Adena Health
Pharmacy Residency Program
How is your program structured?
Each pharmacy resident has the opportunity to complete ten different one-month rotations, July is devoted to orientation, and December is reserved for working toward completion of residency projects. Required PGY1 Pharmacy rotations include Ambulatory Care-Anticoagulation, Critical Care, Internal medicine, pharmacy management/operations, and Emergency medicine. Required longitudinal rotations include Pharmacy practice/staffing, Clinical Pharmacy Leadership, Teaching and learning certificate, and Pharmacy Research project. Each pharmacy resident will also choose four electives for the year based on the resident’s interests and needs.
What research projects and writing projects do you complete?
Residents are required to complete a research project within the year. An abstract for the project will be presented in December at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting at the Poster Session. The results of the project will be presented at the Ohio Pharmacy Residency Conference in the spring. Residents are also required to complete a manuscript in collaboration with their preceptor. In addition, completion of a drug monograph and medication use evaluation are required with complete plan for presentation to the appropriate committees.
How are resident rotation schedules determined and are they flexible?
Residents are asked to choose their electives as soon as possible to ensure preceptor availability for their rotations. We make every effort to schedule top choice rotations for residents considering a PGY2 prior to December. Residents are asked about their elective choices and the rotation schedule is updated quarterly to accommodate requests, when possible, to ensure adjustments are made if interests change.
What is the staffing requirement?
PGY1 residents will provide staffing services in the central pharmacy every other weekend (16 hours). Each resident will also be expected to cover one major and one minor holiday. The PGY1 resident will perform all duties expected of staff clinical pharmacists, as well as build upon the knowledge and experience gained during other learning experiences throughout the year. The staffing experience will focus on the drug distribution system and consultative pharmacy services. Residents shall also respond to medical emergencies (e.g. Code Blue/Rapid Response) while staffing.
Do pharmacy residency programs at ARMC have on-call requirements?
No, ARMC pharmacy residents do not have any on-call requirements.
What makes your program unique?
Adena Regional Medical Center is a smaller, rural hospital that offers a unique patient population with a variety of healthcare issues while offering learning experiences that rival any larger hospital in the area. We offer flexibility to create the best learning experience for each resident by creating a schedule to fit the resident’s personal goals and ambitions and our preceptors are passionate about providing the best education to the next generation of pharmacists. We strive to offer an exceptional educational experience while being small enough to create meaningful connections with our caregivers and patients.
Are teaching opportunities available for residents? Is a teaching certificate available and/or required?
Pharmacy residents, in cooperation with Cedarville University, are required to complete one of two available teaching tracks: teaching certificate or the advanced teaching certificate. The teaching certificate is designed to provide pharmacy residents with the didactic education, training and experiences needed to function as a faculty member and/or a preceptor in both academic and pharmacy practice settings.
The program involves in-person teaching workshops and clinical teaching as well as didactic teaching opportunities. In addition, residents will precept students at ARMC and develop a teaching goal, teaching philosophy and develop a teaching portfolio.
What types of presentations are required?
Residents are required to deliver a poster presentation at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, completion of at least two journal club presentations and two presentations/in-services to medical staff or other interdisciplinary staff. They also must provide in-services on the pharmacy and medical teams throughout the year, depending on their rotation. In addition, residents present the results of their major project to the preceptors before presenting the results at the regional residency conference.
How are the residents evaluated?
The program utilizes a competency-based approach to evaluation of resident performance of the program’s educational goals and objectives, resident self-assessment of their performance, and resident evaluations of preceptor performance and of the program. The PharmAcademic system will be utilized for all residency related evaluations. Residents are evaluated by each preceptor considering 1) how the resident compares to an individual with the same level of training or experience and 2) the level of improvement in the skill since the last performance.
After the orientation period, each pharmacy resident will be evaluated by the primary preceptor(s) weekly and upon completion of each monthly learning experience and quarterly for longitudinal learning experiences. The resident will also be evaluated quarterly by the residency program director. On-demand evaluations or feedback can occur at any time.
Will I need an Ohio pharmacy license?
Yes, you are required to be licensed within 60 days after the start of the residency. Prior to starting the residency year, if pharmacist licensure is not obtained, residents must hold/obtain an Ohio Pharmacist Intern license to begin work.
What sort of guidance/mentorship will I receive?
Each resident spends time during the first few days of the residency with the outgoing residents, who will be able to answer any immediate questions before the program starts. While on service, residents are mentored by our clinical pharmacists and faculty. Preceptors orient the resident to their service and discuss the resident’s expectations. Preceptors meet regularly with the resident to discuss patient cases, topic discussions and clinical pearls. Preceptors also provide guidance on the resident’s approach to student precepting.
Which professional pharmacy conferences do residents typically attend?
All residents typically attend the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and the Ohio Pharmacy Residency Conference.
How do I get a complete application packet?
All application materials should be submitted via the PhORCAS web portal.