WFUBMC offers a one-year ID residency designed to provide experiences in all areas of ID pharmacotherapy. An emphasis is placed on clinical practice and antimicrobial stewardship. One position is available each year. This residency is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).

Rotations

Flexibility allows residents to tailor their experiences to meet their individual career goals. The residency year is divided into eleven 1-month rotations (plus orientation). An example year is provided below:

• Two 1-month rotations in each of the following core services
  (6 months total)
  --ID Consult Service
  --ID Specialty Clinic
  --Antibiotic Support Team

 

•  Microbiology research laboratory (1 month)
• Clinical research (1 month)
• Choice of three electives (3 months total)
  --Medicine Intensive Care Unit
  --Solid Organ Transplant
  --Pediatric ID Consult Service
  --General Surgery/Surgical ICU
  --Blood Marrow Transplant
  --Nephrology
  --Internal Medicine
  --One or more additional months in the core ID services listed above

Presentations

Written and verbal communication skills are emphasized throughout the program. Anticipated presentation experiences include:

• 1-hour NC CE-accredited program
• Journal club
• Case conference presentation
• Inservices on rotations
• Project presentation at the Southeastern Residency Conference
• Lecture to the first year Physician Assistant School class

Precepting

By precepting students, the ID resident will refine their teaching skills and further deepen their own clinical knowledge base.

• WFUBMC is a rotation site for students from the University of North Carolina and Campbell University Schools of Pharmacy (approximately 160 student months per year)

Projects

The resident will complete two independent research projects: 1) a clinical project for which IRB application and approval is generally required, and 2) a microbiology research project. Publication of both projects is encouraged. Either poster presentation at an appropriate conference or formal manuscript preparation is acceptable.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Estimated stipend: $41,500
• Paid holiday and vacation time
• Covered parking provided
• Funding to attend ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC)

Former Residents

2003-2004   Carmen Faulkner, PharmD        ID Specialist, Greenville Hospital System
                                                                     Greenville, SC
2004-2005   Heather Cox, PharmD               ID Specialist, University of Virginia Health 
                                                                      System, Charlotesville, VA
2005-2006   Brandon Bookstaver, PharmD   Clincal Assistant Professor, MUSC, 
                                                                      Columbia SC Campus
2006-2007   Ashley Herring, PharmD            ID Specialist, Emory-Crawford Long
                                                                     Atlanta,GA
2007-2008   Hannah Palmer, PharmD            ID Specialist, St. Luke's Episcopal
                                                                      Houston, TX
2008-2009   Linsey Hocker, PharmD            ID Faculty, East Tennessee State University
                                                                      Johnson City, TN  

Application Process

Potential applicants are encouraged to participate in the Personnel Placement Service (PPS), a recruiting event that occurs each year in conjunction with the ASHP Midyear Meeting. As part of PPS, preliminary interviews of qualifying candidates are conducted. After careful evaluation, 5-8 candidates are invited to participate in an on-site interview process at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (WFUBMC). These candidates will be ranked according to the rules and regulations of the ASHP matching process. Candidates who reside locally may travel to WFUBMC for a preliminary interview, but only if not participating in PPS. This application process is only relevant in years when an early commitment from a PGY-1 resident at WFUBMC has not been obtained.      

Contact Information

John C. Williamson, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Coordinator, Infectious Diseases
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Dept. of Pharmacy
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC  27157
336-713-3431

johnwill@wfubmc.edu