Pharmacy Residency Program Curriculum and Requirements at UPMC Central Pa.

The curriculum for UPMC in central Pa.’s Pharmacy Residency Program includes:

Required Learning Experiences

Orientation (6 weeks)
Internal Medicine I (4 weeks)
Internal Medicine II (4 weeks)
Critical Care I (4 weeks)
Critical Care II (4 weeks)
Cardiology (4 weeks)
Pediatrics (4 weeks)
Infectious Diseases- Antimicrobial Stewardship (4 weeks)
Drug Information (2 weeks + longitudinal)
Pharmacy Management (2 weeks + longitudinal)
Sterile Products Compounding (2 weeks)

Required Longitudinal Learning Experiences

Research
- Includes a medication use evaluation and major research project
Education and Leadership Development
- Includes teaching certificate program, committee involvement, and presentations
Staffing
- Every third weekend (staffing every other weekend is required July through October or until the resident is signed off as able to staff independently)
- One four-hour weekday shift every other week
- Two holidays
Clinical On-call

Elective Learning Experiences

Emergency Medicine
Solid Organ Transplant
Infectious Diseases II- Consult Service
Oncology I
Oncology II
Pediatrics II

Need more information

Renee Bogdan, Pharm.D., BCPS
Residency Program Director
Phone: 717-782-5869
Fax: 717-782-5981
bogdanr@upmc.edu

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