Pharmacy Residency Track

Pharmacy Residency TrackGet ready for residency

The Pharmacy Residency Track prepares student pharmacists for careers in progressive practice while also providing additional opportunities to strengthen their candidacy for competitive post-graduate training programs. 

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Eligibility Eligibility

Required:

  • Completed Foundations of Clinical Pharmacy Practice Elective with B or higher and maintain overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.

  • Good academic standing and no probation, academic or professional.

ApplicationApplication

Students who have met the requirements may enroll using this online form: https://bgcop.formstack.com/forms/res_enrollment_form 

RequirementsRequirements

  • Complete 12 hours of the required course work.

 

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Residency Timeline

 

 

More info on timeline

  • Foundations of Clinical Pharmacy Practice (2 hours) 

    P2 Fall

    *Grade of B or higher required to continue in the track

  • Advanced Application of Primary Literature (1 hour)

    P2 Spring

  • Communication Skills as a Platform for Success (1 hour)

    P2 Spring

  • Practice Area Specific Elective

    Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice in Appalachia (2 hours), P3 Fall (only offered this semester)

    OR

    Application of Acute Care Pharmacy (2 hours), P3 Spring (only offered this semester)

    OR

    MTM (1 hour), P3 Spring

    OR

    Business Plan Development (1 hour), P3 Spring

    *Only one of these courses is required. Students do not have to take all practice area specific electives.

     

     

  • Pharmacy Leadership Forum
    P3 Fall
  • Disease-State elective  (Ex. HIV, oncology, pediatrics, etc) (1-2 hours) 

    P3 Spring 

    Students must select one disease state-specific elective

  • Post-Grad Launchpad (1 hour)

    P3 Spring/ P4 Fall (only offered at this time) 

    This is a calendar year long elective that meets monthly from January of the student’s P3 year until November of the student’s P4 year .

  • Research Component    

    Clinical Research Primer (2 hours), Offered P2 and P3 years

    OR

    Independent Research with a Faculty Member, Any Year

    Students must complete 2 hours of research experience either in the form of independent research with a faculty member OR through the Clinical Research Primer Course. Both are not required. 

  • Capstone Presentation (1 hour)

    P4 Year

    CE-accredited Seminar presentation

    OR

    Research presented (poster or oral presentation) at a local or national meeting

    OR

    Manuscript accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journal

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