As a member of the health care team, the resident assumes responsibility and accountability for safe and appropriate drug therapy and efficient delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients. The resident is also involved in the academic and clinical drug research activities of the department. Due to the active involvement of a highly skilled and motivated team of pharmacy practitioners with a variety of medical services, the resident is provided with a wide range of opportunities and experiences in the provision of pharmaceutical care. Elective rotations are available in any of the required areas, as well as Nutritional Support, Internal Medicine, Therapeutic Policy Management , Clinical Research Management , Departmental or Inpatient Practice Management, Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Oncology, Medication Use Evaluation, and Ambulatory Care . Twelve months, beginning in July.
Emphasis is on human toxic exposures.
Techniques in drug and poison information, literature evaluation, lay public and health care provider education, assessment and investigation of history, and importance of physical and laboratory findings on patient examination will be stressed in their relationship to the provision of total patient care. Administrative aspects of poison information center and consultative services operation, clinical research design and coordination, the training of pharmacy students, as well as pharmacy services within the emergency department environment will provide the resident with the background necessary to design, implement and manage a program of this type. The curriculum is also designed to prepare the resident for successful completion of the American Board of Applied Toxicology board certification exam.