Why Sinai Hospital?

• Sinai offers the supportive environment of a community hospital with the academic research capabilities of a university hospital
• Sinai is supported by an enthusiastic faculty with connections to the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and The Johns Hopkins Hospital, residents treat patients from a variety of socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds in all clinical settings
• Sinai is committed to preparing residents for the practice of pharmacy with cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art curricula

What Does Sinai Offer?

• A full-service community teaching hospital with more than 425 licensed beds, 67 critical care beds, 35 bassinets and a 53-bed emergency pavilio
• Decentralized, specialized and ambulatory pharmacy practice
• Competitive salary and free parking

What About Sinai's Programs?

Sinai offers an ASHP-accredited residency program in General Pharmacy Practice. Required rotations include internal medicine, critical care, pediatrics, infectious diseases, drug information, ambulatory care and a dedicated research month. Electives include oncology, neonatal intensive care unit, pediatric intensive care unit, surgical intensive care unit, drug information/adverse drug event reporting, cardiac care unit and pharmacy practice management. Residents are evaluated using ASHP's Residency Learning System (RLS). Several opportunities exist to develop teaching skills through collaboration with the University of Maryland School
of Pharmacy.

Being a pharmacy resident in Baltimore, Maryland, means living and working in a city known for its world-class medicine and hometown charm.

What are the clinical services offered by the Department of Pharmacy?

• Decentralized pharmacy services
• State-of-the-art therapeutic drug monitoring program involving pharmacist prescribing
• Parenteral nutrition monitoring with computerized physician order entry
• Patient care rounding
• Medication teaching
• Drug order review
• Drug information support
• Computerized dose checks and emergency dosing calculators
• HealthprolinkTM utilization using personal digital assistants (PDA)

Program Overview

Residents are evaluated using ASHP's Residency Learning System (RLS).

Mandatory Rotations: Six weeks

Orientation
Internal Medicine
Critical Care
Pediatrics
Infectious Diseases
Ambulatory (may be done as a rotation or as a
longitudinal experience)
Drug Information (will be done as a longitudinal
experience)
Pharmacy Practice Management (will be done as a longitudinal experience)

Electives*
4 through 4 weeks
1 through 6 weeks (weeks 18-24 /elective six weeks rotation)

Oncology
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Drug Information/Adverse Drug Event Reporting
Coronary Care Unit
Pharmacy Practice Management
*Mandatory rotations can be repeated as electives

December-Project/ASHP/Holidays

Mission of Pharmacy Practice Residency

Practitioners completing this residency will gain the necessary experience and critical thinking skills applicable to numerous care venues. Their professional development will be facilitated through a process of self-monitoring, knowledge acquisition and application of technical and analytical skills. This, in combination with the development of interpersonal skills, will result in a unique leadership style applicable toward improving the safety of the medication use process.

Residency Goals

1. Gain experience and critical thinking skills in providing direct patient care across a broad range of care settings
2. Develop skills in self-evaluation including establishing personal goals and assessment
3. Develop skills in teamwork as a leader and follower
4. Develop marketable job skills
5. Develop technical and analytical skills in managing patient safety
6. Develop skills in education of others and effecting knowledge transfer
7. Develop essential interpersonal skills to facilitate the development of human relationships

Residency Opportunities

Residents will be encouraged to develop teaching skills via the following venues:

1. Inservices to pharmacy staff
2. Inservices to medical/nursing staff
3. Involvement with precepting of University of Maryland School of Pharmacy students
4. Opportunities to teach various classes at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

Additional Experiences

• Major research project with a formal presentation at the Eastern States Conference
• Pharmacotherapy Rounds presentation given at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
• Medication Safety Project

Travel

Residents will travel to ASHP's midyear clinical meeting in December. Travel support will be provided for this trip. Also, expenses will be covered for the Eastern States Conference.

Licensure

Residents are required to become a registered
pharmacist in the state of Maryland by September 1.

Staffing

Resident rotates every third weekend and holidays.
May elect one to two evenings per week at a per diem rate. (Not greater than 8 hours per week).

Vacation

Residents are given two weeks vacation along with the standard paid time off days according to Sinai's Human Resources policy.

If you are interested in pursuing a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Sinai Hospital please contact us at 410-601-5881 before January 15.