This Western University Residency Program is a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency in a Geriatrics setting. The resident will primarily rotate at Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging (LAJHA) which is a 239-bed skilled nursing facility with a 10-bed Joint Commission accredited geriatric psychiatric inpatient unit. Additionally, the resident will be extensively involved in our outpatient community day treatment Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (P.A.C.E. program). This PGY1 residency program will provide an accelerate growth that will progress beyond an entry-level professional competency in patient-centered care and in pharmacy operational services and will have one elective and Internal Medicine rotations off-campus. In addition, development of leadership skills will be emphasized throughout the residency experience with involvement in the local association(s) of choice. The PGY1 residents will develop and master problem-solving skills and decision-making skills under the guidance of a model practitioner. The training will enhance the resident’s clinical judgments, professional values, and sense of responsibilities toward the pharmacy profession. To assess these skills and values, the following competencies must be met: managing and improving the medication-use process; providing evidence-based patient-centered medication therapy management with the interdisciplinary team; exercising leadership and practice management; demonstrating project management skills; providing medication and practice-related education/training; and utilizing medical informatics.

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