Curriculum

Clinical Training
As a resident, you will devote much of your time to the following:

• Direct patient care services in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Pharmacokinetic monitoring
• Computer-based pharmaceutical care
• Drug information
• Research
• Educational activities
• Committee and project participation
• Skills seminars

Direct Patient Care Services
Throughout your residency, you will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary patient care team. By providing patient-specific pharmaceutical care services and developing pharmacotherapeutic care plans, you will enhance your skills in:

• Developing individualized therapeutic plans
• Monitoring drug therapy and enhancing patient outcomes
• Making therapeutic recommendations
• Providing drug information and education to health care practitioners
• Counseling and educating patients on medication use
• Assessing and practicing evidence-based medicine
• Promoting cost-effective pharmacy practice

Pharmacokinetic Monitoring
You will provide pharmacokinetic monitoring for your medical team. You also will serve as an information resource for other pharmacists providing these services throughout the hospital. As part of this monitoring, you will:

• Recommend appropriate assay procedures
• Evaluate serum drug concentrations
• Provide timely recommendations to the appropriate service
• Document interventions according to pharmacy department protocol

Drug Information
Throughout the residency you will:

• Provide drug information to physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals
• Enhance your drug information retrieval skills using a variety of resources
• Participate in medication use reviews and adverse drug reaction reporting

Practice Management
For the practice management training, you will focus on management skills, such as problem-solving techniques, resource management and organizational systems. Committee participation will give you opportunities to help establish policies about drugs, drug therapy, drug-delivery devices and quality improvement. You will have the opportunity to participate in a number of skill seminars offered by the department of continuing education.

Research Training
You will work on at least one research project throughout your residency year. Your primary preceptor will help you identify the project, which will give you experience in:

• Organizing, planning and conducting research-related tasks
• Developing investigational skills
• Writing a research protocol
• Evaluating and completing a project
• Writing a manuscript

You will be encouraged to publish the results of your research in a peer-reviewed journal and/or to present the results as a poster or platform presentation at a national meeting. You will have time devoted specifically to your research project during the academic year.

Educational Opportunities:

• You will participate in grand rounds, pharmacy lectures and case conferences.
• You will be responsible for coordinating the Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) preparation course offered each year.
• You will educate others in a variety of settings including patient care rounds, formal lectures, and case conferences.
• You will precept pharmacy practice residents and pharmacy students on clinical rotations.

Rotations
The rotation schedule for the one-year Pharmacotherapy Pharmacy Practice Residency will include:

Rotation Descriptions

Orientation
Your residency will begin with an orientation program, which includes an introduction to clinical services and to Mayo’s drug distribution system. Computer and drug information retrieval, training and departmental competencies are completed during this time. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training also is completed during this time.

Core Rotations
During the program, the following rotations will be incorporated into your tailored residency:

• Ambulatory Care
• Critical Care
• Cardiology
• Infectious Diseases
• Internal Medicine

Additional Rotations
The Pharmacotherapy Pharmacy Practice Residency is tailored to meet your goals and objectives; the resident may choose a generalist or specialist track.

Complementary rotation opportunities:

Medication Use Evaluation
You will complete a medication use evaluation (MUE) in the early part of your residency year. The goal is to help you learn how to develop a systematic process designed to determine and maintain the appropriate and effective use of medications. A mentor will be assigned to help you with the MUE project.

Committee Participation
During the Pharmacotherapy Residency, you will participate in the Pharmacy Practice Committee.

Professional Conferences
During the program, you will have the opportunity to attend these professional conferences:

• American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting
• Midwest Pharmacy Residents Conference
• American College of Clinical Pharmacy Spring Conference

Evaluation
Core standards for resident performance have been established to provide clear expectations. The Residency Learning System (RLS) is used to ensure that you will receive ongoing feedback that facilitates the development of your skills throughout the year.

Graduation and Certification
Upon successful completion of your PGY-2 Pharmacotherapy Pharmacy Practice Residency, you will receive a Certificate of Completion from Mayo School of Health Sciences.

To successfully complete this specialized residency, you must:

• Complete a minimum of 2,000 hours of training time over no less than 50 weeks
• Meet the objectives for each rotation and for the program in general
• Complete a research project and medication utilization evaluation satisfactorily
• Contribute to providing optimal patient care and to achieving the mission and goals of Pharmacy Services

Curriculum Enhancements
Mayo School of Health Sciences is committed to developing and maintaining the very best education programs. Changes may be made to the curriculum and other aspects of this program as necessary to assure the highest-quality training.