Pharmacy Residency Program
Program Overview
The goal of the 91制片厂在线看 Children's Health, Delaware Pharmacy Practice Residency program is to train compassionate, clinically superior pharmacists who are prepared for hospital practice or further specialization. Graduates of this program will be able to easily transition to a PGY2 pediatric specialty residency or obtain a hospital position as a point-of-care pediatric pharmacist.
Academic Affiliations
- Curriculum
- Salary & Benefits
- Location & Living
- Faculty & Participants
- Rotations & Electives
About Our Program
At 91制片厂在线看, we offer a one-year Pharmacy Residency Program. Our goal, upon your completion of this program, will be to prepare you as a competent and confident practitioner, able to deliver pharmacy care to pediatric patients in a distributive as well as clinical environment.
You鈥檒l also develop the necessary skills to educate patients, families and other healthcare professionals on drug-related topics.
We鈥檒l provide experiences that will help develop essential skills such as writing, communication, critical thinking and problem solving. You鈥檒l also have the opportunity to improve the safety of the medication-use system and demonstrate professional maturity by monitoring your own performance and by exhibiting commitment to the profession.
Our program offers you a number of distinctive features including:
- One off-site opportunity exists to allow exposure to practice in other pharmacies.
- There are a total of two elective rotations available for you to tailor the residency to your interests.
- We provide a dedicated research rotation and work with your interests and background to develop your rotation schedule.
- Program offers flexibility in your schedule should your interests change over the course of the year.
- A residency steering committee monitors your progress and provides guidance for the completion of your required activities.
- Program allows the opportunity to participate in student teaching during your residency year.
91制片厂在线看 is an open and welcoming place to work, and values diversity in all its forms. Additionally, 91制片厂在线看 aspires to have its workforce and providers reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of diverse backgrounds, Spanish-speaking applicants, and those committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural issues are strongly encouraged to apply.
Residency Program Basics
- 12-month experience
- 1 PGY1 position svailable
- Two holidays
- One weekend every two weeks
Clinical Services/Special Features
The program includes experiences to help you develop essential skills such as writing, communication, critical thinking, and problem solving. You鈥檒l also have the opportunity to improve the safety of the medication-use system and demonstrate professional maturity by monitoring your own performance and by exhibiting commitment to the profession.
- Multidisciplinary patient care rounds
- Antibiotic stewardship program
- Neonatal nutrition support service
- Discharge counseling service
- Investigational drug service
- Solid organ transplant service
- Pharmacogenomics service
- Anticoagulation monitoring program
Required Projects
Required projects during your residency include:
- Residency research project
- Manuscript suitable for publication
- Journal club
- P&T monograph and minutes
- Investigational drug service monograph
- Medication use evaluation
- Drug class review
- Pharmacy newsletter
- CE presentation
- Drug information questions
- Medication Safety Swarm attendance
Residency Opportunities
- Teaching certificate
- Precepting of pharmacy students
- PALS certification
Clinical Achievements
The program has earned a number of clinical achievements:
- Residency Director served as the principal investigator for a three-year Cardinal Health grant to implement pharmacy discharge counseling.
- Residency Director serves on the Board of Directors for the Eastern States Residency Conference and holds a patent for the software Accupedia庐.
- Residency Director serves as a co-investigator in an NIH-funded study in the Duke University Pediatric Trials Network.
- A pediatric pharmacist presented at Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds on the topic of Breastfeeding and Medications: A Guide for Prescribers.
- Several members of the pharmacy department collaborated to publish the Pediatric Neurosurgery On-Call textbook.
- Preceptors have been published in various journals such as Hospital Pharmacy, American Journal of听Health-System Pharmacy, Drug Topics, and听The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
- Posters created by residents and preceptors have been presented at various conferences held by organizations such as Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP), Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG), American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) and American Society and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN).
- A pediatric pharmacist was asked to write a pediatric book chapter on the management of pediatric causalities of chemical terrorist attacks. The chapter is for the听Textbook of Military Medicine, which is prepared by Department of the Army, Office of The Surgeon General and published by the Borden Institute.
- A pediatric pharmacist was awarded the Best/Innovative Practice Award by the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group for her submission entitled, 鈥淒evelopment of a Computerized Pediatric Anticoagulation Program.鈥
Salary & Benefits
Salary
$54,000
Benefits
- 20 days Paid Time Off (Vacation/Interviews)
- 7 holidays
- Health/Life insurance
- Free parking
- Travel stipend for ASHP midyear & eastern states
- ASHP membership
About Our Hospital in Delaware
The 91制片厂在线看 Children鈥檚 Hospital, Delaware is a multispecialty, tertiary care teaching institution located on a 300-acre estate in the scenic Brandywine Valley in Wilmington, Del.
Among the hospital鈥檚 amenities for all staff are:
- Free parking
- Park-like setting
- Gym/fitness center
- On-site child care center for children of staff
Living in Delaware Valley
Because of our location in the tri-state area of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, we offer unique living/working opportunities. For example, you can choose to live in the downtown Philadelphia area and easily commute to our park-like hospital campus in Wilmington.
Train With Recognized Leaders
If you鈥檙e looking for a rewarding program built on academic excellence and family-centered care, 91制片厂在线看 offers outstanding medical, surgical, pharmacy, nursing, therapy and psychology programs. Train with faculty who are respected leaders in their fields, a patient care model that stands apart and access to groundbreaking research.听
Rotations & Clinical Experience
We work with your interests and background to develop your rotation schedule.
- A total of two elective rotations available for you to tailor the residency to your interests
- Several elective rotations for you to choose from
The rotations, clinics and electives that have been designed into the program were all included to help you become an experienced, well-rounded and professional pharmacy practitioner.
They vary in length, from four- and six-week rotations to longitudinal experiences.
Required Rotations
From orientation to Pediatric Intensive Care, these rotations will give you a solid grounding in the profession.
- Orientation
- Nutrition
- General Pediatrics
- Pediatric Intensive Care
- Infectious Diseases
- Hematology/Oncology
- Clinical Informatics
- Neonatal Intensive Care
Clinics
For specialized clinical experience, we offer training in various clinics.
- Solid organ transplant
Electives
From Cardiac Intensive Care to Management, our electives give you the chance to personalize your educational experience.
- Management
- Investigational Drug Service/Pharmacogenomics
- Emergency Medicine
- Cardiac Intensive Care
- Solid Organ Transplant
Longitudinal Experiences
- Medication Safety
- Ambulatory Care 鈥 Outpatient Solid Organ Transplant
- Project Management
- Practice Management
- Investigational Drug Service
- Drug Information
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Application Requirements
Deadline:听January 11, 2024
Start Date: June 14, 2024
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2. All candidates must apply through PhORCAS
Questions About Applying?
Erin Hanley, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS
Program Director
(302) 651-5791
erin.hanley@nemours.org