Ambulatory Care

1. ASHP 2017 Accreditation Standard for Specialized Residency in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice - Achieved for residency in 85% of Goals/Objectives.
2. Ambulatory Care Topic Checklist - see appendix.
3. Orientation
   
   1. Complete a health system, clinic, college and pharmacy services orientation (will be modified if resident has completed a PGY-1 at the University of Utah)
4. Rotations
   
   1. Complete a set of rotational experiences designed to enable the resident to meet the residency program goals and objectives and meet the resident’s career goals and interests. The experiences are established between the resident and the RPD. The RPD must approve the elective experiences for the resident.
      
      1. Orientation - 4 weeks
      2. 11 month continuity ambulatory care experience at Sugarhouse Family Medicine Clinic or Madsen Family Medicine Clinic. (divided into three primary care blocks)
      3. One half day per week for 24 weeks of the year in two elective ambulatory care clinics, as a longitudinal experience. Each of the elective experiences will be 12 weeks in length, and the resident will select the electives that are the best fit to their customized training plan.
      4. Yearlong longitudinal experiences to facilitate a) staffing, b) leadership and medication policy processes; and c) projects, presentations and teaching.
5. Staffing
   
   1. Residents are scheduled an average of 32 hours per month. This typically consists of one day each week staffing at the outpatient pharmacy or other community clinic pharmacies as needed (5 pm – 9 pm shifts), and one weekend per month (2 x 8 hour shifts) as a discharge pharmacist.
6. Research Project
   
   1. The completion of a residency project is required. A presentation of this project is required at the Mt States Residency Conference, and/or a professional meeting as deemed appropriate by the RPD and the resident.
7. Presentations
   
   1. Prepare and deliver an ACPE-accredited continuing education presentation for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
   2. Prepare and deliver a presentation to physicians and allied health professionals at Family Medicine Grand Rounds or equivalent.
8. Didactic Lectures
   
   1. Optional:
      
      1. The resident may prepare and deliver lecture(s) to College of Pharmacy students as desired based on resident goals.
      2. The resident may prepare and deliver lecture(s) to Physician Assistant students as desired based on resident goals.
   2. Required:
      
      1. The resident will deliver at least one lecture to Family Medicine Residents in the Wednesday Afternoon Teaching Sessions (WATS) and/or the Intern Survival Skills series.
      2. The resident will participate in recitation teaching at the college of pharmacy for P1, P2 and P3 students in the fall and spring semester.
9. Experiential Teaching
   
   1. The resident is expected to serve as a mentor and role model to pharmacy students and residents
   2. The resident is expected to serve as the primary preceptor for at least two pharmacy students as deemed appropriate by the RPD and the resident
10. Residents’ Conference (Pharmacy)
    
    1. Attendance at the weekly Residents’ Conference when deemed appropriate via the RPD and resident.
11. Family Medicine Conferences
    
    1. Attendance at WATs and Survival Skills when deemed appropriate by RPD and resident.
    2. Attendance at weekly Family Medicine Grand Rounds is suggested.
    3. Attendance at monthly Clinic Quality Meeting is required.
12. Residency Program Portfolio
    
    1. The purpose of this portfolio is for the resident to reflect on his/her experience during the residency, and to keep in a central location documentation of resident experiences. The journal will be reviewed with the RPD on a quarterly basis and/or as needed.
    2. The portfolio shall be kept electronically on the resident shared drive.
13. Publication
    
    1. Complete a research project and prepare it for publication in a peer-reviewed medical or pharmacy journal
    2. The resident may also present the project as a poster abstract at local and/or national pharmacy/medicine meeting(s).
14. Evaluations
    
    1. ASHP Residency Learning System
       
       1. Integrated into Pharm Academic www.pharmacademic.com
    2. Complete a preceptor evaluation and a summative self-evaluation, as well as a rotation evaluation following each rotation.
    3. As warranted: Student-Teaching and Faculty Peer-Teaching Evaluations
    4. CE Speaker Evaluation (see Common Residency Manual)
15. Recruitment
    
    1. Participate in the recruitment and selection of future resident at ASHP and other venues as appropriate.

Rotations

Foundational Required Experiences

Elective Experiences (2 required)

Electives are arranged based on the resident's interests. This can include experiences in other areas as well as a longer duration in an already scheduled area. In addition, there are many electives for the resident to choose from to gain experience and enhance their interests. The following are established electives (Electives are 1/2 day per week x 12 weeks)

Qualifications

Candidates must graduate from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy program with a doctor of pharmacy degree (or equivalent combination of education and clinical experience) with a minimum GPA of 3.1 on a 4.0 scale. Residents must have completed an accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency program. Applicants must be eligible for Utah licensure and are expected to obtain licensure as a pharmacist in Utah by September 30th of each program year. (The University of Utah Pharmacy residency programs do not sponsor visas.)

Recruitment and Selection

The following information must be submitted by the date specified on the residency application for the applicant to be considered for an onsite interview:

• Completed PhORCAS registration
• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of intent
• College of pharmacy transcripts
• Three recommendations using the PhORCAS standard form

All residency programs at University of Utah Health use the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS). No paper applications will be accepted. Completed applications in PhORCAS are reviewed, and competitive applicants will be interviewed virtually. The program participates in the Resident Matching Program of ASHP.