Learning experiences

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:

  • Orientation (3 weeks)
  • Antimicrobial stewardship I (5 weeks)
  • Antimicrobial stewardship II (10 weeks)\
  • Immunocompetent infectious diseases (5 weeks)
  • Ambulatory care/ HIV Clinic (5 weeks)
  • Critical care infectious diseases (5 weeks) 

Required longitudinal:

  • Staffing / ID Consult Service (~45 weeks)
    • Starting in late August, (two) 8-hour shifts every third weekend in various clinical roles; Starting in January, (two) 8-hour shifts every third weekend for ID Consult Service (208 hours total)
    • (One) 4-hour weekday evening order verification shift every third week (additional 52 hours)
    • (One) 8-hour shift on one major and one minor holiday (additional 16 hours)
  • Practice management (~50 weeks)
    • Protocol/guideline development
    • Participate in interprofessional committees and workgroups related to ID practice
  • Research (~50 weeks)
    • IRB submission and approval process
    • Poster presentation at national conference(s) (e.g., ASHP Midyear, ID Week or Antimicrobials by SIDP/MAD-ID)
    • Formal write-up of project suitable for submission to a journal for publication

Electives (select 2):

  • Academia (5 weeks)
  • Pediatric infectious diseases (5 weeks)
  • Emergency medicine infectious diseases (5 weeks)
  • Solid organ transplant (5 weeks)
  • Stem cell transplant and immunotherapy (5 weeks)
  • Any of the core learning experiences may be repeated as an elective 
     

Presentations, projects and certifications:

  • Continuing education presentation, ACPE- accredited
  • Medication use evaluation (15-week block scheduled in Q3)
  • Case presentation
  • Journal club
  • SIDP certification (optional)

Teaching opportunities:

  • Serve as co-preceptor for an APPE student or PGY1 resident
  • Provide a didactic lecture in the Infectious Diseases elective at a local school of pharmacy
  • Routine in-services and orientations for new Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) 
     

Conferences: 

  • ASHP Mid-Year Clinical Meeting (December)
  • Other professional meetings as deemed necessary by preceptor(s)
    • ID Week (Fall)
    • Antimicrobials (Spring)

Contact:

For additional information, call or email:

Lois Lee, PharmD, BCPPS, BCIDP
Program Director, PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency
lois.lee2@inova.org