Program overview

Required core learning experiences

Most of these Pharmacy Residency learning experiences are one month long, but duration might be modified based on your interests and the availability of preceptors.

• Orientation
• Internal medicine
• Advanced internal medicine (pre-requisite: internal medicine)
• Cardiology
• Critical care (pre-requisite: infectious diseases)
• Infectious diseases

Required longitudinal learning experiences

• Drug information and healthcare education (11 months)
• Major research project (1 year)
• Pharmacy administration and medication safety (11 months)
• Pharmacy staffing (11 months)

Elective learning experiences

Most of these experiences are also one-month long. But, like required core experiences, these can also be changed depending on residents’ interests. That, in turn, could change the number of electives you can select. Our goal is to provide you with a pharmacy residency tailored to your interests and goals. In general, you’ll have the opportunity to select six electives and complete the international medical missions experience.

• Advanced cardiology
• Advanced emergency medicine
• Ambulatory care: oncology
• Antimicrobial stewardship (pre-requisite: infectious diseases)
• Emergency medicine
• Hematology/oncology
• Medical missions (longitudinal elective with one week of concentrated international travel)
• Pediatrics/obstetrics pharmacy practice
• Pediatrics (2 weeks)
• Pharmacy leadership (2 weeks)
• Pharmacy leadership (4 weeks)
• Precepting (pre-requisites: internal medicine, advanced internal medicine)
• Precepting and learning program, Wilkes University (11 months)
• Trauma/surgical critical care