Providence Veterans Affairs PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency

PGY1 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training. It is a 12-month full-time directed training program that builds upon knowledge, skills, and abilities gained from an accredited professional pharmacy degree program. It enhances general competencies in managing medication-use systems and supports optimal medication therapy outcomes for patients with a broad range of disease states. Residents are provided with the opportunity to accelerate their growth beyond the entry-level professional competency in patient-centered care and pharmacy operational services.

Outcome Competencies:
• Managing and improving the medication use process
• Providing evidence-based, patient centered medication therapy management with interdisciplinary teams
• Exercising leadership and practice management
• Demonstrating project management skills
• Providing medication and practice-related education/training
• Utilizing medical informatics
Objectives of the PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program:
• Function as a highly competent pharmacy generalist who can function in multiple roles within a pharmacy    system
• Participate in medication use evaluation and drug policy development
• Evaluate a patient’s medical record and medication profile and obtain information needed to make pharmaceutical care assessments
• Effectively communicate in both verbal and written modalities to patients and other health care professionals
• Develop educational tools designed to optimize patient understanding and medication use
• Enhance communication skills through continuing education program presentations
In addition, the resident will complete the following:
• Research Project
- Background preparation, protocol design, data collection, and analysis of data
- Written manuscript suitable for submission to a professional journal
- Presentation at the Eastern States Residency Conference
• Drug monograph/drug information project(s)
• Pharmacy in-services and continuing education lectures
• At least one lecture in therapeutics at University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy