St.Vincent Hospital Specialty Residency in Pediatric Pharmacy Practice

Philosophy

The philosophy of the pediatric pharmacy specialty residency at St.Vincent Hospital is to provide the resident with the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to neonatal and pediatric patients.  This opportunity will be provided through active participation in evidence-based disease state management, patient/family and medical staff education, medication safety, outcomes based research and pediatric pharmacy operations.  Experiences will provide the resident the ability to function independently as a specialist by conceptualizing, integrating, and transforming accumulated experience and knowledge into optimal drug therapy for patients.

Purpose

The pediatric pharmacy specialty residency at St.Vincent Hospital and Health Services is a postgraduate education and training experience designed to develop pharmacists with expertise in pediatric pharmacotherapy including clinical, educational and operational pharmacy services.

Goal

To provide a structured and advanced education and training experience for pharmacists whose abilities, motivations and career aspirations provide the foundation for creative and innovative leadership in pediatric pharmacy

Program Goals

• Develop the resident in clinical, educational and operational aspects of pediatric pharmacy practice
• Engage the resident in contributing to the development of pediatric pharmacy services within an institution
• Develop the resident’s teaching abilities for pharmacy students, residents and pharmacists and other health care professionals

Residency Program

The pediatric pharmacy resident will actively participate in rotational, perennial and annual learning experiences.  The residency preceptors will provide written learning objectives for each learning experience. These objectives specify the skills and knowledge the resident will gain upon successful completion of each experience.  The resident will be evaluated regularly throughout the year.  In addition, the resident will be expected to evaluate themselves, preceptors and the strengths and weaknesses of each aspect of the residency program.

Required Rotations

Orientation – 1 month

Pediatric Critical Care – 2 months

Neonatal Critical Care – 2 months

Pediatrics – 2 months

 
Elective Rotational Learning Experiences

• Cardiology/Cardiovascular Surgery
• Carmel Pediatrics and NICU
• Emergency Medicine
• Hematology/Oncology
• Infectious Diseases
• Maternity
• Nutrition
• Pulmonary
• Psychiatry
• Research
• Surgery – General/Ortho/ENT

 
Perennial Learning Experience

Ambulatory Clinic

• The resident will actively participate in a longitudinal clinic at a minimum of six months during the year.

Administrative

• The resident will be involved in administrative processes including: staffing and resource allocation, strategic planning, budget development, group purchasing, contracts and managed care.

Drug Information/Medication Safety

• The resident will provide formal drug information in the form of newsletters and inservices to pharmacists, nurses and physicians in addition to extensive informal opportunities.
• The resident will have the opportunity to submit for publication a poster to present at a national meeting and/or an article for a pediatric pharmacy journal.
• The resident will actively participate in the activities of the Pharmacy and Therapeutic, Medication Safety and Quality Improvement committees as well as ad hoc participation with other relevant groups.

Teaching

• For the first six months, the resident will participate in the teaching certificate program offered through Eli Lilly and Purdue University.
• For the second six months, the resident will co-teach the Pediatric Pharmacy elective at Butler University.
• The resident will be required to give one ACPE-accredited lecture to the pharmacy staff.
• The resident will be required to precept one student while on their second Pediatric rotation.

Residency Project

• The resident will be expected to complete a residency project to be presented at the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group Conference.  The project will be tailored around the interests of the resident as well as the needs of the organization.

Staffing

• The resident will be required to staff one evening per week and one weekend every four weeks. Responsibilities will include both operational and clinical.