Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) is pleased to offer a 12 month post graduate training program that provides advanced training in medication use and quality assessment. The selected candidate will focus on the evaluation and assessment of high alert medications-cancer chemotherapy, opioid infusions, anticoagulants, insulin, sedative infusions and hypertonic electrolytes.
The resident will be prepared to assume a leadership position to implement sustained medication use and quality improvement strategies in adult and pediatric patients. The resident will use our fully integrated electronic medical record with over 6000 order sets and a library of comprehensive drug guidelines for virtually all medications that are used in patients with cancer. The resident will also utilize our robust electronic reporting system to dissect actual events and trend improvement efforts that enhance the care of our patients. The resident will interact with our experienced pharmacy staff that operates in one of the most comprehensive and decentralized pharmacy systems in the country including a large team of clinical pharmacy specialists. The resident will also learn about the medication use challenges in one of the biggest investigational drug programs in the world with a NCI- supported research pharmacy. The resident will attend several interdisciplinary institutional committees including Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Pharmacy Quality Assessment, and Medication Management. The resident will learn how to be a confident presenter by delivering monthly didactic patient- focused presentations including medication safety pearls, and pharmacy grand rounds programs.
Required Rotations
Educational rotations will include:
- Comprehensive Orientation Program to All Systems
- Medication Safety Leadership- Joint Commission Medication Management Standards, ISMP/IHI guidelines, Evaluating the Literature, Just Culture, Root Cause Analysis
- Pharmacy Operations-Focus on Technology and Standardizing the Medication Use system
- Drug Policy and Pharmaceutical Outcomes-Formulary management, Therapeutic Guidelines, National Patient Safety Goals, regulatory Readiness, Drug Shortages, and FDA mandates
- Medication Event (actual, near-miss) Evaluation and Analysis
- Clinical Informatics-Electronic Order Entry, Dispensing and Administration; Smart Infusion Pumps; Maximum Doses
- Clinical Rotations with Pharmacy Specialists/Clinical Coordinators in Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Oncology Practice, Adult Critical Care, Medication Reconciliation, and Pain Management
- Health Outcomes with emphasis on drug costs/pricing
- Research Project with explicit goal of publication in a peer-reviewed publication
Application Deadline
January 15, 2019
Length of Program
One year
Number of Positions
One
Eligibility
- Successful completion of an ACPE accredited Doctor of Pharmacy program
- Successful completion of an ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency
- Eligibility for pharmacist licensure in New York State (Residents are required to obtain Pharmacist licensure in the State of New York by October 1, 2018)
- Interview in the Personal Placement Service (PPS) at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit the following through Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application (PhORCAS):
- Letter of interest explaining career goals
- Three letters of recommendation (standard PHORCAS format)
- Academic transcript
- Curriculum Vitae
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