Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency
Graduates of the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency program will be empowered to treat and appropriately triage a wide range of ED patients from complex acute illnesses to routine ambulatory concerns. Emphasis is placed on the provision of bedside care with graduates being well equipped to function as an integrated member of the interdisciplinary emergency medicine team. In addition, the resident will acquire the experiences necessary to exercise leadership in emergency medicine pharmacy practice at a local and healthcare-system level and provide experiential and didactic education to a variety of healthcare professionals and those training to be healthcare professionals.
Curriculum
I. Orientation (2 – 4 weeks)
- Comprehensive orientation to the operational and clinical services provided by the Department of Pharmacy; includes departmental competencies, aseptic technique, online learning modules
- Electronic medical record (i.e., EPIC) training
- Resident lecture series
- PALS certification (if not already certified); ATLS course audit
II. Clinical Rotations
Residents will be exposed to a wide variety of required and elective experiences, 5 weeks in duration unless noted otherwise below, as well as longitudinal experiences that last the duration of residency. The schedule will be determined by the resident and the residency program director during the orientation period but can always be subject to change.
| Required | Elective* | |
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| Emergency Medicine (Adult/Pediatric) – Trauma/Resuscitation, Critical Care, Urgent Care (approximately 8 weeks each) | Adult Critical Care (if not taken as required)
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Medical/Surgical Critical Care (1 required)
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Pediatrics
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Specialty Critical Care (1 required)
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Internal Medicine | |
| Toxicology at National Capitol Poison Center | Infectious Diseases | |
| Prehospital Care (1 week) | ||
| Academia |
III. Pharmacy Practice Experience
- Participation in decentralized ED staffing every 3rd weekend
- Participation in clinical on call (COC) program (~ every 6th week)
IV. Practice Management (two 3-month longitudinal blocks)
- Committee membership and participation
- Policy and protocol development and revision
- Quality improvement projects
- Emergency management
- Monograph (if applicable)
V. Project Requirements
- (2) formal case presentations
- (2) clinical controversy journal clubs
- Continuing education presentation, ACPE accredited
- Medication use evaluation
- Research project
- IRB submission
- Presentation of results at national conference(s) (e.g., ASHP Midyear, SAEM)
- Development of manuscript suitable for publication
- Participation in ED nursing education and training for new hires
VI. Precepting Requirements
- Co-preceptorship of pharmacy students and PGY1 residents
- (2) 5-week blocks serving as primary preceptor to APPE student or PGY1 resident
- Faculty appointment at VCU School of Pharmacy - IFH Campus
- Participation in Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Certificate (optional if completed in PGY1)
How to Apply
Apply to the PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency Program:
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