Critical Care Specialty Residency
WFUBMC offers a one-year, specialty residency in critical care. It is designed to provide the resident with a broad range of critical care experiences in a progressive environment committed to pharmaceutical care and education. One position is available each year.
Clinical experiences
Clinical experiences are available in each of the following patient populations:
· Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) · Coronary Care
· Cardiothoracic Intensive Care · Medical Intensive Care
· Neurosurgical Intensive Care · Surgical Intensive Care
· Trauma/Burn Intensive Care · Vascular Surgery
· Infectious Disease · Emergency Medicine
· Nutrition Support · Pain Management
· Pediatric Intensive Care · Neonatal Intensive Care
Rotations
Flexibility allows the resident to tailor experiences to meet their individual interests and career goals.
· 12 one-month rotations
· All rotations precepted by
qualified clinical specialists
· In July, the resident will spend time learning the
distribution system in the Critical Care Satellite
· December will be left open as a research and administration month
· Remaining 10 rotations are selected from a list of 14
electives
Presentations
Written and verbal communication skills are emphasized throughout the program. Presentation opportunities include:
· Pharmacotherapy CE Program · Journal Club
· Case Presentations · Staff Development presentations
· Inservices on rotations
· Project Presentation at the Southeastern Residency Conference
· Presentation at a national meeting such as ASHP Midyear, ACCP, or SCCM.
Precepting
· By precepting students, the critical care resident will have the
opportunity to 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)
· Precepting responsibilities available on many rotations
Projects
The critical care resident will complete:
- · a minimum of one independent research
project
- · a manuscript for
publication
· Mentoring provided by pharmacy
preceptors