PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Program

1. Professional Organization Membership
   
   
   • American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
   • Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW)
   
   
2. Conferences
   
   
   • ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
   • Great Lakes Pharmacy Resident Conference (GLPRC)
   • Milwaukee Residency Conferences (six/year)
   • PSW Annual Meeting (optional)
   • PSW Educational Conference (optional)
   
   
3. Formal Presentations
   
   
   • ASHP Resident Poster Presentation at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
   • UHC Resident Poster Presentation
   • GLPRC PowerPoint Presentation
   • PSW Poster Presentation (recommended)
   
   
4. Acute Care Clinical Practice (based on current staffing model, subject to modification)
   
   
   • One out of five weeks spent staffing as a decentral clinical pharmacist (Monday - Friday, 10-hour PM shifts)
   • One out of five weekends spent staffing as a central and/or decentral pharmacist (Friday - Sunday, 10-hour shifts)
   • One medication history shift every five weeks (Weeknight, 5:00 - 9:00 pm)
   
   
5. Departmental Meetings
   
   
   • Twice weekly clinical conferences
   • Weekly resident discussions
   • Monthly staff meetings
   
   
6. Licensure
   
   
   • Licensed as a pharmacist in the state of Wisconsin
   
   
7. Other
   
   
   • Minimum 8 hours/day (Monday - Friday)
   • Assist and support department in additional ways as needed
   • Complete assignments and evaluations on a timely basis
   • ACLS certification (classes provided)
   • Coordinate Pharmacy Week activities within the hospital

Date: Oct. 23, 2008

Online Editor(s): Richard Petre