Program Overview

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Introduction to the PGY1 Residency Program

The PGY1 Residency Program at The Johns Hopkins Hospital is designed to build on Doctor of Pharmacy education and outcomes, contributing to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions. The program is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and is intended to prepare residents for board certification and eligibility for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.

Program Overview

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital is a twelve-month, postgraduate training experience composed of four competency areas:

• Patient care
• Advancing practice and improving patient care
• Leadership and management
• Teaching, education, and dissemination of knowledge

Residents will have the opportunity to provide pharmaceutical care to patients in multiple settings, develop independent learning skills, maintain a professional ethic, provide effective medication education to others, understand research methods and opportunities, and assume personal responsibility for effecting change.

Program Goals

Residents who complete this program will be able to:

• Serve as an independent practitioner with in-depth knowledge of medication management
• Promote the safe, appropriate, and effective use of medications
• Contribute to the education of pharmacy learners, interdisciplinary team members, and patients
• Obtain a position as a clinical pharmacist or a PGY2 resident

Orientation

The Pharmacy Residency Orientation experience provides a comprehensive and coordinated training program designed to provide incoming residents with an understanding of policies, procedures, and expectations for the pharmacy residency experience. During orientation, residents will participate in hospital, department, and division orientation and will be exposed to department policies and resources.

Rotations

Required Rotations

• Critical Care (1 month)
  • Choice of:
    • Cardiac Care Unit (CCU)
    • Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care (CVSICU)
    • Medical Intensive Care (MICU)
    • Neurosciences Critical Care (NCCU)
    • Surgical Intensive Care (SICU)
    • Weinberg Intensive Care (WICU)
• Internal Medicine (1 month)
• Integrated Practice Rotation (2 months)
• Leadership Collaborative Rotation (1 month)
• Ambulatory Care (6 months longitudinal experience)
  • Adult Internal Medicine Clinic (3 months)
  • Anticoagulation Management Clinic (3 months)

Elective Rotations (1 month each)

• Addiction Medicine
• Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation
• Ambulatory Oncology
• Ambulatory Palliative Care Clinic
• Ambulatory Pediatric Oncology
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Benign Hematology and Hemostatic/Antithrombotic Stewardship
• Bone Marrow Transplantation/Lymphoma/Myeloma
• Clinical Informatics
• Concentrated Leadership
• Emergency Medicine
• Epic Willow Inpatient Certification
• General Adult Infectious Diseases Consults
• General Cardiology
• General Pediatrics
• Hematologic Malignancies
• Hepatology Service
• HIV/AIDS Service
• Investigational Drug Service
• Kidney and Pancreas Transplant
• Liver Transplant
• Lung Transplant
• Medical Oncology
• Medication Quality and Outcomes
• Medication Safety Adults
• Medication Safety - Pediatrics
• Neonatal Intensive Care
• Oncology Clinical Informatics
• Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy
• Pain Management
• Palliative Care
• Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care & Heart Transplant
• Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consult
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• Pediatric Liver Transplant & Gastroenterology
• Pediatric Oncology
• Pediatric Nephrology
• Psychiatry
• Surgery Acute Care
• Toxicology
• Transitions of Care
• Transplant Nephrology

Education Components

• Pharmacotherapy Rounds: All residents will provide a 30-minute presentation that is APCE accredited.
• Teaching Requirements:
  • Participate in 1 - 3 teaching sessions at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy, or Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
  • Prepare and present a minimum of 4 educational in-services
  • Write one article for the Writing on the Wall

Attendance at Professional Meetings

The department will support the resident (expense and leave time) to attend the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Eastern States Residency Conference.

Resident Projects

The resident must complete a longitudinal resident project with significant breadth intended to advance pharmacy practice. The overall goal of a project is to increase the resident's knowledge of project design and management, data analysis, and improved patient care.

Committee Participation

The resident will be assigned to departmental, hospital, or health-system committee(s) over the course of the year.

Staffing Component

Each resident will practice as a pharmacist in a designated area throughout the residency year. The PGY1 resident will follow the staffing requirements as outlined in the Residency Program Manual.

On-Call Coverage

The resident will participate in clinical on-call services. On-call duties include code response, drug information question responses, pharmacokinetic assessments, administrative assistance, and other duties.

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Residents are entitled to paid time off as outlined in the benefits section of the Residency Program Manual.

Preceptors

To learn more about the preceptors at JHH, please refer to the JHH Pharmacy Preceptor Bios.

Requirements for Acceptance to the Program

The qualified candidate will have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy. All applications will be accepted through PHORCAS.

Licensure and Certification Requirements

All residents are expected to obtain a Maryland State Pharmacy License by August 1. The resident will complete ACLS certification during the residency year, unless already certified.

Program Director

Jennifer A. Szwak, PharmD, BCPS, DPLA, FCCP

Jennifer (Austin) Szwak is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Internal Medicine and the PGY1 Residency Program Director at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Residency Program Coordinators

Max Ditlevson, PharmD, BCCP

Christopher Hartley, PharmD, BCPPS

Stephanie Seto, PharmD, BCCCP

These coordinators provide support and guidance to residents throughout the program.