Rotations
The program begins with a two week orientation to review department policies and procedures, introduce the computer system, ACLS/BLS certification, drug information orientation and introduction to medication screening. There are six required rotations and the remainder are selective. Required Rotations are for one month. Elective experiences are usually also for one month but depend on the resident's experience, goals and interests. The time frame for Longitudinal Experiences varies.
Required Experiences
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Pharmacy Practice
Introduces the responsibilities of a clinical pharmacist in a satellite pharmacy - Introductory Critical Care
- Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
- Drug Information
- Administration
- Practice Management- Longitudinal
- Practice Management Research Project- Longitudinal
- Residency Research Project- Longitudinal
- IPPE Teaching- Longitudinal
Selective Rotations
At the beginning of the year, residents coordinate preliminary schedules with fellow residents, preceptors and the program director. You must complete a total of 12 rotational experiences and at least the 4 required longitudinal experiences. Each selective rotation requires the approval of your residency advisor and the RPD. Several advanced experiences have prerequisites.
- Anticoagulation Clinic
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Critical Care-Medical
- Critical Care-Neuro
- Critical Care-Neonatal
- Critical Care-Surgery
- Emergency Department
- Hematology/Oncology
- HIV Clinic
- Infectious Disease
- Medicine
- Nutrition
- Pain
- Solid Organ Transplant
You may choose one or two of these three options:
- Medication Safety
- Product Management
- Research
You may choose one of these 2 longitudinal experiences:
- ICHP Committee Participation (Longitudinal)
- UHC Committee Participation (Longitudinal)
Contact
Noelle Chapman, Pharm. D.
Pharmacy Department Feinberg LC-700
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
251 E Huron St.
Chicago, IL. 60611
312-926-2547