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This adult PGY1 program is designed to provide 12 full, consecutive months of training at Winter Haven Hospital. The resident will collaborate with the medical staff to assure rational prescribing of medications, work with patients to enhance their knowledge of the medications they receive, and partner with nursing to improve the overall safety of medication use. Most of the residency can be adapted to the resident’s specific areas of interest.

All residents are required to complete learning experiences in core subject areas considered essential to pharmacy practice. A broad range of elective learning experiences are available that allow the resident to be flexible in pursuing individual goals.

Core Rotations

• Cardiology
• Critical Care
• Emergency Medicine
• Infectious Disease
• Internal Medicine
• Orientation
• Practice Management/Therapeutic Policy

Required Longitudinal Rotations

• Heart Function/Ambulatory Clinic
• Longitudinal Activities and Staffing
• Longitudinal Presentations
• Longitudinal Research
• Longitudinal Resident Well Being

Elective Rotations

• Advanced Rotations
• Ambulatory Care
• Central Pharmacy
• Hospitalist
• Medical Resident Rounding
• Oncology
• Transitions of Care

As a teaching hospital, PGY1 residents interact regularly with medical residents from the Florida State University College of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Program.

Additional learning experiences include:

• the development and completion of a research project
• medication use evaluation (MUE)
• Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) drug monograph
• development of oral and written communication skills
• participation in various departmental and hospital committees
• experiences in hospital administration
• rounding with FSU COM Family Medicine residents
• the ability to practice pharmacy in various areas throughout the health-care system.

Application Process:
Residency candidates should submit all requirements for acceptance through the PhORCAS website.  Once submitted, applications will be reviewed, and candidates will be selected for an on-site or virtual interview.  After the interviews are completed, a rank list will be submitted to ASHP via the National Matching Service.  The ASHP Resident Matching Program will provide the program with the matched candidates.

Deadlines:
PhORCAS application deadline:  January 10

The applicant must participate in the MATCH process

Online application through PhORCAS

• • Letter of intent
  • Current Curriculum Vitae
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Official transcript from all colleges of pharmacy attended
  • The applicant must possess a Pharm.D. degree from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• The applicant must have active Florida Pharmacist License within 90 days of the residency start date
• The applicant must participate in an interview

About BayCare - Winter Haven Hospital PGY-1 Residency

Founded in 1926, Winter Haven Hospital (WHH) has an outstanding reputation for superior, patient-centered care. The PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program is based at Winter Haven Hospital’s main campus, with opportunities to gain experience throughout the BayCare Health System. The Department of Pharmacy is responsible for the pharmaceutical care services for approximately 468 acute care beds with an average daily census of over 300 patients. It consists of over 50 team members, including 23 clinical pharmacists, 27 pharmacy technicians, along with administrative and support personnel. Additionally, the department leads several quality improvement programs, such as the Medication Use Safety Teams, Adverse Drug Reaction reporting, Medication Use Evaluations, Automatic Therapeutic Interchange, and other medication use activities. Clinical pharmacists at Winter Haven Hospital are actively involved in medication order review, therapeutic monitoring, patient care planning and management, student and resident preceptorship, and interactive relationships as part of the health care team. Pharmacy technicians provide an integral component of the drug distribution process through the use of an automated, point-of-use dispensing system.

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