WFUBMC offers a one-year, ASHP-accredited PGY-1 residency that is designed to provide a broad range of experiences in a progressive environment committed to pharmaceutical care and education.  Four positions are available each year.

Rotations

Flexibility allows residents to tailor their experiences to meet their individual interests and career goals.

      ·    Seven 6-week rotations

      ·    Drug Information is the only required rotation

      ·    Remaining 6 rotations are selected from a list of 18 electives

      ·    All rotations precepted by outstanding clinical specialists

      ·    Ambulatory care and practice management are longitudinal experiences
           integrated throughout the year.

      ·    Click here for a complete list of rotations and preceptors

Presentations

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

      ·    Pharmacotherapy CE Program   ·    Poster Presentation at 
                                                                 ASHP Midyear and UHC

      ·    Journal Club                              ·    Case Presentations

      ·    Project Presentation at the Southeastern Residency Conference

      ·    Inservices on rotations                      

Precepting

By precepting students, residents 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, Campbell University Schools of Pharmacy and Wingate School of Pharmacy (approximately 170 student months per year)

      ·    Precepting responsibilities available on most rotations

Projects

      ·    Each resident completes:

                  -   an independent research project

                  -   a drug usage evaluation (paired with another resident)

Staffing

      ·    Every fifth weekend and one evening per week                                              

Benefits

      ·    Comprehensive benefit package   ·   Estimated stipend: $40,000

      ·    Paid holiday and vacation time    ·   Funding to attend professional meetings
      ·    Covered parking is provided

Application Requirements

      ·    Application instructions

      ·    Application deadline is January 10th

      ·    Approximately 25 applicants will be selected for an onsite interview

Contact Information

      James R. Beardsley, PharmD, BCPS
      Assistant Director of Pharmacy
      Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
      Medical Center Boulevard
      Winston-Salem, NC  27157
      336-713-3412
      jbeardsl@wfubmc.edu