Program Purpose:

To provide experiences to develop pharmacy practitioners who will possess the knowledge of the systematic processes associated with medication acquisition, appropriateness, and accreditation standards as well as clinical knowledge to provide high-quality patient care to advance pharmacy practice

Program Goals:

The primary goals of the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program with in the ambulatory care-specialty setting are as follows:

• Develop competent pharmacists, capable of practicing at a clinical pharmacist level in any pharmacy setting  by successfully completing each learning experience
• Prepare residents to pursue and be employed as a specialty staff pharmacist in the specialty of the resident's choice
• Prepare residents to successfully challenge the BCPS examination at the conclusion of the PGY1 program
• Prepare residents to successfully match at the PGY2 program of the resident's choice

More Information: https://med.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/pharmacy-residency/pgy1-ambulatory-care-specialty-setting.html 

Required Learning Experiences:

• Orientation
• Hematology/Oncology Clinic
• HIV/ID Clinic
• Acute Care
• Primary Care Clinic (Diabetes/Hypertension/COPD/Asthma)
• Rheumatology Clinic
• GI/HCV Clinics
• Administration

Longitudinal Learning Experiences:

• Specialty Pharmacy/On-call
• Outpatient Pharmacy Practice
• Anticoagulation
• Longitudinal research project
• Medication use evaluation
• Teaching Certificate Program

Elective Learning Experiences:

• Specialty Pediatrics/Cystic Fibrosis
• Dermatology Clinic
• Emergency Medicine Department
• Geriatrics Service
• Informatics
• Investigational Drug Services
• Neurology Clinic
• Transitions of care
• Additional opportunities may be available upon request