PGY-1 Residency Program Overview
Curriculum
I. Orientation & Pharmacist Training
- 1 month (July)
- Comprehensive overview of distributive and clinical services provided by the Department of Pharmacy
- Computer training
- Resident lecture series
II. Clinical Rotations
Residents will be exposed to a wide variety of required and elective experiences as well as longitudinal experiences that last the duration of residency. The schedule will be determined by the resident and the residency program director during the orientation period but can always be subject to change.
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Required
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Elective
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Adult Internal Medicine
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Cardiology (CCU)
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Adult Critical Care ( 1 required)
- Medical ICU
- Trauma ICU
- Cardiovascular ICU
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Adult Hematology/Oncology
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Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship
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Pediatric Critical Care
- Neonatal ICU
- Pediatric ICU
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Pediatrics
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Pediatric Hermatology/Oncology
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Practice Management
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Emergency Medicine
Solid Organ Transplant
- Kidney/Pancreas
- Heart/Lung
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Palliative Care
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Ambulatory Care
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Pharmacy Informatics
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III. Pharmacy Practice Experience
- Routine staffing is performed monthly (~ 32 hours per month)
- Participation in clinical-on-call (COC) program (~ 1 week per month)
IV. Practice Management
- Dedicated rotation and longitudinal experience
- Committee participation, including Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T)
- Exposure to:
- Pharmacy informatics
- Drug Policy
- Medication Safety
Additional Activities for PGY-1 Program
I. Presentations
- Journal Club
- Case Presentation
- ACPE-accredited Continuing Education Seminar
II. Projects
- Residency Research Project
- Poster presentation at ASHP Midyear Conference
- Platform presentation at Eastern States Residency Conference
- Manuscript submission to a peer-reviewed journal
- Drug Formulary Review
- Medical Use Evaluation
- Presentation to Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee
III. Teaching opportunities
- Precept advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs)
- Participation in VCU School of Pharmacy Foundations Course (i.e. skills lab)
- Participation in VCU School of Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Certificate (optional)
IV. Conferences
- ASHP Mid-Year Clinical Meeting
- Eastern States Residency Conference Mid-Year Clinical Meeting
Virginia licensure
- Candidates must be eligible for licensure in the state of Virginia
- Candidates must be licensed in the state of Virginia as a pharmacists by July 1st of the incoming residency year
How to apply
Apply to the PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program at Inova Fairfax Hospital