Curriculum Description

Available one-month rotations include:

• Acute Care*
• Administration*
• Cardiology
• Critical Care**
• Emergency Medicine**
• Infectious Disease*
• Inpatient Palliative Care
• Internal Medicine*
• IV Room Management
• MEDS Clinic (Alliance Ambulatory Care - in conjunction with Aultman Alliance Community Hospital)
• Orientation*
• Outpatient Infusion (emphasis on chemotherapy)
• Rural Health - Orrville (in conjunction with Aultman Orrville Hospital
• Surgery 
• Advanced rotations in administration, critical care, emergency medicine, infectious disease, Hospice and palliative care, infusion, and teaching are also available
• Other rotations may be available depending on service and preceptor availability

*Indicates required rotation

**Completing either Critical Care or Emergency Medicine is required

Longitudinal Rotations (required)

• Ambulatory Care (6 months)
  • One afternoon every week
• Inpatient Pharmacy Staffing 
  • Every 3rd weekend, minimum of 25 shifts
• Medication Safety (6 months)
  • Recitation and lab time one afternoon every other week
• Leadership and Practice Management
  • Quarterly dedicated lab time
• Research Project
  • 6 seminars a year
  • Project month (December)
  • Dedicated lab time in the 3rd and 4th quarter
• Teaching (Teaching Certificate through the University of Connecticut)

Description:
Residents will serve as active members of interdisciplinary teams and participate in a wide variety of clinical rotations to enhance and refine their pharmacy practice skills and knowledge. With 15 pharmacy specialists and more than 600 licensed beds, the pharmacy department boasts a robust resident learning environment. The strengths of the program include ambulatory care, cardiology, internal medicine, emergency medicine, infectious disease, and critical care. Residents will also have the opportunity to earn a teaching certificate. Resident graduates will be prepared for acute care clinical and staff pharmacist positions, adjunct faculty positions and a variety of PGY-2 programs.