Department Orientation - 5-6 weeks

Required Learning Experiences (4-6 weeks)    

Acute Care

• Internal Medicine 
• Infectious Diseases
• Critical Care
• Nutrition Support

Ambulatory Care-Pharmacotherapy Clinic

• General Internal Medicine
• Asthma Center
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Heart Failure Clinic                             

Elective Learning Experiences

• Inpatient Anticoagulation
• Hematology/Oncology
• Teaching (Internal Medicine)
• Solid Organ Transplant
• Palliative Care
• Investigational Drug Services

Hospital Practice

• Staffing in the central pharmacy or OR Satellite Pharmacy

Practice Management

• Block rotation and longitudinal: Medication policy development, attendance at administrative and clinical meetings, small project assignments, CQI activities (e.g. medication safety, pre-printed orders)
• Committee Membership/Attendance: P&T Committee, Stroke Committee, Med Triage Committee

Research/Project Management

The resident will conduct one major research project (IRB approved) for presentation at the Eastern States Residency Conference. Suggestions for potential projects provided. A preceptor advisor will work directly with the resident. A physician or nurse collaborator will also be involved.

Drug Information

In addition to conducting patient-specific drug information requests, the resident will have the following responsibilities related to drug information skill development: 

• Prepare monograph for formulary addition request
• Prepare a drug class review 
• Write several articles for the Lahey Clinic Pharmacy newsletter distributed hospital-wide

Presentations/Teaching Opportunities 

• Pharmacy Department (case presentations, CE approved conferences, Journal Club) 
• Prescriber and Nursing in-services
• PharmD student co-preceptorship on selected rotations 
• Poster presentation at University Hospital Consortium (UHC) Resident Poster Session at ASHP midyear clinical meeting 
• Resident Teaching Seminar (in Boston), monthly, certificate awarded 
• Therapeutics Seminar facilitation or didactic lecturing – optional at discretion of program director

Professional Conference Attendance 

• ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
• Eastern States Residency Conference
• Other conferences at program director’s discretion

Certifications 

• Basic Life Support (required); Advanced Life Support (optional)
• Vaccine administration