PGY2 Pharmacy Residency - Pediatrics
The ASHP-accredited PGY2 Pharmacy Residency - Pediatrics provides the resident with advanced clinical training in pediatric and neonatal pharmacotherapy, as well as numerous teaching and research opportunities.
Pediatric clinical pharmacy is a specialized area of practice that has all of the challenges of adult medicine but numerous other intricacies. This ASHP-accredited residency provides the resident with advanced clinical training in pediatric and neonatal pharmacotherapy, as well as numerous teaching and research opportunities.
Graduates of this program will be adequately prepared to enter practice as a pediatric clinical pharmacy specialist and/or clinical faculty and sit for the Pediatric Pharmacy Board Certification Exam.
What You Need to Know
Program Objectives
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Demonstrate clear communication in all spoken and written materials
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Design, conduct, and complete a research project and drug use evaluation focusing in pediatric pharmacotherapy or related issues
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Understand the natural process of growth and development in children, and how this influences pharmacy practice
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Develop critical thinking and problem solving skills within pediatric pharmacotherapy through active participation in patient care, educational opportunities, and Clinical On Call coverage
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Prepare and dispense medications for pediatric patients using appropriate techniques, observing age-related considerations and following the health system’s policies and procedures
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Participate in the management of pediatric medical emergencies
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Provide concise, applicable and timely responses to requests for pediatric drug information from health care providers and patients
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Provide education to staff within the Department of Pharmacy, as well as to other staff within the hospital
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Provide education to pharmacy students through preceptorship and formal teaching activities, formal teaching activities at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, and a teaching certificate program.
Rotations & Experiences
Our program offers flexibility for residents to explore their areas of interest by creating a customized rotation schedule.
For program structure details, refer to our residency manual.
Rotations: 6 required months, 6 required longitudinal, 5 to 6 elective months
Required Rotations: (one-month)
- Cardiothoracic Intensive Care
- Hematology/Oncology
- Infectious Diseases/ Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Orientation
- Pediatric Intensive Care
- Pulmonary Medicine
Longitudinal Experiences:
- Ambulatory clinic (11 months, one afternoon/week)
- Drug Policy (12 months)
- Major Research Project (12 months)
- Medication Safety (12 months)
- On-Call (12 months)
- Scholarship/Practice Advancement (12 months)
- Staffing (12 months)
- Teaching (12 months)
Elective Rotations: (one-month)
- Academia
- Adult Medicine Specialty
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Cardiology
- Clinical Management
- Emergency Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- General Pediatrics
- Investigational Drug Service
- Medication Safety
- Nephrology
- Neurology/Complex Care
- Nutrition Support
- Pain/AIM
- Poison Center
- Psychiatry
- Research
- Solid Organ Transplant
- Surgery
- Unit-Based Clinical Pharmacy*
- * Endocrinology, Mixed unit practice, ID, pediatric, rehabilitation medicine, ID, surgery
*Additional rotations may be designed per the resident’s interest. Please discuss this early on with the Residency Program Director and any potential preceptors.
*Up to three electives may be slotted at the end of the year and unfilled at initial scheduling. These can be solidified once the resident’s career path is determined in February/March of the residency year.
*All documents of rotation activities (presentation handouts, journal club presentations, quality improvement projects, etc.) should be filed within the Resident Portfolio and PharmAcademic.
Requirements
Successful candidates must be eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the State of Ohio by September 1.
The applicant will have successfully completed an ASHP-accredited hospital-based PGY1 Pharmacy Residency prior to enrollment.
The residency begins on July 1 and ends one year later on June 30.
Hospital employment is contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment requirements including criminal background check, health assessment, and drug screen.
Staffing Requirements
- Staffing every third weekend
- Clinical On Call every third week
Preceptors, Residents & Alumni
Nationwide Children's Hospital has possessed a rich tradition of producing leaders in clinical and administrative pharmacy practice since it first offered an ASHP-Accredited Residency in Hospital Pharmacy in 1976.
Application and Selection
Interested candidates should submit the following items via PhORCAS to the program director no later than January 2:
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Letter of intent – one page letter explaining why the candidate is interested in the position and what qualifications they have that are not fully captured within the remaining application packet
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Curriculum vitae
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College transcript(s)
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Three letters of recommendation
An onsite interview is required.
If you have any questions, please contact Kimberly Novak, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, FPPA.
Phone: (614) 722-2199