Pharmacy Residency

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Our PGY1 residency program is split into core and elective rotations led by highly qualified preceptors. Residents begin the year by training in general inpatient pharmacy operations, gaining proficiency in hospital workflow and our EMR (Epic), and developing competency in clinical pharmacy services. After orientation…

Throughout the year resident’s present formal lectures, in-services, prepare a major research project, participate in the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) committee process, and present their research at professional conferences.

We aim to train residents to not only become independent clinical pharmacists in a wide variety of practice settings, but to also develop a solid operational foundation capable of excelling in a multitude of pharmacist roles within the health-system.

Core Rotations

  • Orientation (6 weeks)
  • Critical Care (5 weeks)
  • Internal Medicine (5 weeks)
  • Cardiology (4 weeks)
  • Oncology (4 weeks)
  • Surgery (4 weeks)
  • Ambulatory Care (4 weeks)
  • Management/Drug Information (longitudinal):
    • 5 weeks scheduled with management team + longitudinal assignments
  • Project (longitudinal):
    • 48 weeks, 10 project days to be scheduled at residents’ discretion
  • Pharmacy Practice (longitudinal):
    • 48 weeks, (2) 8-hour shifts every fourth weekend, (5) 3-hour operational weekday shifts per month, 1 week IV room
  • Teaching and Learning (longitudinal):
    • 48 weeks, optional certificate through Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy TLC program

Elective Rotations

  • Ambulatory care II
  • Anticoagulation stewardship
  • Antimicrobial stewardship
  • Behavioral health (Psychiatric Medicine)
  • Cancer Infusion Center
  • Emergency medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine/Long Term Care
  • Medication Safety
  • Neonatal Intensive Care
  • Neurology
  • Population Health
  • Rural community hospital practice
  • Service medicine
  • System pharmacy administration
  • Transitions of Care
Teaching and learning certificate

Riverside is partnered with the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy to offer a Teaching and Learning Certificate. Residents will have the option to enroll in the program. This program consists of:

  • Precepting pharmacy students
  • Development and delivery of didactic lectures
  • Live seminars
  • Journal clubs
  • Continuing education programs

Upon completion of the required elements, the resident is issued a program certificate at the conclusion of the residency year.

Sharing knowledge

Each resident will be able to work with and mentor students from regional schools of pharmacy during certain rotations. As a community teaching hospital, Riverside Regional Medical Center provides the resident with the opportunity to attend many Grand Rounds as well as educational programs shared with medical residents.