Learning experiences

Over the course of five weeks, 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 (5 weeks):

  • Orientation (8 weeks)
  • Internal Medicine I
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Disease I  
  • Critical Care I (medical/surgical ICU)
  • Emergency medicine
  • Leadership
  • Medication safety 

Required longitudinal (~45-52 weeks):

Pharmacy practice experience:

  • Starting in September, (two) 8-hour shifts every third weekend in various roles (208 hours)
  • (One) 4-hour weekday shift every third week (additional 52 hours); a.m.or p.m.based on primary learning experience 
  • (One) 8-hour shift on one major and one minor holiday (additional 16 hours)

Education: Continuing education (CE) 1 hour lecture presented to Inova pharmacists and precepting students

Research project: Longitudinal quality improvement project presented as a poster at ASHP Midyear Conference, platform presentation at a regional residency conference and a manuscript suitable for publication

Staffing: At the beginning of the residency year, residents staff every other weekend to build confidence through repetition. After midyear, the resident staffing schedule changes to every third weekend.

Committee leadership involvement: Assist the pharmacist co-chair for a System Pharmacy and Therapeutics Subcommittee (pediatrics, oncology, medication safety, antimicrobial stewardship, surgery or hospital medicine) and complete a formulary monograph or medication class review 

Electives (select two):

  • Informatics
  • Critical Care II
  • Infectious Disease II
  • Internal Medicine II
  • Ambulatory care (off-site)
    • Primary care
    • Vulnerable populations

Other elective learning experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability. 

Presentations/projects/certifications

  • Journal club
  • Patient case presentation
  • Formulary monograph
  • Drug class review
  • Medication use evaluation
  • Continuing education presentation, ACPE accredited 

Teaching opportunities:

  • Precept advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs)
  • VCU School of Pharmacy Foundations Course (i.e., skills lab)
  • Rotation specific education for patients, students, providers and pharmacy staff 
  • Enrollment in a Teaching and Learning Certificate Program (optional)

Conferences:

  • ASHP Mid-Year Clinical Meeting (December)
  • Regional residency conference (April-May)

Contact:

For additional information, call or email:

Jenna Pham, PharmD, BCPS
Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Residency Program Director
Inova Alexandria Hospital
703-504-3786
jenna.pham@inova.org