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Learning experiences

Over the course of five weeks, residents will be exposed to a wide variety of required and elective experiences. The schedule will be determined by the resident and the residency program director during the orientation period but is always subject to change.  

Required (5 weeks):

  • Orientation (8 weeks)
  • Internal Medicine I
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Disease I  
  • Critical Care I (medical/surgical ICU)
  • Emergency medicine
  • Leadership
  • Medication safety 

Required longitudinal (~45-52 weeks):

  • Education: Continuing education (CE) 1hour lecture presented to Inova pharmacists and precepting students
  • Research project: Longitudinal quality improvement project presented as a poster at ASHP Midyear Conference, platform presentation at a regional residency conference and manuscript submission to a peer-reviewed journal
  • Staffing: At the beginning of the residency year, residents staff every other weekend to build confidence through repetition. After midyear, the resident staffing schedule changes to every third weekend.
  • Committee leadership involvement: Assist the pharmacist co-chair for a System Pharmacy and Therapeutics Subcommittee (pediatrics, oncology, medication safety, antimicrobial stewardship, surgery or hospital medicine) and complete a formulary monograph and medication class review 

Electives (select two):

  • Informatics
  • Critical Care II
  • Infectious Disease II
  • Internal Medicine II
  • Ambulatory care (off-site)
    • Primary care
    • Anticoagulation
    • Bariatrics
    • Vulnerable populations
    • Pediatrics

Other elective learning experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability. 

Presentations and projects:

In addition to the projects and presentations included in the longitudinal learning experiences, residents also present a variety of other materials including a formal journal club presentation, patient case presentation, medication use evaluation and nursing continuing education presentation. 

Teaching opportunities:

In addition to the optional Teaching and Learning Certificate through Virginia Commonwealth University, residents have the opportunity to participate in the following:

  • Precept advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs)
  • VCU School of Pharmacy Foundations Course (i.e., skills lab)
  • Rotation specific education for patients, students, providers and pharmacy staff 

Conferences:

  • ASHP Mid-Year Clinical Meeting (December)
  • Regional residency conference (April-May)
  • Site visitation to ASHP headquarters (if available)