Program structure
There will be eight required rotations, five required longitudinal experiences, and two elective rotations during the twelve-month residency program. Residency rotation experiences may be tailored to the interests of each learner.
During each required rotation, residents will be able to choose one "project day". The day must be mutually agreed upon with their preceptor and does not require use of vacation days.
Required rotations and duration
- Orientation - 4 weeks
- Internal Medicine and Patient Care Transitions (IMPaCT) - 5 weeks
- Critical care (general ICU or burn/trauma service) - 5 weeks
- Emergency medicine - 5 weeks
- Immunocompromised (solid organ transplant or oncology) - 5 weeks
- Infectious diseases - 5 weeks
- Pharmacy administration/management - 5 weeks
- Cardiology (Ambulatory care or cardiac ICU) - 5 weeks
Elective rotations - 4-5 weeks each
- Ambulatory care - Transplant
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Clinical informatics
- Maternal and infant health
- Nephrology
- Pharmacy business
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Sterile compounding
- Any required direct patient care rotation may be repeated
Required longitudinal experiences
- Teaching and learning certificate - 12 months
- Pharmacy practice experience (staffing) - 12 months
- Research project - 12 months
- Medication use evaluation - 7 months
- Chief resident (divided equally throught the year) - 2 months