Pharmacy Residency Program

The Director of Pharmacy is responsible for all aspects of pharmacy operation, including the residency program. The director oversees the administration of the residency program along with the Residency Program Director (RPD) and directs the provision of pharmaceutical care services at the hospital.

The RPD is responsible for the operation of the residency experience. This includes responsibility for ensuring that the overall program goals and specific learning objectives are met, training schedules are maintained, appropriate preceptorship for each learning experience or training period is provided, and that resident evaluations are conducted routinely and based on pre-established learning objectives. The RPD assumes a leadership role in program administration and program recruitment activities.

Residents will work with preceptors within specific practice areas or areas of expertise; preceptors develop and guide the learning experiences to meet the residency program’s goals and objectives, and with consideration of the resident’s goals, interests and skills. The preceptor periodically reviews the resident’s performance, with a final evaluation at the conclusion of the learning experience.

The research project preceptor will oversee the non-clinical aspects of the project and ensure that residents stay on pace to meet the projected timelines. The research project preceptor will review all tangible materials to ensure that all are complete (research proposal, protocol, IRB submission forms, posters submission, and manuscript) and are presented in a professional manner. The research project preceptor will be involved in statistics, critical revision of the manuscript and approval of the final manuscript (with the RPD). The research project preceptor will meet with the resident and complete all quarterly summative evaluations for the research learning experience.

The research project advisor will serve as the clinical lead for the resident research project. The resident will meet with the research project advisor initially to discuss project development, and as needed to keep the project on pace to meet the projected timelines. The research project advisor will be involved in development of the study concept, study design, statistics, data analysis and interpretation, critical revision of the manuscript, and approval of the final manuscript.

The Residency Advisory Committee (RAC), chaired by the RPD, will serve as a forum to discuss all matters associated with the operation of the program. The RAC strives to meet on a monthly basis, and as needed to address issues as they arise. Specific functions of the RAC include continuous evaluation of the curriculum, goals and objectives, quarterly evaluation of the residents’ progress, evaluation and support of residency projects, and resident recruitment and selection. Guests may be invited as needed to advise the committee on clinical or operational issues relevant to residents.