Pharmacy Practice PGY1 Residency Requirements

Orientation Program

Residents are scheduled for the hospital’s formal orientation program in July of each year. Attendance is mandatory. The orientation is designed to introduce the incoming residents to Highline Medical Center.

Effective communication

Residents are expected to effectively communicate with other health care professionals in all methods of communication (e.g. verbal, phone, written, fax). Residents are expected to write progress notes in the medical record if they cannot reach the health care provider.

Drug Information

Residents will become efficient in providing drug information through comprehensive literature searches. Residents will become familiar with various references to expedite information retrieval, including dosing, adverse effects, therapeutic classes and uses, formulary drugs and alternatives to non-formulary drugs.

Presentations

Residents will participate in journal club, case presentations, and various committees to enhance presentation skills. Topics and format are up to the discretion of the preceptor.

Teaching

Residents will be involved in various teaching activities, including in-services for the medical, nursing, and/or pharmacy staff, case presentations, precepting students, and providing continuing education lectures.

Residency Research Project

During their residency year, residents are expected to complete a research project designed to improve pharmacy practice. The residents can choose a project from these suggestions or submit his/her research proposal to the Residency Program Director for approval. One preceptor and the Residency Program Director will serve as co-investigators for the project. The preceptor will be determined by the topic of the research project. All projects must be presented at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Seattle Area Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SASHP) and Western States Conference. They will be presumed publishable in a peer-reviewed journal.

Status Reports

The resident will complete a longitudinal project evaluation form and status reports will be submitted at the end of each month to the project preceptor and RPD to be reviewed at the Residency Preceptor Meetings.

Project completion

The project will be considered complete when the stated objectives have been met. The residents will prepare a manuscript of their Research Project in a format acceptable for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Editorial assistance by a preceptor is required.

Medication Use Evaluation (MUE)

Each resident is required to participate in an MUE. Many of these MUEs will be conducted in support of patient care at Highline Medical Center.

Operations

All residents must participate in operational activities designed to ensure that residents gain operational experience and understand the distribution process. To achieve this, residents are scheduled for 24 hours every two weeks.

Resident Meetings

Residents will attend scheduled resident meetings to discuss upcoming resident events, other issues pertaining to the residency program, and actions/recommendations made at residency council meetings, etc. Meetings will be scheduled by the RPD bi-monthly.

Recruitment:

Each resident will assist with the residency recruitment efforts of the department. Each resident is a valuable source of information and advice for potential candidates. These are mandatory.

• ASHP-Each resident is required to spend time providing information to interested parties during the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. Residents will staff the residency showcase.

• Interviews-Time will be scheduled during the interview process for interviewees to interact with current residents.

• Western States Conference-Residents will help staff the recruitment table, if applicable.

Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T)

Residents are required to attend all P&T meetings. Some of the projects for P&T include facilitating a meeting, including preparing the agenda and minutes, writing and presenting a drug monograph, formulary class reviews, annual review of look-alike, sound-alike medications, and other activities as assigned.

Other Administrative Meetings

Residents are required to attend all meetings that the current preceptor attends.

Newsletter Articles

Residents will participate in writing for the Highline Medical Center Pharmacy Newsletter. Three newsletter articles are required per year. Resident will select topic, with advice from preceptors and/or RPD.