Baton Rouge General's PGY1 Residency Program builds on Doctor of Pharmacy
(Pharm.D.) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners
with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency
areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1
residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management,
leadership and education, and will be prepared to provide patient care,
seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced
education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2)
residencies.
Pharmacy Practice
Residents are required to staff every other weekend (27 weekends per year),
one weeknight monthly (11 evening shifts per year) and one major company
recognized holiday (Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s
Day). This may change based on the needs of the department.
Clinical On-Call Program
Residents will rotate through the clinical on-call rotation with clinical
pharmacy specialists to provide support to staff with challenging patient
care scenarios including answering drug information inquiries and time-sensitive,
non-formulary requests.
Additional Projects
Pharmacy Grand Rounds / Seminars
Formal topic discussions are open to pharmacy staff, physicians, medical
residents, and
other members of the healthcare team. Residents will work with a mentor
to develop two one-hour long educational sessions on a controversial or
relevant disease state topic.
Case Conferences
Residents will participate in bi-monthly, interactive, case-based opportunities
throughout the year and will partner with the preceptor for the current
rotation to develop a presentation for the members of the pharmacy team.
Research / Publication
Residents will be required to participate in multiple projects throughout
the year including a
medication-use evaluation, a drug class review and two drug monographs
which will be presented at the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Meeting.
Residents will also be required to complete a research project that will
be presented at the ASHP Midyear Conference, the LSHP Annual Meeting and
a regional residency conference.. Residents will also serve as co-editors
of the pharmacy department newsletter.
Optional Teaching Opportunities
Residents can complete a teaching and learning certificate program through
an accredited program and may also participate in the current preceptor
development program
where they will be introduced to topics including developing a teaching
philosophy, creating a rotation experience, and other strategies to be
an effective preceptor.
Evaluations
PharmAcademic, an ASHP-endorsed online evaluation system, is used for all
resident evaluations. Evaluations are done for each individual rotation,
research and staffing component of the program. Additionally, quarterly
evaluations are held with the program director, coordinator and/or mentor
to ensure progress on long term goals.
