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Rotations and Curriculum — Pharmacy Residency at St. Charles Hospital

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Mercy Health – St. Charles Hospital

Mercy Health – St. Charles Hospital is a 250-bed Level III trauma community teaching center, serving residents of Oregon, East Toledo, Lucas, Wood and Ottawa counties. St. Charles provides a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient care including emergency, orthopedic, acute rehabilitation and cardiac rehabilitation services. Our hospital features include a sleep center and a women's center. The Behavioral Health Institute is a 90-bed psychiatric facility on the campus of Mercy Health St. Charles Hospital. Mercy Health – St. Charles Hospital received the accreditation in stroke care with the Certification for Primary Stroke Center accreditation from The Joint Commission. With a modern facility, St. Charles takes a leadership role in providing quality care and community development.

The Department of Pharmacy has a progressive practice model with clinical pharmacists that provide extensive, decentralized clinical services throughout the hospital. These efforts are supported by an integrated electronic health record (Epic), state-of-the-art IV room and barcode medication administration. Services include a robust antimicrobial stewardship service, medication management service, emergency and behavioral health specialists and an outpatient retail pharmacy. 

Rotation Schedule

Each resident will complete 12 rotational learning experiences that are approximately four weeks in length along with longitudinal rotations. A “Development Plan” for the year is created based on an individual’s entering interests, rotation preferences, areas of prior experience and areas of strength or weakness.

The program has been very flexible in changing the residency experience to accommodate the resident's changing interests and needs. Special interests will be accommodated and encouraged. 

Required learning experiences (one month):
  • Orientation
  • Internal medicine
  • Infectious disease
  • Critical care
  • Drug Information
  • Advanced Internal Medicine
Longitudinal learning experiences:
  • Pharmacy practice (Staffing)
  • Pharmacy management
  • Medication management
  • Research
  • Teaching - including a Teaching and Learning Certificate Program with Ohio Northern University”

Electives

  • Psychiatry
  • Nephrology
  • Transitions of Care
  • Oncology
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Ambulatory (Family Practice)
  • Advanced Medication Management
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Pharmacy Management (one month)
  • Pain Management
  • Pediatrics
  • Population Health
  • Opioid Stewardship
  • Geriatrics
  • Medication Safety (longitudinal)

Residents may have the flexibility to create additional electives and repeat rotations based on their interest.

Research Project

The resident must complete one formal, longitudinal research project. This project must be presented at designated pharmacy conferences and a manuscript suitable for publication must be completed describing the results of the project.

Research and Scholarly Activity

Additional experiences:
  • ACLS certification
  • Committee participation
  • Precepting/teaching opportunities
  • Teaching and learning certificate program offered by Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy
  • No on-call responsibility or holiday coverage
  • Pharmacy practice (staffing requirement): every other weekend
  • National and regional meetings: ASHP Midyear and Ohio Pharmacy Resident Conference
  • Opportunities exist to complete elective rotations at Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center, Mercy Health – St. Anne Hospital and Mercy Health – Perrysburg Hospital