PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency (New Hanover)

Program description

The PGY1 Community-Based residency program is a 12-month program designed to produce a competent pharmacist ready for entry into a variety of clinical roles in specialty, community, and/or ambulatory practice. Graduates are also prepared to pursue PGY2 training in Ambulatory Care. The resident participates in a range of direct patient care activities, including outpatient pharmacy services, care transitions, specialty pharmacy services and disease state management programs. Disease state management programs are precepted by Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners with prescriptive authority, and are offered in a variety of practice settings, chosen based on resident interest. Resident will participate in both block and longitudinal learning experiences. Community service, quality improvement, scholarship activities, and service on department and health-system committees are incorporated into a resident’s experience. One PGY1 Community-Based resident position is available.

Curriculum

*Ambulatory Care Selective are required rotations, however the practice area for each rotation are selected based on resident interest. Practices eligible for selection include employee healthy lifestyle program, primary care, cardiology, neurology, rheumatology, internal medicine and infectious diseases. Rotations will vary in length and are incorporated into the longitudinal structure of the program. The resident will select at least 3 different areas of practice as part of their learning experience schedule, allowing for additional selections as electives if scheduling allows. Each experience is a minimum of 1 month and a maximum of 3 months.

Benefits