Learning experiences

Core experiences Duration
Orientation 4 weeks
Internal Medicine 5 weeks
Critical Care 5 weeks
Psychiatry 5 weeks
Infectious Disease 5 weeks
Emergency Medicine 5 weeks
Administration 5 weeks
Required longitudinal experiences Duration
Research and projects 11-12 months
Hospital practice 11-12 months
Teaching 11-12 months
Medication reconciliation 11-12 months
Code response 11-12 months
Medication use safety and policy 11-12 months
Elective experiences (residents can select 3) Duration
Transitions of care 4 weeks
Oncology 4 weeks
Advanced internal medicine 4 weeks
Antibiotic stewardship 4 weeks
Advanced critical care 4 weeks
Advanced infectious disease 4 weeks
Surgery and operating room 4 weeks
Informatics 4 weeks

* Based on preceptor availability and interest, additional learning experiences may be developed.

Year-long assignments, projects, and opportunities

  • Committees: members of PMPH Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and other committees based on interest
  • Formulary project: prepare and present a drug monograph and/or formulary class review to health system P&T committee
  • Research
    • Medication use evaluation: presented at Vizient Pharmacy Conference/ASHP Midyear
    • Longitudinal research project: presented at regional residency research conference
  • Adverse drug reaction reporting: required to document at least 5
  • Staffing: requirements are every 3rd weekend, one evening shift every 3rd week, and 1 admission medication reconciliation afternoon shift every 3rd week
  • Teaching
    • Participate in the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Certificate program
    • Precepting: precept an IPPE student in the spring in addition to co-precepting APPE students with clinical preceptors
    • Continuing education: present an ACPE-accredited CE presentation at Penn Medicine Pharmacy Grand Rounds
    • In-service: present an in-service to nursing staff
    • Noon conference: present education to Internal Medicine residents at physician noon conference
    • Formal didactic opportunities at school of pharmacy based on resident interest and faculty preceptor need