according to normal hospital policies. The yearly stipend for residents is $44,000. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage. Over the course of the year, the resident may accrue up to 28 days of paid time off (PTO), which may be used as vacation/ holiday time, sick leave, or can be cashed out on a quarterly basis. In addition, reimbursement for registration to the California Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists annual seminar and the Western States Conference is provided, as are the resident’s corresponding travel expenses.

The program is structured to meet the accreditation standards of the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP). All residency candidates must be members of ASHP and participate in the National Matching Services program. All candidates must be graduates (or senior level in good standing) of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy degree program. Residency candidates must be in possession of a valid intern’s license and working to earn the required intern hours for licensure in California. The resident should be licensed as a pharmacist by the state of California as soon as possible after starting the residency, but must be licensed by the end of October 2009 to remain in the residency program.

• Nutrition
• Women’s Services
• IT Pharmacy

Project management skills:
Residents are required to complete a research project suitable for presentation at the Western States Conference held in the spring.

• Clinical information systems
• Pharmacy automation
• Unit dose drug distribution
• Sterile products admixture
• Controlled substances management
• Chemotherapy preparation
• Pharmaceutical care services

Once residents receive their pharmacist license, they will start the distributive rotation of approximately one day per week. This amounts to approximately 40 shifts of staffing spread throughout the year. It may include every other weekend and/or evenings.

Residency program goals:
The goal of Hoag Hospital’s Pharmacy Residency Program is to develop well-rounded pharmacists who serve with professional competence–the ability to use professional knowledge and skills to solve patient-related problems that arise in pharmacy practice.

The residency experience is a structured, yet flexible, program providing training in all areas of a modern hospital pharmacy operation. It integrates clinical, administrative and distributive functions to develop the skills necessary for residents to become pharmaceutical care professionals. Residents serve in the role of both clinical and distributive staff throughout the year.

The residency program at Hoag offers dedicated pharmacy preceptors, a variety of opportunities for involvement in modern hospital practice, and a flexible program designed to meet each individual resident’s needs.