Trident Medical Center PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency
Core learning experiences
Orientation
- Hospital and centralized pharmacy training
- ALS/BLS training
Internal Medicine l & ll
- Interdisciplinary rounding
- Student precepting
Transitions of care
- Inpatient medication reconciliation
Critical Care
- Medical ICU and/or Trauma/Surgical ICU
Administration
- Complete and work on department projects
Cardiology
- Floor-based cardiology services and procedures observations
Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Interdisciplinary rounding
- Antimicrobial Management program projects
Pediatrics
- Floor-based pediatric care for variety of age groups
Leadership, Wellness, and Resilience (Year-long longitudinal)
- Focused training and support; discussion of readings on leadership, emotional intelligence, and professional skill development
Heart Failure Prevention Clinic and Inpatient Warfarin (Year-long longitudinal)
- Provide clinical services in clinic one-half day per week
- Review non-ICU inpatient warfarin patients for dose adjustments each weekday during assigned months
Drug Information (Year-long longitudinal)
- Drug information newsletters
- Journal clubs and patient case presentations
- P&T committee work
Operational Pharmacy
- Centralized pharmacy staffing every 3rd weekend; 8 – 12 hours
- Two eight-hour holiday shifts
Research (Year-long longitudinal)
- Medication use evaluation and/or quality improvement project throughout the course of the year
- Presentation of project at national and local conferences
- Manuscript preparation
Emergency response (Year-long longitudinal)
- Medical emergency (code blue) response
Elective learning experiences:
- Academic Internal Medicine
- Emergency Department
- Inpatient Psychiatry
- Health System Quality and Compliance
Additional program details
- Option to complete Academician Preparation Program (APP) through partnership with Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
- Opportunities to precept P4 pharmacy students during APPE Acute Medicine rotations
The PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency conducted by Trident Medical Center in Charleston, SC is accredited by ASHP.