Education

Orientation

During the first 5 weeks of residency, residents will become acclimated to the pharmacy department and the hospital. Orientation will encompass a breadth of experiences intended to provide the resident with a solid foundation on which to build for the rest of the year. This includes operational training in all areas of main pharmacy, several Boot Camp sessions that center around various aspects of the program as well as clinical protocols and guideline overviews and training for Clinical On Call as well as Operations On Call.

Longitudinal Experiences

Drug Information – Drug Class Review (DCR) and Medication Use Evaluation (MUE)
Research
One (1), 1 hour long CE presentation
On-Call: PGY2 Resident will rotation to perform two different on call responsibilities for the pharmacy department
- Operations on-call (OOC)
  - Two weeks during the Pharmacy Administration rotation
  - OOC duties are from Monday to Monday including weekday evenings and throughout the weekend
  - Residents covering OOC will have a backup OOC as well as several other on-call leaders to whom they can escalate issues
- Clinical on-call (COC)
  - PGY2 Residents will enter rotation for COC after completion orientation and will be required to serve as COC for 5 weeks throughout the year.
  - COC duties are from Monday to Monday including weekday evenings and throughout the weekend
  - Residents covering COC will have a backup COC as well as several other on-call leaders to whom they can escalate issues
  - COC is available to:
    - Assist with clinical issues that are escalated from STL during normal business hours, evenings, weekends and holidays
    - Ensure optimal support for difficult clinical decisions
    - Triage / escalate usual clinical events or problems
    - Complete urgent non-formulary requests
    - Assist with urgent drug shortages or stockouts
    - On weekends, perform all therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) hospital-wide
Lead Resident (12 weeks)
- Coordination of resident schedules and calendars
- Mentoring of PGY1 pharmacy residents
- Coordination and communication of resident/preceptor social gatherings
- Coordination of new student (APPE/IPPE) orientation
- Attendance of Residency Advisory Committee
Teaching
- 1 APPE student
- Lectures and in-services throughout the year
- Teaching Certificate Program if not previously completed