The twelve-month PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency program at Westchester Medical Center develops clinical and operational pharmaceutical skills while providing sound pharmacotherapeutic care to the patient.  The residency program is divided into monthly required and elective rotations outlined below. Longitudinal experiences will enhance the residents' experience in regulatory compliance, antibiotic stewardship surveillance, committee work and other pharmacy improvement initiatives. Residents will also attend national, state, and/or local pharmacy conferences including the American Society of Health System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and The Eastern States Residency Conference. Residents are expected to present their longitudinal projects at these meetings.

Available Rotations

Residents participate in monthly clinical rotations divided into core (mandatory) and elective blocks. All core rotations will be for the duration of one calendar month (from the first day to the last day of the month).

·         Orientation

·         Internal Medicine

·         Infectious Diseases

·         Critical Care (Trauma/Surgical ICU)

·         Hematology/Oncology/SCT (Adult or Pediatrics)

·         Pediatrics (Neonatal ICU or Pediatric ICU) 

·         Pharmacy Administration

·         Emergency Medicine

·         Solid Organ Transplant

·         Research

 Elective rotations provide the resident an opportunity to select from the following clinical rotations based on the residents' practice interests or repeat a core rotation as an elective. Elective rotations will be for the duration of one calendar month (from the first day to the last day of the month) except for rotations noted with * in which the resident will have an opportunity to complete two rotations in one calendar month (the month will be divided equally between both rotations). Other elective learning experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability. 

·         Critical Care: Neurosciences

·         Investigational Pharmacy*

·         Medication Safety *

·         Pharmacy Informatics*

 Longitudinal rotations play a vital role in achieving uniformity in the residency structure as well as providing valuable training. Other longitudinal experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability.

·         Antimicrobial Stewardship Surveillance

·         Ambulatory Care

·         Longitudinal pharmacy operations staffing

·         Longitudinal Research  

·         Professional Development

·         Teaching Certificate Program

Staffing Coverage  

The primary goals of the residency weekend coverage program are to enhance the resident's pharmacy practice responsibilities and experiences as well as to assist the pharmacy staff with clinical/operational and staffing support. The resident will provide weekend coverage every third weekend.

Education Opportunities

Residents will have an opportunity to participate in an online teaching certificate program through St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Queens, NY. In addition, there will be an opportunity for didactic lectures, small group teaching and co-precepting students on rotation in the hospital. Participation in the teaching certificate is optional, but strongly encouraged.

For more information please visit our website: WMCHealth.org/pharmacyresidency or email us: WMCPharmacyResidency@WMCHealth.org 

Application Requirements

• Candidates must be a graduate, or graduate candidate, of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy 
• Candidates must be eligible for New York State (NYS) licensure and employment in NYS
• Participate in the ASHP Residency Match Program 
• Eligible candidates must submit the following documents via PhORCAS for consideration by January 5, 2025:
  • Curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Letter of intent 
  • Official college transcripts  
  • Three (3) letters of recommendations from current or previous employers, preceptors or faculty members

Interview

• To ensure a uniform interview process that is equitable for all applications, all interviews will be held virtually
• All candidates will be required to participate in a knowledge-based assessment

About Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York

Mission and Vision The mission of the Department of Pharmacy is to be accountable for the provision of advanced pharmaceutical care for all patients. This care must be reliable, innovative, patient focused and delivered in an environment that is professional, respectful and based on communication and trust. The Pharmacy vision is to: -Serve as the provider of reliable pharmaceutical care for all patients in a manner that is dignified and meets the core values of our network -Be accountable for optimal outcomes related to medication use across the continuum of care that are clinically sound and fiscally responsible -Collaboratively design systems to optimize safe medication use in accordance with all regulatory requirements -Foster an environment of continuous quality improvement throughout our network -Be viewed as a valued partner in the provision of undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate pharmacy education About the Department The Department of Pharmacy at WMC consists of a main inpatient pharmacy, which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and multiple pharmacy satellites, including pediatrics, oncology and an outpatient chemotherapy and transfusion cent...er. The hospital and the Department of Pharmacy utilize electronic health records (EHR) to maintain medication profiles for all patients. Unit dose medications are dispensed utilizing automated dispensing cabinets (Pyxis). The Pharmacy prepares all compounded medications in an aseptic environment and utilizes state-of-the-art facilities to compound ready-to-administer non-hazardous admixtures. The Department of Pharmacy coordinates the review of all adverse drug events or medication occurrences through the Medication Use Safety Subcommittee, which reports directly to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. Additionally, the Pharmacy is responsible for all aspects of investigational drug use, which include maintenance of all research protocols, provision of information, safe storage, record keeping, dispensation of investigational products, patient education and monitoring of therapy, and return or disposal of unused investigational products. The Department of Pharmacy utilizes the expertise and skills of clinical pharmacy specialists in the areas of critical care, emergency medicine, hematology/oncology/stem cell transplantation, infectious diseases, internal medicine, pain management, pediatrics/neonatology, and solid organ transplant.

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