Riverside Policies
The PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency program’s policies abide by the requirements set by both Riverside Health and the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists. These policies will be accessible to the resident via PharmAcademic and can also be viewed here.
Requirements for Completion of PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency
A PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency certificate is awarded upon the successful completion of all PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency requirements. Requirements for completion of the PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency program will include:
- Virginia State licensure*
- Successful completion of the goals and objectives of the program as defined:
- Obtaining a level of “Achieved for Residency (ACHR)” for at least 75% of the objectives of the program. The remaining 25% of objectives must be rated as satisfactory performance (SP) or higher
- Completion of staffing requirements as defined in the Benefits, Schedule, Duty Hours and Leave Policy
- Completion of one of the following:
- Drug class review, monograph, treatment guideline, treatment protocol, utilization management criteria, and/or collaborative practice agreement
- Complete a major project to advance pharmacy practice
- Platform style or poster presentation to an external audience (e.g., regional residency conference or comparable professional meeting)
- Written manuscript
- Second project
- The second report summarizes work on another project which can be major or minor in scope
- Examples of minor projects include MUE, clinical program development/enhancement/analysis, pipeline forecast, cost or budget analysis, quality assurance (e.g., HEDIS, STARS)
- Develop a project plan and final report must be presented
- For Education and Presentation Learning requirements, one verbal presentation and one written education submission must be completed
- Verbal presentation (e.g., audiovisual / slides, presentation handout).
- Written example may include of any of the following: o Patient education (e.g., brochure, handout)
- Education to health care provider (e.g., newsletter, medication or disease management update)
- Education to pharmacists (e.g., guideline update)
Ordinarily all training requirements must be met within the 12-month residency period (a minimum of 52 weeks).
*Reference Remediation policy for licensure timing and additional detail
**Reference Benefits, Schedule, Duty Hours and Leave Policy
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