Core Rotations Duration
Orientation I 6 weeks
Internal Medicine 1 5 weeks
Internal Medicine 2 5 weeks
Internal Medicine 3 5 weeks
Critical Care 5 weeks
Infectious Disease 5 weeks
Transition of Care 4 weeks
Required Longitudinal Rotations Duration
Research 12 months
Antibiotic Stewardship 10 months
Medication Safety 11 months
Teaching 12 months
Medication Reconciliation 10 months
Code response 8 months
Elective Rotations Duration
Emergency Medicine 4 weeks
Oncology 4 weeks
Psychiatry 4 weeks
Population Health 4 weeks
Mini-Rotation: OR 2 weeks
Mini-Rotation: Unit-based Pharmacy 2 weeks

Longitudinal Projects and Assignments

  • Leadership: PGY-2 IM resident serves as Chief Resident for all current residents
  • Committees: members of P&T and other committees based on interest
  • Formulary project: prepare and present a drug monograph, formulary class review, and/or guideline to P&T
  • Research
    • Medication use evaluation
    • Longitudinal research project
    • Presentation of research at Vizient Pharmacy Conference/ASHP Midyear and Eastern States Pharmacy Conference
  • Staffing: requirements are every 3rd weekend, one evening shift every 3rd week, and 1 admission medication reconciliation evening shift every 3rd week
  • Teaching
    • Participate in the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Certificate program if did not complete a teaching certificate program in PGY-1 program
    • Precepting: co-precepting APPE students with clinical preceptors
    • Continuing education: present an ACPE-accredited CE presentation at Penn Medicine Pharmacy Grand Rounds
    • In-service: present an in-service to nursing staff
    • Formal didactic opportunities at school of pharmacy based on resident interest and faculty preceptor need
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