To obtain competence and confidence in clinical pharmacy practice, the resident shall complete training in various areas of pharmacy practice.  The content or direction of specific training segments will be developed to meet the individual resident’s needs as determined by the resident’s initial assessment plan.  Required training segments and the length of time for each segment are as follows:
 
Inpatient operations: 5 - 6 weeks

Acute Care

Internal Medicine: 4 - 6 weeks
Critical Care: 5 - 6 weeks
Hematology/Oncology: 4 weeks
Ambulatory Care*: 4 weeks
Geriatrics: 5 - 6 weeks

Informatics: 4 weeks

Electives: remaining weeks
 
Longitudinal Training Experiences

 Drug Information
 Ambulatory Care*
 Management/Administrative*
 Weekend/holiday coverage
 Research and other projects 
 

*Some rotations are available as either/both longitudinal and/or consecutive 
 

Elective training segments vary year-to-year.  The length of time spent in each elective training segment shall be determined by the Residency Program Director in cooperation with the needs and wishes of the resident.
 
Additional practice in any required training segment
Acute care in a specialty area (e.g. Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry…)
Ambulatory Care
Quality Improvement and Management
Clinical Research/Investigational Drugs
 
If the resident wishes to pursue practice in an area not listed above as an elective, approval by the Residency Program Director would be required and would be contingent upon preceptor availability.