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Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice (PGY-2)

Residents in the Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice program will be provided with the education, training and experience necessary to actively participate in a comprehensive ambulatory care setting. Experience in the organizational and managerial function of a hospital-based ambulatory pharmacy and its relationship to the hospital and community setting will also be gained. The program is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Program

The hospital has extensive outpatient services which include numerous subspecialty clinics that operate each week. Participation in therapeutic decisions and recommendations in the subspecialty ambulatory care clinics as well as the clinical management of the asthma, pain management, anticoagulation, pharmacotherapy and hypertension clinics are important practice responsibilities of the pharmacy practitioner.

Additional pharmacy practice opportunities are available in numerous specialty clinics such as ambulatory care, metabolic, neurology, cardiology, internal medicine, pulmonary, family medicine and renal. The ambulatory pharmacy is supported by a sophisticated computer system that provides information ranging from drug interaction screening to early refill notification and drug usage evaluation data.

An automated system provides efficient delivery of pharmaceuticals to the hospital's ambulatory patients. Pharmacist involvement in the continuity of inpatient care, patient monitoring and patient education assures the high quality of patient care in the ambulatory setting.

Program Directory

Karen Malcolm, Pharm.D.

Program Length

Twelve months, beginning in July

Benefits

  • Stipend
  • 10 days of personal leave
  • 5 paid holidays
  • Professional leave for conferences and interviews
  • Health insurance
  • Dental coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Educational and professional travel allowances

Application Requirements

Eligibility requirements for the PGY-2 Residency Program include the following:

  • Graduate from an ACPE accredited college or school of pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree
  • Completion of an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice (PGY-1) Residency
  • Eligible for licensure in the State of Florida – all residents must take their exams prior to the start of the residency
  • On-site interview
  • For non-resident alien applicants, authorization for employment that is valid through the residency period is required

Application Materials

  • Application
  • Letter of intent
  • Current curriculum vitae
  • Letters of recommendation from three (3) professional sources
  • Official transcript of applicant’s pharmacy coursework and grades

The application deadline is January 11, 2010.

Application materials may be sent via US Mail, fax, or email as follows:

Residency Coordinator
Shands Jacksonville Pharmacy Department
655 W. Eighth St., C-89
Jacksonville, FL 32209

Phone: (904) 244-4157
Fax: (904) 244-4272
E-mail: pharmacyresidency@jax.ufl.edu

Applicants may contact Dr. Karen Malcolm, Ambulatory Care Program Director, at karen.malcolm@jax.ufl.edu to check on the status of their application. After the application is complete and reviewed, the residency selection committee will notify selected applicants to arrange an onsite interview.

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