Learning Experiences

PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency

Prisma Health Richland Hospital – University of South Carolina

One-month experiences (required)

• Pharmacy operations/orientation
• Internal medicine
• Family medicine
• Geriatric medicine
• Internal medicine, non-rounding
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Research/clinical float

One-month experiences (one rotation from each category, required)

• Internal medicine
  • Neurology
  • Oncology
  • Critical care step-down
• Critical care
  • Medical intensive care unit
  • Neuroscience intensive care unit
  • Coronary care unit
• Ambulatory care
  • Family medicine
  • Internal medicine
  • Ambulatory care, Prisma Health physician practices

One-month experiences (elective)

• Academia
• Emergency medicine
• Cardiology/transitions of care
• Infectious disease consult
• Surgery, non-rounding
• Repeat any rotation above, as scheduling allows

Longitudinal experiences (required)

• Leadership and practice management.
• Weekend central staffing rotation.
• Participation in clinical on-call program.
• University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy Clinical Teaching Certificate (at discretion of RPD if teaching certificate completed during PGY1).
• Complete one medication utilization evaluation project with departmental impact to be presented at a professional meeting.
• Complete one major research project with departmental impact to be presented at the Southeastern Residency Conference (SERC).

Other requirements

• Provide a minimum of one Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited continuing education program to the department.
• Provide two case conference presentations to the department.
• Prepare a manuscript worthy of submission to a peer-reviewed journal.
• Actively participate on formulary management teams.
• Co-precept pharmacy students and/or PGY-1 residents.
• Provide in-service programs to pharmacists, nurses, medical residents, etc.