Residency Program Overview

Virginia licensure

Candidates must be eligible for licensure in the state of Virginia
Candidates must be licensed in the state of Virginia as pharmacists by July 10 of the incoming residency year

Orientation

Pharmacy orientation including computer order entry training and clinical on-call training
Orientation lecture series

Clinical rotations (typically 5 weeks in duration)

Practice management rotation and longitudinal experience

Pharmacy practice experience

Clinical-On-Call (COC)

Residents are required to rotate through the COC rotation (1 full week per month)

Oral presentations

Case presentation
Journal club presentations
Poster presentation at ASHP Mid-Year Clinical Meeting
Formal presentation to report results of major residency project at the Eastern States Residency Conference
Formal ACPE-accredited seminar

Major residency project

Site visitation

Conferences

Manuscript development

Primary authorship of a manuscript submission for publication to a peer-reviewed journal

Formulary review and medication use evaluation

One new drug formulary review with presentation to hospital-wide Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Develop and conduct a medication use evaluation with final presentation of results to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

Teaching opportunities