Curriculum
PGY-2 emergency medicine 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 direct bedside care as part of the emergency department multidisciplinary team, and develop confidence as an independent practitioner.
Direct hands-on bedside patient care services allow a resident to provide patient-specific pharmaceutical care services. Responsibilities include the 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.
Required learning experiences
The PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Emergency Medicine at Mayo Clinic Health System — Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is designed to provide a diverse experience for the future clinician. Required learning experiences include:
| Area | Length |
|---|---|
| Orientation | 3-4 weeks* |
| Emergency medicine 1 through 6 | Six 4-week blocks |
| Clinical toxicology | 4 weeks |
| Intensive care unit | 4 weeks |
| EMS and emergency preparedness | Longitudinal, 12 months (Average 10 hours per 4 weeks***) |
| Professional Development, Administration & Safety | Longitudinal, 12 months (Average 2 hours per 4 weeks***) |
| Quality improvement | Longitudinal, 12 months (Average 4 hours per 4 weeks***) |
| Research | Longitudinal, 12 months (Average 8 hours per 4 weeks***) |
| Teaching and presentations | Longitudinal, 12 months (Average 4 hours per 4 weeks***) |
| Staffing | Longitudinal, 12 months (Average 24 hours per 4 weeks, totals 280 hours over the course of the residency year ***) |
*Shorter duration for early commit resident
***This is an average. Actual hours may vary at different timeframes throughout the residency year.
Elective learning experiences
Elective learning experiences are available in various settings that let residents tailor the program to their needs. The list below includes popular elective learning experiences available to the PGY-2 emergency medicine resident to complete.
- Pediatrics*
- Infectious diseases
- Pharmacogenomics*
- Rochester Emergency Medicine*
- Critical access hospital emergency medicine
- Cardiology
- Other opportunities potentially available on discussion
*Rochester, Minnesota, based electives
Staffing commitment
All PGY-2 residents provide up to 20 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.