Securing and Excelling in a Pharmacy Residency

Description

Securing and Excelling in a Pharmacy Residency is a practical guide and handbook for pharmacy students seeking a residency, residents currently enrolled in a program, and residency program leadership. This user-friendly text encourages high-quality pharmacy residency training, which elevates the individual, the profession, and ultimately patient care.

Answering the need for residency training and improvement raised by the ASHP/ACCP joint 2020 initiative, Securing and Excelling in a Pharmacy Residency uniquely prepares students for the increasingly competitive pharmacy residency market. This one-of-a-kind resource is also helpful to guide individuals currently enrolled in a residency and residnecy leadership. This valuable guide also addresses options after residency training, priceless guidance for both current residents and faculty advisers.

Key Features

• The case for pharmacy residencies
• The numerous postgraduate residency opportunities
• How to find the right residency
• Checklist for securing a pharmacy residency
• Guidance on how to be a strong applicant
• How to begin the search for a residency
• The application and interview process
• How to choose a residency
• How to excel during the residency program
• How to make the most of a residency
• Overview of the residency evaluation process
• Resident responsibilities: service, teaching, scholarship

Resources

• Checklists
• Key Websites
• Letter of Intent
• Curriculum Vitae

Table of Contents

Section I The Case for Pharmacy Residencies

• Chapter 1 Overview of Postgraduate Training Opportunities
• Chapter 2 The Value of Residency Training and Vision for the Future
• Chapter 3 Institutional/Health System-Based Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Residencies
• Chapter 4 Community-Based Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Residencies
• Chapter 5 Managed Care Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Residencies
• Chapter 6 Ambulatory-Based Residencies
• Chapter 7 Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Residencies
• Chapter 8 Non-Traditional Pharmacy Practice Residencies

Section II Finding the Right Residency

• Chapter 9 The Letter of Intent and Curriculum Vitae
• Chapter 10 The Residency Applicant’s Portfolio
• Chapter 11 Beginning the Search for a Residency
• Chapter 12 The Role of the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
• Chapter 13 The Application Process
• Chapter 14 The Onsite Interview
• Chapter 15 Choosing a Residency
• Chapter 16 The Residency Matching Program

Section III Making the Most of a Residency

• Chapter 17 What to Expect Throughout the Year
• Chapter 18 Developing a Personal Mission and Leadership Style
• Chapter 19 The Residency Evaluation Process
• Chapter 20 Clinical Service Responsibilities
• Chapter 21 Teaching Responsibilities
• Chapter 22 Scholarship Responsibilities
• Chapter 23 Next Steps after Residency Training

Author

Michael A. Crouch, PharmD, FASHP, BCPS-Professor and Associate Dean, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee

Michael A. Crouch is Professor and Associate Dean for Professional Education and Academic Affairs at the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University (ETSU). In addition to his administrative appointment, he serves as the director of the college of pharmacy teaching and learning certificate program. Other previous leadership roles related to residency training include Residency Program Director for Internal Medicine, initially, and later Cardiology at Virginia Commonwealth University and Residency Program Coordinator at South University.

Dr. Crouch attended the University of North Carolina where he received a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy in 1992. He pursued additional training at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), receiving a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 1995. Postgraduate training entailed a first-year residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and a second-year residency, with emphasis in cardiology, at MUSC.

Dr. Crouch is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist, who also holds added qualifications in cardiology. He is an active member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, which named him a fellow in 2009. He is also a dedicated member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Dr. Crouch publishes broadly in his areas of expertise, including research related to cardiovascular pharmacotherapeutics and the scholarship of teaching. He also serves on the cardiology editorial advisory board for the Annals of Pharmacotherapy and editor of the book, and related quarterly newsletter, entitled Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy: a Point-of-Care Guide.