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PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
Experiences
During pharmacy residency rotations, the resident
participates in all aspects of patient medication use therapy
including selection, assessment, monitoring, reconciliation,
safety, and adherence. The resident will work as a part of the
multidisciplinary team advising physicians, nurses, and
patients on appropriate medication use; attending rounds and
conferences; and providing lectures on drug therapy to
medical, pharmacy, and nursing staff. Required pharmacy
practice activities include:
Acute Care Rotations Residents are
required to complete rotations in each of the following areas:
internal medicine, critical care, pediatrics, and surgery.
This core group of rotations is intended to provide a
well-rounded learning experience for the resident. The
specific patient care services in which each of these
rotations takes place, either general or specialty areas, will
be tailored to each resident's interest and needs, as well as
being based upon previous experience.
Pharmacy Practice Management A rotation in
pharmacy practice management provides each resident experience
in management of comprehensive pharmacy services.
Drug Information A rotation in the drug
information center introduces residents to researching the
literature and responding to calls that come into the
center.
Medication Use Evaluation A rotation in
drug therapy policy development introduces residents to
performing medication use evaluations, as well as
participating in drug therapy policy development.
Longitudinal Ambulatory Clinic Each
resident provides service in the Anticoagulation Case
Management Service clinic on a weekly basis. During clinic
time, residents are responsible for monitoring and adjusting
patient's anticoagulants based upon lab values and
conversations with the patients. Residents may also elect to
complete an ambulatory care clinical rotation in one of the
many ambulatory clinics where clinical pharmacy services are
provided.
Staffing Residents are assigned to work
every other weekend in either a decentralized pharmacy satellite or
on one of the decentralized pharmacy teams to augment their experience
in pharmacy operations and drug distribution.
Research Each resident is required to
complete a research project. Working with the program director
and preceptors, the resident will identify a project that is
of interest and importance to patient care. The residency
project is identified early in the year and a final report is
required.
Teaching All residents are appointed as
adjunct faculty with the University of Iowa College of
Pharmacy. Residents participate in Introductory Learning
Experiences with P1 students, as well as in the teaching the
Clinical Professional Skills course and precepting students
during clerkship rotations. Additionally, residents have the
opportunity to participate in a teaching certificate program
through the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy.
Qualifications of the Resident
Residents shall be graduates of an ACPE-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy degree program or have equivalent educational qualification as determined by the residency program director.
Residents shall be licensed or eligible for licensure in Iowa by the start of the residency. Please see the Iowa Board of Pharmacy website for complete qualifications at http://www.state.ia.us/ibpe/.
Residents shall adhere to the rules of the resident matching program process. | 
