PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency - OHORMC
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency - Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center
The PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (OHORMC) was established in 2001. It is an ASHP-accredited one-year post-graduate training program designed to develop essential knowledge and skills for contemporary health-system pharmacy. The residency provides flexibility to adapt to the resident’s specific learning needs and goals. Training is provided through rotational experiences and longitudinal activities.
Graduates of the OHORMC PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency will be competent and confident practitioners of pharmaceutical care in multiple patient care environments, assuring safe, effective, and appropriate drug therapy.
All of the required clinical rotations will be conducted at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (OHORMC) and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children (OHAPH). Elective rotations may be conducted at OHORMC, OHAPH, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies (OHWPH) or Orlando Health Cancer Institute (OHCI) .
PGY-1 Program Purpose
PGY-1 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY-2) pharmacy residency training.
Goals of the Residency
Graduating OHORMC PGY-1 Pharmacy Residents will:
- Assure safe, effective, appropriate drug therapy and prevent, identify, and resolve drug related problems.
- Present as a competent, confident, and compassionate practitioner and set and reassess goals.
- Demonstrate a commitment to the advancement of the profession and continued personal growth.
- Possess comprehensive health-system pharmacy skills that promote future professional growth.
- Create, promote, and participate as a part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
- Demonstrate the ability to identify opportunities for improvement within a practice and practice site.
- Provide education to professional and non-professional audiences, utilizing effective communication skills.
- Demonstrate a foundation of leadership skills in pharmacy practice.
Residency Director
Chancey Carothers, Pharm.D., BCCCP
Director, OHORMC PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency
Clinical Pharmacist, Cardiovascular ICU
Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center
Education: Pharm.D., Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN (2014)
Training: PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2014-2015) & PGY-2 Critical Care Residency (2015-2016), Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL
Interest Areas: Hemodynamics and shock syndromes, Anticoagulation and Reversal, Cardiac Arrest, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Required and Elective Rotations
Required Rotations
- Orientation/Pharmacotherapy (1 month)
- Adult Internal Medicine (2 months)
- Critical Care (1 month)
- Medical
- Surgical
- Adult Infectious Diseases (1 month)
- Pediatrics (1 month)
- Pediatric Critical Care
- Pediatric Internal Medicine
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Project Development (1 month)
- Pharmacy Practice Management (1 month)
- Pharmacy Operations (longitudinal)
Elective Rotations
- Adult Ambulatory Oncology
- Adult Emergency Medicine
- Adult Hematology
- Adult Oncology
- Advanced Pharmacy Operations
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Medical Critical Care
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Neurocritical Care
- Nutrition Support
- Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care
- Pediatric Critical Care
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Pediatric Internal Medicine
- Surgical Critical Care
- Transitions of Care
- Trauma/General Surgery
- Women's Obstetrics and Gynecology Services
Additional Longitudinal Activities
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Residency Project (clinical, economic, research, or administrative)
- Design and conduct a project to develop or enhance an aspect of pharmacy operations or patient care.
- Present results at the Florida Residency Conference.
- Prepare a manuscript suitable for publication.
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Medication Use Evaluation (MUE)
- Design and conduct a project evaluating part of the medication use process within Orlando Health and identify areas for improvement in patient care.
- Present results to the OH Medication Use Subcommittee and the Pharmacotherapy Committee.
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Pharmacy Grand Rounds Seminar
- Present a 1-hour ACPE-accredited CE presentation.
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Pharmacy Grand Rounds Case-Presentation
- Present a 30-minute ACPE-accredited CE patient-case based topic review.
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STAR Clinic
- Outpatient Transitions of Care Clinic (on downtown campus)
- Assist in medication reconciliation/optimization, medication procurement, and medication counseling and teaching
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On Call Program
- Out of house call
- Assist with urgent clinical questions that arise on off-peak hours
- Journal Clubs
- Code Blue coverage (residents will receive ACLS training during Orientation)
- Drug Monograph
- Leadership Development
- Residency Wellness Program
Weekend Experiences
Pharmacy Operations
- Occurs every fourth weekend serving as a clinical staff pharmacist in Central Pharmacy / IV Room during the first half of the year and in a decentralized satellite during the second half of the year at OHORMC
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Responsibilities:
- Verifying medication orders
- Assisting with obtaining missing medications
- Answering drug information questions from healthcare professionals
- Monitoring drugs specified in the Targeted Drug Review program
- Comprehensive monitoring of vancomycin and aminoglycosides
Clinical Weekends
- Approximately every eighth weekend at OHORMC
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Responsibilities:
- Vancomycin and Aminoglycoside Pharmacokinetic Consults
- Assisting with Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) consults
Program Specifics
ASHP Residency Directory Information
- Duration: 12 months
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Rotations:
- 1 month orientation (July)
- 7 required rotations
- 4 elective rotations
- Number of Positions: 4
- Total # of Residents at Institution: 10
- Starting Date: July 1
- Estimated Stipend: ~$57,740.80 (no state income tax)
- Interview Required: Yes
- Training Site: Orlando Health Hospitals
- Practice Setting: Community Teaching
- Total Beds: 3,780 beds (Orlando Health System)
Residency Program Benefits
- Monogrammed Lab Coat
- Free Parking
- Discounted Meals
- Duplication Services
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Resident Office Space
- Desk with personal computer
- Laptop computer for patient care rounds
- Reduced Professional Membership Fees
- Reduced Meeting Registration Fees
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Travel Reimbursement for the following meetings:
- Florida Residency Conference
- ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
- Pharmacy Continuing Education
Additional Residency Program Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Liability
- Life
- Disability
- Retirement
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144 Hours of Paid Time Off
- Vacation/Holiday
- Interviews
- Sick Leave
- 40 additional hours available for appropriate conditions requiring extended leave
Orlando Health Pharmacy Residency Basics
- Employment as a pharmacy resident at Orlando Health is contingent upon the following:
- Obtaining a Florida Pharmacist license within 90 days from the start of the residency year
- Florida Board of Pharmacy Website: www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/pharmacy/ph_home.html
- Completion of the Orlando Health pre-employment physical
- A negative drug test including cotinine (metabolite of nicotine)
- The residency program is conducted in conjunction with Graduate Medical Education
- PharmAcademic is used to direct learning
- A residency advisor is selected to mentor the resident throughout the year.
- Advisors are also selected to assist the resident with completion of their seminar, case presentation, research project, MUE, leadership position requirements, wellness program assignments, and other projects (See Longitudinal Activities above).