Program Purpose

• Primary emphasis on the development of practice skills in a number of specialized pharmacy practice areas

• Flexibility provided to adapt to the needs and interests of the individual resident while providing the basic foundation to develop professional practice skills

• Goal of producing competent generalists capable of functioning in multiple roles within a pharmacy system
• Upon completion of this program, the resident will be prepared to enter a specialty residency, fellowship program, or clinical practice position

 The Residency Experience

• Three positions offered each year
• Five week orientation to pharmacy operations and clinical pharmacy consultation services including pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation, and nutrition support
• Five week rotations (in general), with a focus on required rotations during the first half of the year
• Three week block in December and January designated for project work and holiday coverage

 Required Learning Experiences (Seven)

• Administration and Practice Management (plus a longitudinal component)
• Internal Medicine: Staff Medicine Service,* Hospitalist Medicine Service,* and Independent Practice
• Critical Care: Cardiac ICU, Medical ICU, and either Neuroscience or Surgical ICU

Elective Learning Experiences (Two)

*Academic rounding service with medical residents

 Teaching Opportunities

• Co-precept 4^th year pharmacy students
• Instruct a variety of resident and attending physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers utilizing a range of methods
• Participate in didactic and facilitation courses through Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
• Complete an optional ACPE-accredited teaching certificate program

Longitudinal Residency Activities

• Weekday evening operational service commitment of approximately 16 hours per month
• Weekend day shift service coverage every third weekend
  • Operational service commitment every twelfth weekend
  • Clinical service commitment during remaining weekends (including one major holiday)
• Research project designed to improve pharmacy services or to achieve a specific research objective
  • Presented at the Alabama Residency Conference and the Southeastern Residency Conference
  • Manuscript suitable for publication prepared
• Seminar presentation targeted to an audience of medicine residents
• Medication use evaluation to develop an understanding of the medication use process
• Various longitudinal drug information projects to improve understanding of policy and procedure development
• Active participation in medical emergencies following successful BLS and ACLS curricula completion

 Benefits

• $45,000 salary
• Major medical insurance
• Disability insurance
• 15 vacation days
• 5 professional leave days
• Financial support for ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Southeastern Residency Conference attendance

Program website: 

https://www.princetonbaptistmedicalcenter.com/health-professionals/pharmacy-residency-at-princeton-baptist-medical-center