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Residency Program in Pharmacy Practice FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
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How many Pharmacy Residents train at SAVAHCS each year?
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How do I apply for a Residency position at SAVAHCS?
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How much Staffing is required of the residents?
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What type of Elective rotations are available?
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Can I do an elective at a different site?
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How is the performance of Pharmacy Residents evaluated?
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What type of health benefits are available to Pharmacy Residents?
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Do Pharmacy Residents go to educational meetings?
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Do I need an Arizona Pharmacist license to be a Pharmacy Resident at SAVAHCS?
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Do I need to be a U.S. citizen to be a Resident at SAVAHCS?
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What type of computer and electronic resources are available at SAVAHCS?
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What type of medical references are available?
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What jobs have former residents taken after completing a Pharmacy Residency at SAVAHCS?
1. How many Pharmacy Residents train at SAVAHCS each year?
SAVAHCS currently has seven positions in our Pharmacy Residency Program. Residents share a centralized office and interact with each other on a daily basis.
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2. How do I apply for a Residency position at SAVAHCS?
Residents are selected through the Residency Matching Program. This is administered through the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Visit the ASHP web site at www.ASHP.org and select the link to “Residency and Accreditation Information” for more details about applying for a residency.
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3. How much Staffing is required of the residents?
The Pharmacy Residents are required to do a limited amount of inpatient staffing throughout the year. This helps meet the staffing experience requirement for accredited Pharmacy Practice Residencies. During this staffing experience the Resident will review and verify medication orders, compound I.V. admixtures, and perform clinical pharmacy monitoring functions.
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4. What type of Elective rotations are available?
Pharmacy Residents have 2 elective months during the year. These electives may include (but are not limited to) cardiology, infectious diseases, critical care, ambulatory care, mental health, and oncology. The elective time is used to tailor specific interests of the resident within the training program.
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5. Can I do an elective at a different site?
It is possible for one elective to be done outside of SAVAHCS. An outside site must be affiliated with an established residency program and the preceptor must be willing to have a resident from SAVAHCS. The resident is responsible for arranging an outside experience if one is desired.
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6. How is the performance of Pharmacy Residents evaluated?
Residents are evaluated by Preceptors on every rotation. The evaluations are based on the ASHP Residency Learning System. Specific goals and objectives must be met for each of the rotations. For more on the evaluation process, click on the "Feedback and Evaluations" link on the menu to the left.
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7. What type of health benefits are available to Pharmacy Residents?
Residents have access to the same medical and dental insurance plans that are offered to full time employees of SAVAHCS. These include a wide range of HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) and PPO (Preferred Provider Organization) health plans. Many of these plans also offer dental coverage.
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8. Do Pharmacy Residents go to educational meetings?
Residents are expected to attend the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December and the Western States Conference for Pharmacy Residents, Fellows, and Preceptors in May. Travel funds are available to offset some of the expenses. You can expect that your registration and airfare will be paid for the Midyear Clinical Meeting.
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9. Do I need an Arizona Pharmacist license to be a Pharmacy Resident at SAVAHCS?
Residents are required to have a state pharmacist license in order to fulfill their duties as a Pharmacy Resident. However, the license does not need to be from Arizona. It can be a Pharmacist License from any state in the USA.
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10. Do I need to be a U.S. citizen to be a Resident at SAVAHCS?
Yes. According to Federal Law, you must be a citizen of the United States of America in order to be employed as a Pharmacy Resident at SAVAHCS.
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11. What type of computer and electronic resources are available at SAVAHCS?
SAVHACS utilizes an electronic medical record. Each Pharmacy Resident desk has its own computer terminal. Residents have access to a wide variety of Windows based programs, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, Explorer, and Power Point. Laptop computers and overhead projectors are available for conference presentations given at SAVAHCS.
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12. What type of medical references are available?
SAVAHCS has access to a large number of electronic and paper drug information and therapeutics references. Drug references include Micromedex, AHFS Drug Information, and USP DI. Various therapeutics references are available covering cardiology, GI, orthopedics, OB/GYN, pediatrics, emergency medicine, and psychiatry. Residents also have full access to Up To Date, MD Consult, and OVID/Medline. The library carries many medical text books and maintains subscriptions to approximately 300 medical journals.
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13. What jobs have former residents taken after completing a Pharmacy Residency at SAVAHCS?
Former residents have taken jobs in a variety of practice settings. Many former residents now work in clinical pharmacy practices in inpatient and ambulatory care. Several former residents have taken Industry positions. Others have gone on to complete fellowships in Pharmacoeconomics, Ambulatory Care, Geriatrics, and Drug Information.
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