PGY1 residency in an ambulatory care setting

Learning experience
Required experiences Length per experience
Orientation 6 weeks
Cardiology/Family Medicine 4 weeks
Geriatrics/Neurology 4 weeks
Outpatient Internal Medicine 4 weeks
Outpatient Oncology 4 weeks
Outpatient Anticoagulation 4 weeks
Inpatient Hospitalist/Internal Medicine 4 weeks
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Administration 4 weeks
Specialty Pharmacy 4 weeks
Elective experiences (residents select two 4-week experiences)
Emergency Medicine 4 weeks
Inpatient Anticoagulation 4 weeks
Inpatient Intensive Care Nursery 4 weeks
Opioid Stewardship 4 weeks
Repeat Core Rotation 4 weeks
Longitudinal learning experience Details
Clinical Precepting All residents will precept at minimum 1 IPPE student; teaching certificate participants are required to precept 2 IPPE students
Continuing Education Presentation Residents will present an ACPE-accredited CE presentation at Penn Medicine Pharmacy Grand Rounds
Diabetes Education Center Residents will participate in monthly diabetes education center classes
Drug Monograph/Formulary Class Review Residents will complete at least one drug monograph or formulary class review
Drug Use Evaluation Residents will complete a drug use evaluation and present results as a poster at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and/or Vizient Consortium Pharmacy Network Meeting
Error Reporting Residents will submit error reports every quarter
Pharmacy Newsletter Residents will be responsible for writing and editing the department newsletter
Research Project Residents will complete an IRB-approved research project and present results as a platform presentation at Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists Resident Research Conference
Staffing Residents will work every other weekend the first half of the year then switch to an every 3rd weekend rotation + 2 holidays
Residents will work several weeklong weekday blocks throughout the year
Therapeutics Conference Residents will develop 4 presentations throughout the year
Teaching Certificate at Philadelphia College of Pharmacy The minimum requirements include 10 hours of didactic teaching certificate sessions, 15 hours (10 in class, 5 prep/grading) small group teaching sessions, 4-8 hours per month of feedback, reflections, portfolio development and meetings with preceptor.