Upstate University Hospital: PGY-2 Infectious Diseases
Application
Details
Posted: 11-Oct-24
Location: Syracuse, New York
PGY1:
Pharmacy
PGY2:
Infectious Diseases Pharmacy
Session:
Tuesday AM
Booth Number:
5213
Preferred Education:
PharmD
The program is 12 months and focuses heavily on acute care but does have an HIV ambulatory learning experience. The program’s core is its antimicrobial stewardship and ID consult learning experiences where residents spend 3 months in each. Other learning experiences such as HIV, critical care, emergency department and pediatric infectious diseases consult service are interspersed to offer the resident an opportunity to focus on specific patient populations with infectious diseases needs. The year starts with an orientation period that enables the resident to interact with ancillary services such as microbiology and infection control to forge relationships and to establish an appreciation for what goes on behind the scenes. The resident wraps up the year with a transition to practice learning experience that requires management of both ID consult and stewardship patients and emphasizes prioritization and time-management skills. Longitudinal learning experiences help hone the resident’s skills over the year and include academia, leadership, staffing, and research. A complete list of learning experiences can be found in the table below. All learning experience are required as this program does not have elective learning experiences.
The program is in an academic setting that facilitates teaching opportunities. PGY-2 residents assist in precepting our six PGY-1 residents when on their stewardship and ID consult learning experiences and may have the opportunity to assist in precepting APPE students. This supports layered learning and gives the resident valuable supervised preceptor experience. Residents will also gain experience in formal lecturing in the second half of the year. Additional teaching and learning opportunities are offered through our involvement with the Infectious Diseases Physician group including weekly case conference, journal club and grand rounds.
The program's structure can be individualized to some degree. The resident and RPD will discuss the tentative rotation schedule during the orientation period and, with the initial development plan, will make necessary changes to the initial program structure. Quarterly, the resident and RPD will revisit the development plan, and make changes to support the resident in achieving both their personal goals and those goals and objectives established by ASHP.
For a list of learning experiences, visit: https://www.upstate.edu/pharmacy/residency_programs/pgy2-infectious_disease.php
Must be participating in, or have completed, an ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency program or one in the ASHP accreditation process
About Upstate University Hospital: PGY-2 Infectious Diseases
The Upstate University Health System includes Upstate University Hospital; Downtown and Community Campus; Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital, the Upstate Cancer Center and numerous satellite sites. As with many teaching hospitals and health systems, University Hospital and its associated outpatient clinics serve a diverse population that includes adult, pediatric and medically compromised patients. The pharmacy department utilizes state-of-the-art technology for medication distribution, inventory, and tracking, and the electronic medical record supports clinical pharmacy workflow by identifying patients of interest and allows for clinical documentation. Pharmacists are empowered to practice at the top of their license through hospital policies and procedures allowing them to make dose adjustments and order specific laboratory tests, and they often round with medical and surgical teams. The pharmacy residency program consists of a PGY-1 program and PGY-2 programs in Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Ambulatory Care, and Geriatrics. Our programs have a strong commitment to the values of the institution: education, biomedical research and patient care. This is evidenced by the Teachi...ng and Learning certificate program, the BCPS Certification Preparatory Program and Clinical Research Microcredential made available to our residents. The programs also boast some of the publication rates of nationally accredited ASHP residency programs.