Curriculum
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PGY-2 critical care residents devote much of their time to comprehensive training as a member of the interdisciplinary team. A breadth of learning experiences has been designed to increase and refine clinical competency, provide evidence-based pharmacotherapeutic care plans and develop confidence as an independent practitioner.
Direct patient care services allow a resident to provide patient-specific pharmaceutical care services. Responsibilities include development of individualized care and monitoring plans for various patient populations. After coaching, instruction, and modeling by a preceptor, residents are assessed and constructively critiqued on how to further refine the delivery of evidence-based recommendations.
Drug information is provided to patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other allied health professionals. Feedback is provided to enhance drug information-retrieval skills using a variety of resources and modalities.
Pharmacokinetic monitoring is provided to eligible patients. Residents serve as an information resource by providing recommendations for appropriate assay procedures, evaluation of serum drug concentrations, and appropriate documentation in the medical record.
Required learning experiences
The PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Critical Care at Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester is designed to provide a diverse experience for the future clinician. Required learning experiences include:
| Area | Length |
|---|---|
| Orientation | 4-5 weeks** |
| Cardiovascular surgery intensive care unit (ICU) | 4 weeks |
| Medical ICU | 4 weeks |
Medical Selective (select one):
|
4 weeks |
Surgical Selective (select one):
|
4 weeks |
| Neurosciences ICU | 4 weeks |
| ICU Infectious Diseases | 2 weeks |
| Quality Improvement | Longitudinal, 12 months (Average 4 hours per 4 weeks*) |
| Presentation and Teaching (teaching rotation required) |
Longitudinal, 12 months (Average 4 hours per 4 weeks*) 4-week teaching rotation*** |
| Professional Development | Longitudinal, 12 months (Average 2 hours per 4 weeks*) |
| Research | Longitudinal, 12 months (Average 8 hours per 4 weeks*) |
| Staffing | Longitudinal, 12 months (Average 24 hours per 4 weeks excluding July*, totals 288 hours over the course of the residency year) |
*4 weeks for resident who completed PGY-1 residency at the same site, otherwise 5-week duration
**This is an average and there may be more or fewer hours at different timeframes throughout the residency year.
***A 4-week teaching learning experience will be added to a clinical rotation. This is typically in a clinical area the resident had a previous rotation in (ex: Advanced Medical ICU).
Elective learning experiences
Electives are available in a variety of settings that allow residents to tailor the program to their needs. The list below includes popular elective learning experiences that past PGY-2 critical care residents completed. Additional elective learning experiences may be available upon request.
- Any selective rotations listed above, beyond required duration
- Cardiothoracic transplantation
- Emergency medicine
- Leadership
- Nutrition
- Overnight ED/ICU
- Toxicology
Staffing commitment
All PGY-2 residents provide up to 24 hours of staffing every four weeks. Staffing may include a combination of weekend and evening experiences to maintain operational and clinical pharmacy competency and knowledge. No formal on-call program exists.
Curriculum enhancements
The Department of Pharmacy and Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences are committed to developing and maintaining the best education programs. The curriculum and other aspects of this program are assessed constantly and changed as necessary to ensure the highest quality training.