PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases; ASHP Candidate

The PGY2 pharmacy residency in infectious diseases position has been filled for 2012-2013 through the early commitment process.

 

2012-2013 Resident

Ramy Elshaboury, PharmD
Pharmacy Practice Resident
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, MN
ramy.elshaboury@allina.com
(612) 863-4546

2011-2012 Resident

Ann Foede, PharmD
PGY2 Pharmacy Resident in Infectious Diseases
ann.foede@allina.com
(612) 863-7508

Description

The PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases at Abbott Northwestern Hospital is both flexible and focused. The resident will develop skills to advance as both an independent practitioner as well as a member of interdisciplinary teams in providing patient care, with a focus on infectious diseases.

The pharmacy practice model at Abbott Northwestern Hospital combines decentralized pharmacist practice with responsibility for a drug distribution system that leverages Pyxis MedStation drug distribution and a state-of–the-art sterile compounding facility.

The resident will work closely with the clinical infectious diseases pharmacist/program director, infectious diseases and infection control practitioners, and numerous pharmacists specialized in clinical pharmacy, informatics, logistics and leadership. The resident will gain valuable experiences by preparing and presenting educational programs, participating in multidisciplinary patient care rounds, staffing, teaching students and completing a research project.

Purpose

Pharmacists completing this specialized residency in infectious diseases will be able to function both as independent practitioners and as members of interdisciplinary teams in providing patient care for populations with multiple infectious disease states.

They will be competent educators, delivering clinical and didactic education to other healthcare professionals on infectious diseases related topics. They will have acquired and demonstrated an understanding of the principles of clinical research. They will be proficient in the medication use process, formulary management, drug policy development, and outcomes assessment. They will display the characteristics of a professional in all areas, including organization, communication, and self-motivation.

Outcomes

• Promote health improvement, wellness, and the prevention of infectious diseases.
• Optimize the outcomes of individuals with an infectious disease by providing evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy as an integral member of an interdisciplinary team or as an independent clinician.
• Manage and improve anti-infective-use processes.
• Demonstrate excellence in the provision of educational activities for health care professionals and health care professionals in training centering on optimizing anti-infective pharmacotherapy.
• Serve as an authoritative resource on the optimal use of medications used to treat individuals with an infectious disease.
• Demonstrate leadership and practice management skills.
• Conduct infectious diseases pharmacy practice research.

Clinical experience

Core experiences

• Adult Inpatient Infectious Diseases
• Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
• Microbiology Laboratory.

Elective experiences

• Adult Critical Care
• Emergency Medicine
• HIV Adherence Clinic
• Infection Control
• Internal Medicine
• Neurology
• Nephrology
• Oncology
• Pediatric Critical Care
• Solid Organ Transplant (Heart and Kidney).

Longitudinal experiences

• Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
• Employee Influenza Vaccination Program
• Research project
• Medication use evaluation
• System formulary class review/new drug monograph
• Pharmacist continuing education presentation
• Teaching/precepting at the University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy
• Active participation in committees related to infectious diseases/antibiotic management
• Recording secretary for the Allina Infectious Diseases Physician/Pharmacy Task Force.

Educational opportunities

• Infectious Diseases City-Wide Conference (weekly)
• Co-precept pharmacy students on rotation
• In-service presentations to healthcare professionals (e.g., pharmacy, nursing, physicians)
• Didactic teaching at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota Graduate School of Health and Human Resources, Infectious Diseases Pharmacology Course
• Attendance at approved national, state, and local meetings (e.g., IDSA/ICAAC Annual Meeting, MSHP Annual Meeting).

Additional rotations are available based on the resident's interests and career goals

Staffing

The resident will staff a decentral practice area or central pharmacy every third weekend after introductory training is completed through the end of the residency year. Each resident will work two of six observed holidays.

Number of positions and stipend

One full-time PGY2 Pharmacy Resident in Infectious Diseases position.

Stipend of approximately $44,000. Please contact the Residency Program Director for specifics.

Benefits

• approximately twenty-two days paid time-off
• single health, dental, and life benefits
• financial support for approved national, state and local pharmacy meetings
• personal office space with computer, telephone, and pager
• access to electronic resources through the University of Minnesota
• free parking.

Application process

Prerequisites

• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy
• Completion of an ASHP Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency
• Licensure as a Minnesota pharmacist no later than July 1st (unless alternative date is arranged with the program director).

Requirements

• Enrollment in ASHP National Matching Service (Match number 629455)
• Submit the following by Friday, January 13, 2012:
• Three letters of recommendation
• Curriculum vitae
• Official college transcript
• Letter of intent

Submit application material to:
Allina Recruitment Center
Pharmacy Residency Program
Mail Route 10703
2925 Chicago Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Email: PharmacyResidency@allina.com

Interview

• On-site interviews to invited applicants in January and February
• Interview includes meetings with the program director, department leadership, preceptors and infectious diseases practitioners and requires a 20-minute presentation.

Previous residents

Krista Berge, Pharm.D. (2009-2010): Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale, MN