Pharmacy Residency

Lawrence + Memorial Hospital is home to a PGY-1 hospital pharmacy practice residency.

The Pharmacy Department serves the hospital as well as Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Waterford, Pequot Health Center in Groton and Westerly Hospital in Westerly, RI.  It provides inpatient services (internal medicine, critical care medicine, emergency medicine, general and orthopedic surgeries, cardiac, pediatric, rehab, psychiatric, stroke and obstetrics) and outpatient services (anticoagulation clinic, infusion therapies and surgeries).

Residents serve as co-preceptors for PharmD students from the University of Connecticut, University of Rhode Island, University of Saint Joseph, and Western New England College of Pharmacy. Residents participate in numerous teaching and learning opportunities, including didactic lectures, advanced cardiac life support, and a teaching certificate. They engage in local and health system committees, along with multiple, high-impact clinical, financial and operational projects.

The pharmacy residency requires pharmacist licensure or eligibility for licensure for both Connecticut and Rhode Island.

PGY-1 Pharmacy Program

PGY1 Requirements for Graduation:

1. Educational checklist complete
   • Pharmacy Grand Rounds
   • Clinical Case Conference
   • In-service (at least 2 to 2 different audiences)
   • Community Service (2)
   • Landmark Journal Club
   • Monograph, Policy or Guideline
   • Medication Use Evaluation
   • Manuscript (see below)
2. Portfolio complete (completed documents for each checklist item uploaded to resident portfolio)
3. Longitudinal project completed 
4. Poster presentation at a meeting such as Midyear Meeting and a platform presentation at a meeting such as ESRC
5. Achieved at least 80% of ASHP residency objectives (Preceptor marked as "achieved" on at least two occasions or other documentation demonstrating achievement of the objective as evaluated by the RPC/RPD)
6. Manuscript suitable for publication (Complete manuscript incorporating at least two rounds of preceptor feedback)
7. Compliant with all pharmacist mandatory requirements (e.g. current pharmacist license in good standing on file, completion of all mandatory training)

The learning experiences will include a series of learning activities designed to expose the resident to many facets of pharmacy practice with guidance from the preceptor.  An individual resident plan and calendar will be developed for each resident.

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