Pre-Residency Requirements
• The resident must have received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited school of pharmacy.
• Residents are required to become a registered pharmacist in the state of Maryland.
Satisfactory completion of the following is required:
1. Required and Elective Learning Experiences
2. Residency Project
3. Required Presentations
4. Teaching Responsibilities
5. Service (Staffing) Responsibilities
6. Attendance at Required Meetings
7. Maintenance of Residency Portfolio
1. Required Learning Experiences
• Orientation (4 weeks)
• Internal Medicine (5 weeks)
• Surgery (5 weeks)
• Infectious Disease (5 weeks)
• Critical Care – Medical ICU (5 weeks)
• Psychiatry (5 weeks)
• Ambulatory Care / Anticoagulation Clinic (5 weeks)
• Pharmacy Administration (5 weeks)
• Distribution (longitudinal)
• Drug Information (longitudinal)
Elective Learning Experiences*
• Cardiology
• Pain Management
• Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
• Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU)
• Surgical Intensive Care (SICU)
• Emergency Medicine
• Other off site learning experiences (based on availability)
• *Mandatory learning experiences may be repeated as electives
The specific program is customized for each resident based upon his or her goals, interests, and previous experience. All residents are required to complete core learning experiences to develop a broad knowledge base. A range of elective learning experiences are available to permit the resident flexibility in pursuing individual goals. Generally the resident will have enough time for two 4-week electives during the residency year. Elective time may vary based on resident time-off, preceptor availability, completion of required learning experience goals, and other factors.
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2. Residency research project
Completion of a major project is a required component of the residency program. The resident is expected to plan, design, and complete a major project related to pharmacy practice within the residency year. The resident will choose a residency project and the main purpose is to provide the resident with the skills necessary to conduct and manage a major project over the course of the allotted time in their residency year. The resident will work with a preceptor advisor on the research project and will be evaluated on the project as a longitudinal learning experience.
At the completion of the project, the resident is required to submit a manuscript of his/her project in publishable form by June 1st.
The project will be presented to the pharmacy staff and also at the regional level at Eastern States Conference and submitted for presentation at MSHP residents’ poster/platform presentation. The project is intended to improve the resident's communication and research skills.
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3. Required Presentations
Patient Case Presentations
Patient case presentations are part of most clinical learning experiences. The preceptor for each learning experience will notify the resident if a case presentation is a required element of that learning experience.
Journal Club
Residents are required to facilitate four Journal Club discussions throughout the year. The resident will present a current piece of literature and present the article’s background, relevance, strengths, weaknesses, application to practice, etc.
Pharmacotherapy Rounds
The resident will prepare and present Pharmacotherapy Rounds for continuing education credit for residents, preceptors, and pharmacists. The presentation takes place at either the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy or Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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4. Teaching requirements
The resident is required to teach at University of Maryland or Notre Dame University Schools of Pharmacy for a total of 5 hours through out the residency year. The resident will choose a class and be paired with a professor from the School of Pharmacy. The professor will evaluate the resident’s performance.
In addition, the resident is required to precept student presentation sessions during assigned learning experience blocks. Working with a preceptor, the resident is responsible for scheduling presentations sessions, assigning presentation times to the students, attending all presentations, and evaluating the student presentations.
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5. Service Responsibilities (staffing)
Resident rotates every third weekend and holidays. Residents also work one 3-hour evening block every other week in the Central Pharmacy. It is the responsibility of the resident to arrange for coverage if unable to work during his/her designated weekend shift. The resident is evaluated on their staffing performance as part of their distribution longitudinal learning experience.
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6. Professional Meetings / Joint Meetings with other Residency Programs
Pharmacotherapy Rounds (at University of Maryland School of Pharmacy or Johns Hopkins Hospital): The resident is required to attend at least 8 lectures throughout the course of the year.
Management Rounds (at University of Maryland School of Pharmacy): The resident is required to attend at least 3 lectures of interest throughout the course of the year.
Eastern States Residency Conference: The resident is required to attend the Eastern States Residency Conference to present their research project. Travel support will be provided for this trip.
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting: The resident has the opportunity to attend the ASHP Midyear Meeting in December. Travel support will be provided for this trip.
Maryland Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP): The resident is encouraged to attend MSHP meetings regularly. The resident is required to submit their research project for presentation at a MSHP meeting in May.
Annual Resident Visit to ASHP Headquarters: Annually ASHP welcomes new residents for a one day visit at the ASHP headquarter in Bethesda, Maryland.
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7. Maintenance of Residency Portfolio
The residents are required to keep a portfolio of all projects, presentations and evaluations. This may be done electronically through Resitrak and PharmPortfolio or on paper (or likely through a combination of both methods).
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