Antimicrobial Stewardship / Infectious Disease:
- The practice area is any unit in the hospital where patients with infectious diseases are being cared for. The role of the pharmacist in this practice area is to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care related to infectious disease treatment and to oversee antimicrobial stewardship activities within the hospital. Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infectious Disease is a longitudinal rotation for pharmacy residents that focuses on the evidence-based provision of antimicrobial agents to acute care patients. Patients span all levels of acuity within the inpatient hospital setting.
Practice Management:
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The Clinical Coordinator's practice area includes the pharmacy and all other areas in the health system where medication-related clinical issues are managed. The role of the Clinical Coordinator is to provide strategic leadership and oversight of all clinical pharmacy activities.
This rotation in Pharmacy Practice Management will provide the resident with experience in pharmacy management as well as leadership in the pharmacy profession. The resident will have many opportunities to participate in projects directly contributing to improvements in the pharmacy department and the hospital as a whole. This experience over the entire 12 months of the residency program will provide the resident with the necessary skills to contribute to the leadership of pharmacy.
Major Project:
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The Clinical Coordinator's practice area includes the pharmacy and all other areas in the health system where medication-related clinical issues are managed. The role of the Clinical Coordinator is to provide strategic leadership and oversight of all clinical pharmacy activities.
The major project for this residency will require the resident to contribute to the development of a new pharmacy service or help enhance an existing service.