Drug Information Residency Program
Setting
Stanford Hospital & Clinics is world-renowned for advanced patient care, particularly for the treatment of rare, complex disorders in areas such as cardiac care, cancer treatment, neurosciences, surgery, and organ transplants. Stanford is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” and currently ranks in the top 20 in the United States. Stanford Hospital & Clinics has a close relationship with both the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile 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 Palo Alto, California; it is about 20 miles north of San Jose and about 40 miles south of San Francisco.
Program Overview
The Drug Information Residency at Stanford Hospital & Clinics is a PGY2 specialty training program that offers extensive experience in drug information practice, including responding to inquiries from health care professionals, patients, the press, and others; writing and editing drug information publications; managing and operating the drug information center; coordinating Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee activities; maintaining the formulary; teaching and precepting PharmD students and pharmacy practice residents; and conducting original experimental or descriptive research into drug information practice. The learning objectives are consistent with the standards developed by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. One applicant is accepted per year.Program Structure
The drug information residency is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and follows the ASHP Residency Learning System. The program is typically organized into twelve 1-month blocks with specific learning objectives for each. Most blocks take place in the drug information center.
Residents may take up to three total electives including two off-site electives, depending on rotation availability. Previous resident electives have included various clinical rotations offered at Stanford Hospital, informatics, managed care drug information practice, industry drug information practice, and public health drug information practice. Resident staffing requirements are fulfilled by staffing the Stanford Drug Information Service; resident hours in the Drug Information Service are 7:30am to 4:00pm, Monday through Friday, excluding hospital holidays.
Program Goals
Over the course of the program, the resident will:1. Demonstrate excellence in the provision of education, training, and evidence-based information for health care professionals and health care professionals in training.
2. Contribute to the management of the organization’s medication-use policies or processes.
3. Exercise leadership and practice management skills.
4. Conduct drug information practice-related projects.
5. Contribute to the management of the organization’s budget.
6. Contribute to the management of the organization’s medication-use process.
7. Contribute to the management of a drug information service.
The frequency of learning opportunities for each goal is tailored to the individual resident’s needs and interests. Additional elective goals may be determined by the program director and resident.
Preceptors
Angie S. Graham, PharmD, Drug Information Coordinator, (Drug Information) received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Florida and completed an ASHP-accredited specialty residency in Drug Information and Medical Communications at the University of California San Francisco and Genentech, Inc. After practicing drug information in industry for several years, Angie joined Stanford’s Department of Pharmacy as the Drug Information Coordinator in October 2002.
Kathi Lucas, RPh, MPH, BCOP, Inpatient Operations Manager, (Medication Use Process/Policy) graduated from the Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy and went on to attain a Master of Public Health degree from San Jose State University. After working for several years as a clinical pharmacist in the Intensive Care Unit at O’Conner Hospital, Kathi accepted a position at Stanford as a Bone Marrow Transplant clinical pharmacist. In 1997, she was promoted to operations manager for the Department of Pharmacy.
Michael Brown, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy, (Administration) received his undergraduate degree in human physiology from the University of California at Davis and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific, School of Pharmacy. Following the completion of his PharmD degree, he completed an ASHP-accredited residency at the University of California at San Francisco. Prior to joining Stanford, he was a Senior Director of Operations for the Nuclear Pharmacy Division of Cardinal Healthcare.
Jeff Inokuchi, PharmD, Assistant Director of Pharmacy, (Administration) received his BS in cellular biology from UC Davis, PharmD from UC San Francisco, and completed a residency in Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy at UCSF in 1981. He has worked at Stanford since 1982, holding clinical pharmacist positions in critical care, surgery, transplant, and oncology. Current responsibilities include computer, distribution, and clinical systems, drug contracts, and cost accounting.
Stipends & Benefits
Drug information specialty residents receive a competitive annual stipend of $77,000 with full benefits including an excellent healthcare benefits package and 10 days of paid time off (PTO).In addition, residents receive educational leave and a stipend to attend and participate in various pharmacy conferences such as the California Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (CSHP) Seminar Meeting in the fall, the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December, and the Western States Residency/Preceptor meeting in May, in Asilomar, California.
Application Procedures
Deadline
The application deadline is January 10.
Eligibility
A PharmD and Pharmacy Practice Residency are required. Applicants must be licensed in California or become licensed in California during the residency. The NAPLEX and California law exam must be completed before the residency or within 30 days of the program’s start. A California intern license is required at a minimum before beginning the residency year.
All applicants must be enrolled in the ASHP Residency Match Program. The National Matching Services (NMS) Code for the Stanford Drug Information Residency is 512953. Questions about the Match should be directed to the NMS:
National Matching Services, Inc.
20 Holly Street, Suite 301
Toronto, Ontario Canada M4S 3B1
Telephone: (416) 977-3431
Fax: (416) 977-5020
E-mail: ashprmp@natmatch.com
Application Materials
- Resident candidate letter of interest
- Curriculum vitae
- School transcripts submitted directly to Stanford Hospital & Clinics from the registrar’s office
- Three letters of recommendation submitted directly to Stanford Hospital & Clinics
Send application materials to:
Angie S. Graham, PharmD
Director, Drug Information Residency Program
Stanford Hospital & Clinics
Department of Pharmacy
300 Pasteur Dr., Rm H0301
Stanford, CA 94305-5616
Note that the application and interview process for the PGY2 specialty residency in drug information are separate from those for the PGY1 residency in pharmacy practice.
Questions about the drug information residency and application process can be directed to Angie Graham at at drugi@stanfordmed.org or (650) 723-6422.
On-Site Interview
After all application materials are reviewed, candidates will be contacted for a half-day on-site interview. The date of the interview is negotiable based on candidate and interview team schedules.