Rotations

Residents will be required to complete these rotations:


* Internal Medicine
Provide care to internal medicine patients by monitoring labs/cultures daily, review physician orders and notes daily, manage pharmacokinetics, communicate recommendations to the team or other staff physicians.
* Critical Care
Provide care to medical and surgical patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Design, recommend, and evaluate patient specific pharmaceutical care plans.
* Oncology
Gain a basic understanding of oncologic therapeutics and expertise in overall management of patients with malignancies.
* Infectious Disease
The resident will follow patients through the Antimicrobial Surveilance Program and the pharmacokinetics program with the ID clinical specialist. These experiences will provide the resident with the ability to promote rational, cost-effective antimicrobial therapy.

Required Longitudinal Rotations

Residents will complete various assignments, participate in numerous committee activities, and provide education to pharmacy students. The required longitudinal rotations are:

* Management
Provide the resident with functions/tasks commonly associated with the department director and/or supervisors. This includes review of financial data and appropriate management/oversight of resources, in addition to daily operational issues associated with the day to day functioning of the department.
* Drug Information
Provide support to the hospital by providing information and expert advice about the appropriate use of drugs
* Research Project
Design, execute, and report results of investigations of pharmacy practice-related issues
* Anticoagulation
Evaluating patient-specific benefits and risks of the identified therapeutic plan in a coordinated approach and facilitating management of anticoagulation dosing

Elective Rotations

* Open Heart
Provide care to open heart patients by monitoring labs/cultures daily, review physician orders and notes daily, manage pharmacokinetics, communicate recommendations to the team or other staff physicians.
* Cardiology
Provide care to cardiac patients by monitoring labs/cultures daily, review physician orders and notes daily, manage pharmacokinetics, and communicate recommendations to the team or other staff physicians.
* Emergency Medicine
The resident will be intimately involved in the care of patients with a variety of disease states admitted to the emergency department. The resident will work closely with physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists.