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• Graduate Opportunities

Graduate Opportunities

Steve Steve Fijalka Fijalka, Pharm.D. , Pharm.D. Assistant Director, Pharmacy Assistant Director, Pharmacy University of Washington Medical University of Washington Medical Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Basic Definitions Basic Definitions

• Residency

Residency: A structured, directed, salaried, postgraduate : A structured, directed, salaried, postgraduate training program in a defined area of pharmacy practice, training program in a defined area of pharmacy practice, typically lasting one year. typically lasting one year.

• Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Residency

Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Residency: PGY1 : PGY1 residency training is an organized, directed, accredited residency training is an organized, directed, accredited program that builds upon knowledge, skills, attitudes, and program that builds upon knowledge, skills, attitudes, and abilities gained from an accredited professional pharmacy abilities gained from an accredited professional pharmacy degree program. The PGY1 program enhances general degree program. The PGY1 program enhances general competencies in managing medication competencies in managing medication-

• use systems and

use systems and supports optimal medication therapy outcomes for patients supports optimal medication therapy outcomes for patients with a broad range of disease states. with a broad range of disease states.

Basic Definitions Continued Basic Definitions Continued

• Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Residency

Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Residency: PGY2 : PGY2 residency training is an organized, directed, accredited residency training is an organized, directed, accredited program that builds upon the competencies established in program that builds upon the competencies established in PGY1 training. The PGY2 program is focused in a specific PGY1 training. The PGY2 program is focused in a specific area of practice. The PGY2 program increases the area of practice. The PGY2 program increases the resident resident’ ’s depth of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and abilities s depth of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and abilities to raise the resident to raise the resident’ ’s level of expertise in medication s level of expertise in medication therapy management and clinical leadership in the area of therapy management and clinical leadership in the area of focus. focus.

• Fellowship

Fellowship: A directed, highly individualized, postgraduate : A directed, highly individualized, postgraduate program designed to prepare the participant to become an program designed to prepare the participant to become an independent researcher. independent researcher.

Why Complete a Residency? Why Complete a Residency?

• A competitive advantage in the job market

A competitive advantage in the job market

• Networking opportunities

Networking opportunities

• Career planning

Career planning

• Professional vision

Professional vision

• Other

Other

Candidate Qualifications Candidate Qualifications

• Communication skills (written and verbal)

Communication skills (written and verbal)

• Leadership ability (enthusiasm for the profession)

Leadership ability (enthusiasm for the profession)

• Decision

Decision-

• making skills

making skills

• Work experience

Work experience

• Unique rotations and clerkships

Unique rotations and clerkships

• Grades

Grades

• Research

Research

• Presentations

Presentations

• Community Service

Community Service

• Student organizations

Student organizations

• Well rounded

Well rounded

Seeking a Residency Seeking a Residency

• 2000 Match results:

2000 Match results: 1074 applicants signed up for Match 1074 applicants signed up for Match 703 applicants returned rankings 703 applicants returned rankings 697 positions available 697 positions available

• 2005 Match results:

2005 Match results: 1407 applicants 1407 applicants signed up for Match signed up for Match 1079 applicants returned rankings 1079 applicants returned rankings 1072 positions available 1072 positions available

Selecting a Residency Program Selecting a Residency Program

• Is the program accredited?

Is the program accredited?

• Quality/Reputation

Quality/Reputation

• Patient populations served

Patient populations served

• Teaching opportunities

Teaching opportunities

• Service (staffing) expectations

Service (staffing) expectations

• Work environment

Work environment

• Projects/Presentations

Projects/Presentations

• Competition for the program

Competition for the program

• Location

Location

Postgraduate Year One Residencies in Postgraduate Year One Residencies in Washington Washington

• Central Washington Hospital

Central Washington Hospital

• Children

Children’ ’s Hospital & Regional s Hospital & Regional Medical Center Medical Center

• Deaconess Medical Center

Deaconess Medical Center

• Franciscan Health System

Franciscan Health System

• Good Samaritan Hospital

Good Samaritan Hospital

• Highline Community Hospital

Highline Community Hospital

• International Community

International Community Health Health

• Madigan Army Medical Center

Madigan Army Medical Center

• Mutlicare

Mutlicare Health System Health System

• Group Health Coop

Group Health Coop – – Managed Managed Care Care

• Sacred Heart Medical

Sacred Heart Medical Center/WSU Center/WSU

• Southwest Washington Medical

Southwest Washington Medical

• St. Joseph Hospital Peace
• St. Joseph Hospital Peace

Health Health

• Swedish Medical Center

Swedish Medical Center

• UWMC/HMC

UWMC/HMC

• UW School of Pharmacy

UW School of Pharmacy – – Community Pharmacy Community Pharmacy

• VA Puget Sound Health Care

VA Puget Sound Health Care

• Valley Medical Center

Valley Medical Center

• Virginia Mason Medical Center

Virginia Mason Medical Center

• Yakima Valley Memorial

Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Hospital

Next Steps Next Steps

• Prepare your checklist

Prepare your checklist

• Prepare your CV

Prepare your CV

• Do your homework

Do your homework

• Attend annual meeting(s)

Attend annual meeting(s)

• Apply for the Match

Apply for the Match

• Is a PGY2 Residency in your future?

Is a PGY2 Residency in your future?

Example Checklist Example Checklist

September September Submit match application Submit match application ƀ ƀ Prepare CV & cover letters Prepare CV & cover letters ƀ ƀ October October Review residency directories Review residency directories ƀ ƀ Register Midyear meeting Register Midyear meeting ƀ ƀ Make travel arrangements Make travel arrangements ƀ ƀ December December Attend Midyear Attend Midyear

• Request letters of recommendation

Request letters of recommendation

• Complete applications

Complete applications

• Schedule interviews

Schedule interviews

• January

January On On-

• site interviews

site interviews

• National Match Service agreement

National Match Service agreement

• March

March Submit Rank Order Submit Rank Order

• Receive Match results

Receive Match results

• July

July Begin Residency Begin Residency

Prepare your CV Prepare your CV

• Cover Letter

Cover Letter

• CV Basics:

CV Basics:

– – Education Education – – Clerkship Rotations Clerkship Rotations – – Presentations and Publications Presentations and Publications – – Honors and Awards Honors and Awards – – Organizational Memberships Organizational Memberships – – Professional and Community Service Professional and Community Service – – Other Special Experiences and Skills Other Special Experiences and Skills

• DO NOT INCLUDE PERSONAL INFORMATION

DO NOT INCLUDE PERSONAL INFORMATION

Do Your Homework Do Your Homework

• Talk to your preceptors and faculty

Talk to your preceptors and faculty

• Review on line directories

Review on line directories

• Talk to current program residents

Talk to current program residents

• Check out the area

Check out the area

• Request informational packets from programs

Request informational packets from programs

ASHP Matching Program ASHP Matching Program

• Formalized process conducted by a national

Formalized process conducted by a national matching service to match residents with matching service to match residents with residency programs. residency programs.

• Both applicant and program submit rank order list

Both applicant and program submit rank order list

• While match is not legally binding

While match is not legally binding… …

• Results come out in March

Results come out in March

• Residency Showcase (s)

Residency Showcase (s)

• *New for 2007, PGY2 Programs participate in the

*New for 2007, PGY2 Programs participate in the Match. Match.

Postgraduate Year Two Residencies Postgraduate Year Two Residencies

• Ambulatory Care

Ambulatory Care

• Cardiology

Cardiology

• Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetics

• Critical Care

Critical Care

• Drug Information

Drug Information

• Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine

• Geriatrics

Geriatrics

• Infectious Disease

Infectious Disease

• Informatics

Informatics

• Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine

• Managed Care

Managed Care

• Medication Safety

Medication Safety

• Nuclear Pharmacy

Nuclear Pharmacy

• Nutrition Support

Nutrition Support

• Oncology

Oncology

• Pediatrics

Pediatrics

• Pharmacotherapy

Pharmacotherapy

• Pharmacy Practice

Pharmacy Practice Management Management

• Psychiatric

Psychiatric

• Solid Organ Transplant

Solid Organ Transplant

Postgraduate Year Two Residencies in Postgraduate Year Two Residencies in Washington Washington

• Sacred Heart Medical Center

Sacred Heart Medical Center – – Critical Care Critical Care

• UWMC/HMC/SCCA

UWMC/HMC/SCCA -

• Oncology Pharmacy

Oncology Pharmacy

• UWMC/HMC

UWMC/HMC -

• Critical Care

Critical Care

• UWMC/HMC

UWMC/HMC -

• Ambulatory Care

Ambulatory Care

• UWMC/HMC

UWMC/HMC – – Pharmacy Practice Management/Masters Pharmacy Practice Management/Masters in Health Administration (26 months) in Health Administration (26 months)

Fellowships Fellowships

• Exist primarily to develop competency in the scientific

Exist primarily to develop competency in the scientific research process research process

• Usually work closely with one preceptor

Usually work closely with one preceptor

• The fellow receives a highly individualized experience

The fellow receives a highly individualized experience

• Typically offered through colleges of Pharmacy

Typically offered through colleges of Pharmacy

• Set time often 12 to 24 months

Set time often 12 to 24 months

Fellowships in Washington Fellowships in Washington

• Geriatric

Geriatric -

• Washington State University/Elder

Washington State University/Elder Services Services

• Pharmacokinetics/

Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics Pharmacodynamics -

• University of

University of Washington Washington

• Transplantation/Immunology

Transplantation/Immunology -

• University of

University of Washington Washington

• Women's Health/Obstetric

Women's Health/Obstetric-

• Fetal Pharmacology

Fetal Pharmacology -

• University of Washington

University of Washington

Board Certification Board Certification

• Currently, the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties

Currently, the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties recognizes five specialty areas of Pharmacy: recognizes five specialty areas of Pharmacy:

• Nuclear Pharmacy

Nuclear Pharmacy

• Nutrition Support Pharmacy

Nutrition Support Pharmacy

• Oncology Pharmacy

Oncology Pharmacy

• Pharmacotherapy

Pharmacotherapy

• Psychiatric Pharmacy

Psychiatric Pharmacy

Pharmacists Certified by the Board of Pharmacists Certified by the Board of

Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical Specialties

Specialties

FAQ FAQ’ ’s about Board Certification s about Board Certification

• Way of demonstrating that an individual possesses a

Way of demonstrating that an individual possesses a certain high level of knowledge. certain high level of knowledge.

• Most significant value to individual is improved feelings of

Most significant value to individual is improved feelings of self self-

• worth and competence.

worth and competence.

• Some employers attach tangible value to BPS certification.

Some employers attach tangible value to BPS certification.

• Exams given generally once a year at the same time.

Exams given generally once a year at the same time.

• Length of certification is 7 years.

Length of certification is 7 years.

• Maintaining certification.

Maintaining certification.

• Must have a degree from Pharmacy program AND

Must have a degree from Pharmacy program AND experience. experience.

• Many ways to study for exam (prep course, study groups,

Many ways to study for exam (prep course, study groups, PSAP, etc.). PSAP, etc.).

Additional Resources Additional Resources

• ASHP Website:

ASHP Website: www.ashp.org www.ashp.org

• APhA

APhA Website: Website: www.aphanet.org www.aphanet.org

• ACCP Website:

ACCP Website: www.accp.com www.accp.com

• Your preceptors, faculty and co

Your preceptors, faculty and co-

• workers!

workers!