This program prepares residents to successfully manage complicated medication regimens in a diverse patient population in the ambulatory care setting. The resident will work alongside a multidisciplinary team within a variety of ambulatory care sites at a safety net academic medical center focused on the care of underserved patients.
The purpose of the Eskenazi Health PGY2 Ambulatory Care residency program is to build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in Ambulatory Care. The PGY2 residency provides residents with opportunities to function independently as a practitioner by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.
The Eskenazi Health PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency prepares residents to successfully manage patients in a variety of ambulatory care settings and demonstrate effective leadership skills. The goal is to help residents gain knowledge in pharmacotherapy, pharmacokinetics, drug utilization and the pathophysiology of patients in the ambulatory care setting as a member of an interdisciplinary health care team. The resident will be exposed to a variety of teaching experiences to target various students and medical professionals at all stages of training through didactic lectures, lab facilitation, case-based classroom teaching, in-services, precepting and a teaching certificate program.
Upon completion of the PGY2 residency program, residents shall be able to practice as a specialist in ambulatory care pharmacotherapy by achieving the following outcomes:
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Provide comprehensive medication management to ambulatory care patients following a consistent patient care process
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Design and/or deliver programs that contribute to public health efforts or population management
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Manage the development or revision, and implementation, of proposals related to the ambulatory care setting
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Demonstrate ability to conduct a research project
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Demonstrate leadership skills
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Demonstrate management skills in the provision of care for ambulatory care patients and in the operation of an ambulatory care pharmacy service
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Demonstrate excellence in providing effective medication and practice-related education
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Effectively employ appropriate preceptor roles when engaged in teaching students, pharmacy technicians or fellow health care professionals in ambulatory care settings
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Early Commitment: The PGY2 Critical Care Program at Eskenazi Health will decide and communicate to internal residents whether the program will be pursuing early commitment that year. This does not guarantee an internal resident will be offered early commitment. Internal PGY1 residents may only apply to early commit to one PGY2 program within Eskenazi Health.
This PGY1 Pharmacy Residency conducted by Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis, IN is accredited by ASHP.