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PGY1 Pharmacy Residency (Acute Care) at Prisma Health Richland – University of South Carolina - Learning Experiences

Prisma Health Richland-University of South Carolina

Curriculum

Required one-month learning experiences

  • Adult general acute care
  • Adult specialized acute care
  • Ambulatory care
  • Infectious diseases
  • Critical care
  • Pediatrics
  • Orientation to Pharmacy operations
  • Electives (4 months)

Elective learning experiences

  • Academia.
  • Administration.
  • Cardiovascular surgery.
  • Pharmacy Support Services.
  • Emergency medicine.
  • Heart Failure/LVAD Clinic.
  • Immunology Center – ID Clinic.
  • Medication use/quality improvement.
  • Neonatal ICU.
  • Neuroscience ICU.
  • Prisma Health SeniorCare.
  • Surgical/trauma ICU.

Please see residency manual under How to Apply Tab for various options for each of the above required learning experiences.

Required longitudinal learning experiences

  • Clinical Teaching Certificate Program.
  • Education and presentations (Grand Rounds, Non-pharmacist Presentation, Case Conference).
  • In-house clinical on-call program.
  • Leadership & Practice Management and Residency Leadership Academy
  • Major research project: SERC presentation & Discover USC poster presentation.
  • Medication Use Evaluation (MUE) completed and poster presentation at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
  • Medical emergencies.
  • Staffing weekends and holidays.

Other requirements

  • Must obtain SC Pharmacist License within 120 days start of residency.
  • Precept pharmacy students.