Program Details
The Hackensack University Medical Center Pharmacy Residency Program – Emergency Medicine Post Graduate Year 2 (PGY2) is an ASHP accredited 12-month program.Located just 8 miles west of Manhattan, Hackensack University Medical Center is a nonprofit teaching and research hospital that is the largest provider of health care services in the state of New Jersey with 775 inpatient beds. It is a Level-1 Emergency trauma center that sees over 111,000 patients per year. An additional 34,000 patients visit the Pediatric Emergency Department annually. It is also a Stroke Center and a STEMI catherization center with full cardiothoracic surgical capabilities.
The programs primary goal is to offer advanced training in Emergency Medicine pharmacy with an emphasis on the following areas:
- Assessment and evaluation of the pharmacological treatment of patients presenting to the ED
- Development and enhancement of teaching skills through didactic and experiential teaching of Doctor of Pharmacy students
- Development and enhancement of written and oral communication skills
- Development of research skills
Rotations Offered
Orientation | 1 month |
Emergency Medicine | 6 months |
New Jersey Poison Control Center | 1 month |
Critical Care (MICU or SICU) | 1 month |
Pediatric Emergency Medicine | 1 month |
Infectious Diseases | 1 month |
Electives
Adult Medical/Cardiac Intensive Care
Surgical/Trauma/Neuro Critical Care
Psychiatry
Emergency Medicine at University Hospital
Longitudinal
Research Project
Staffing
Teaching Opportunities
Didactic
There may be opportunities to teach in both small group and large lecture hall settings. Formal conference lectures for the Emergency Medicine Residents are also required.
Teaching Certificate
Opportunity to earn a teaching certificate at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy.
Responsibilities
Though certain responsibilities of the resident are required, the program has the flexibility to develop activities consistent with the resident’s background and career goals. In general, the resident’s responsibilities include:
- Perform daily patient care activities at Hackensack University Medical Center and make appropriate recommendations to interdisciplinary treatment teams
- Design, monitor, and evaluate treatment goals for Emergency Department patients that consider patient-, disease-, and drug-specific information and ethical considerations
- Present educational in-services on pharmacy topics to patients, pharmacy staff, and interdisciplinary treatment team
- Supervise pharmacy students on clerkship
- Complete a research project, as well as present this research at a conference