PGY2 Residency in Critical Care Pharmacy Practice
Setting
Stanford Hospital & Clinics is world-renowned for advanced patient care, particularly for the treatment of rare, complex disorders in areas such as Cardiology, Oncology, Neurosciences, Surgery, and Organ Transplants. It is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of "America's Best Hospitals" and currently ranked within the top 20 in the U.S. Stanford Hospital & Clinics has a close relationship with both the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, an adjacent pediatric teaching hospital providing general acute and tertiary care. The hospital is located on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California; it is about 20 miles north of San Jose and about 40 miles south of San Francisco.
Clinical pharmacists at Stanford Hospital & Clinics cover all acute patient care areas, including Bone Marrow Transplant, Cardiology, Critical Care, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, and Solid Organ Transplant. In addition, ambulatory care clinical pharmacists are responsible for Oral Anticoagulation, Transplant Diabetes, and Oncology clinics.
Program Overview
The Critical Care Residency at Stanford Hospital & Clinics is a second-year specialty training program that offers extensive critical care experience at a leading edge, university medical center. With 611 licensed beds, nearly 40,000 emergency room visits annually, and more than 20,000 inpatient admissions each year, we offer a challenging, diverse caseload in multiple ICU settings. The Critical Care Resident will focus on two medical/surgical units having a combined total of 58 beds and have the chance to explore other areas of interest through our on- and off-site electives. One applicant is accepted per year.
Program Structure
The Critical Care Residency is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and follows the ASHP Residency Learning System (RLS). The learning objectives are consistent with the standards developed by ASHP. The residency experiences will be divided as follows:
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8 weeks |
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4 weeks |
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Elective Rotations
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16 weeks |
Program Goals
- Ensure that the resident possess the proficiency, confidence, and compassion to provide enhanced pharmaceutical care to critical care patients
- Ensure that the resident demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate within a critical care setting
- Ensure that the resident have developed and refined the skills required to evaluate primary literature and conduct research
Specialized Residency Requirements
- Complete and present a research project at the Western States Conference
- Participate in teaching activities with general pharmacy practice residents and students
- Prepare and present critical care related drug monograph(s) for the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee
- Develop a clinical service or research project designed to improve pharmaceutical care services for critical patients
- Staff one weekend per month in the ICU satellite as well as one major holiday per year
- Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) meetings twice a month
- Respond to all code blue and rapid responses
Preceptors
Sandra Leigh Bardas, BSP, FCSHP (Emergency Medicine) received her pharmacy degree from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and completed an ASHP-accredited residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. She has practiced in various areas at Stanford Hospital and Clinics, including operating room pharmacy, investigational drug services, and critical care. She currently works in the Emergency Department Pharmacy.
Denise Gin Bragg, Pharm.D. (Medicine) graduated from University of California, San Francisco and completed her pharmacy practice residency at University of California, San Diego and a critical care residency at Stanford Hospital and Clinics. She is currently a clinical pharmacist specializing in critical care medicine and internal medicine.
April Fong, Pharm.D. (Critical Care) received her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Washington in 2003. She completed her pharmacy practice residency and critical care residency at Stanford Hospital and Clinics. She currently works as a critical care pharmacist.
Minh Hathi, Pharm.D. (Cardiothoracic Surgery) graduated from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and completed her pharmacy practice residency at University of California, San Francisco. She is currently a clinical pharmacist working in the SHC outpatient surgery center (SMOC) and the operating room pharmacy.
Fred Hurt, Pharm.D. (Cardiothoracic Surgery) graduated from University of the Pacific. He completed his pharmacy practice residency at VA San Diego and a critical care residency at Medical University of South Carolina. He is currently a clinical pharmacist working in the operating room pharmacy.
Janice Hsieh, Pharm.D. (Critical Care) graduated from University of Southern California. She completed her general pharmacy practice residency at Kaiser Vallejo. She worked at Kaiser Redwood City for 2 years and joined Stanford's Department of Pharmacy as a critical care pharmacist in 2004.
Mark Klanjac, Pharm.D. (Lead Pharmacist) received his pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific and completed his pharmacy practice residency at Stanford Hospital and Clinics in 2006. He currently works as a lead pharmacist overseeing the OR and ICU areas.
Kelly Matsuda, Pharm.D. (Cardiology) received his pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific. He practiced for 2 years in Oncology and General Medicine and is currently a cardiology pharmacist.
Lina Meng, Pharm.D. (Critical Care) graduated from University of California, San Diego in 2009. She completed her pharmacy practice residency at the University of California, San Francisco in 2011 and a critical care residency at Stanford Hospital and Clinics in 2011. She currently works as a critical care pharmacist covering medical-surgical ICU and cardiology.
Carolyn Nguyen, Pharm.D. (Emergency Medicine) graduated from University of the Pacific. She practiced for 2 years in Oncology/Hematology and BMT and currently works as a clinical pharmacist in the Emergency Department.
Cherwyn Nguyen , Pharm.D. (Critical Care) graduated from University of California, San Francisco and completed her pharmacy practice residency and a critical care residency at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. She is currently a clinical pharmacist specializing in critical care medicine.
Mike Schoshinski, Pharm.D. (Critical Care) received his undergraduate degree from Marguette University and his pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco in 2001. He completed his pharmacy practice residency at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and currently works as a critical care pharmacist.
Craig Sterling, Pharm.D. (Critical Care) received his undergraduate degree from Humboldt State University in Chemistry and his pharmacy degree from the University of Southern California. He completed his pharmacy practice residency at Ohio State University and currently works as a critical care pharmacist.
Stipend & Benefits
The resident will receive a competitive annual stipend of $83,000 with full benefits, including an excellent healthcare benefits package and 10 days of paid time off (PTO). In addition, the resident will receive educational leave and a stipend to attend and participate in various pharmacy or critical care conferences such as the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December, the SCCM Critical Care Congress in February, and the Western States Residency/Preceptor meeting in May.
Qualifications
Participation in our Specialized Residency in Critical Care Pharmacy Practice requires a Pharm.D. degree from an ACPE-accredited College or School of Pharmacy, completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency program, and CA licensure/eligibility. All applicants must be enrolled in the ASHP Residency Match Program. Applicant Agreements for participation in the Match can be downloaded from the Matching Program Web site at www.natmatch.com/ashprmp. The National Matching Services (NMS) Code for the Stanford Critical Care Residency is 512652.
Application Process
Candidates interested in applying must do ALL of the following:
- Complete the online SHC application process at www.WeStandForCare.com, job #20672. Please attach your Curriculum Vitae to the online application.
- Submit the following to pgy2critcare@stanfordmed.org
- Personal statement outlining career goals, areas of interest and reasons for applying to the residency program at Stanford Hospital and Clinics
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letters of recommendation sent by recommender (3 total) submitted to pgy2critcare@stanfordmed.org with the subject line “Letter of Recommendation”
- Recommenders must also fill out evaluation form located here
Selected applicants will be required to visit Stanford Hospital and Clinics for an on-site interview in February 2012. For consideration, please submit all required documents by January 13, 2012.
On-Site Interview
After all application materials are reviewed, the candidate will be contacted for a half-day on-site interview. The date of the interview is negotiable based on candidate and interview team schedules. The candidate is required to give a 15-minute Powerpoint presentation on any pharmacy-related topic (critical care topic preferred).