Critical Care Pharmacotherapy (PGY-2) Residency Program
For further information please contact:
HENRY COHEN, B.S., M.S., Pharm.D., FCCM, BCPP, CGP
Chief Pharmacy Officer
Director of Pharmacy Residency Programs (PGY-1 and PGY-2)
Phone: (718) 604-5373 |
Fax: (718) 604-5486
Email:
HCohen@kingsbrook.org
Critical Care Pharmacotherapy Residency Goals
The Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center and the Touro College of Pharmacy,
offer a one-year ASHP-accredited Specialty Residency Program in Critical
Care Pharmacotherapy (PGY-2). The primary goals of this residency program
are to prepare the resident to become a highly-trained pharmacy professional
with leadership skills, a proficient specialist in critical care pharmacotherapy,
competent in publication & presentation scholarship, and clinical
research & design. Upon completion of this advanced training program,
the resident should be poised for careers in hospital practice, academia,
or industry. The resident will receive comprehensive, intense, and individualized
training in all aspects of critical care pharmacy practice from dedicated
and passionate pharmacy faculty.
Pharmacotherapy Position Description
The resident will be responsible for providing comprehensive medication
therapy management for critically-ill patients in the following settings:
medical/surgical critical care unit, cardiac critical care unit, emergency
department, and surgery units. The resident will have the opportunity
to provide emergency medicine pharmacy services via the emergency medicine
pharmacy satellite, and will partner with paramedics throughout New York
City in hospital ambulances. Residents will be trained to provide nutritional
support to the critically ill. Clerkship opportunities in Clinical Pharmacokinetics
and Infectious Diseases are available.
Additionally, the resident will perform pharmacotherapy and pharmacokinetic
consultations, and approve restricted antimicrobials for the critically
ill. The resident will interact with several critical care pharmacy and
medicine faculty. He/she will participate in adverse drug event and medication
error reporting, and will perform admission histories and medication reconciliation,
and drug discharge counseling. The resident will receive BCLS and ACLS
training and certification, and participate in codes. Regarding academic
training, an IRB-approved scholarly research project is required. Moreover,
there is a faculty appointment with the Touro College of Pharmacy.
Research Project and Publishing Requirements
The resident is required to complete one rigorous scholarly critical care
research project. The resident will be responsible for preparing a research
proposal including justification for the project and study methodology,
determination of a power analysis, application of appropriate statistical
analysis, development of a budget, receiving IRB approval, collaborating
with research-intensive medical residents, presenting via poster or platform
presentation, and publishing the results as an abstract and manuscript.
Qualifications
To qualify for this ASHP-accredited critical care pharmacotherapy residency
program (PGY-2), you must be a graduate of an ACPE-accredited college
of pharmacy, possess a Pharm.D. degree, or a Post-BS Pharm.D. degree or
equivalent experience, and have completed an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy
Practice Residency (PGY-1). Pharmacy licensure or eligibility for licensure
in NY State is required.
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