Curriculum
Clinical training
The PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Solid Organ Transplant (SOT) devotes time to comprehensive practice training as a member of the interdisciplinary team. After instruction, modeling, and coaching by a preceptor, residents are assessed and constructively critiqued on how to further refine the delivery of evidence-based, individualized care, and recommendations.
As a member of the healthcare team working with pharmacist preceptors, residents design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific therapeutic regimens that incorporate the principles of evidence-based medicine with individualized tailoring. Through practice coverage, residents have the opportunity to refine their skills in providing total pharmaceutical care for their patients — coupling the breadth of internal medicine issues with the depth of an immunocompromised host.
Required learning experiences
The PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Solid Organ Transplant at Mayo Clinic Hospital — Arizona is designed to provide a diverse experience for the future solid organ transplant clinician. You will have learning in both the inpatient and ambulatory care practice settings.
Learning experiences primarily based in the inpatient setting include kidney/pancreas transplant, liver transplant, heart transplant, hepatology, nephrology, and advanced heart failure. Outpatient experiences focus on the pre-transplant evaluation process and the post-transplant chronic care.
Required learning experiences include:
| Area | Length |
|---|---|
| Orientation | 4 weeks |
| Kidney/pancreas transplant 1 | 6 weeks |
| Kidney/pancreas transplant 2 + HLA Lab | 4 weeks |
| Liver transplant 1 | 6 weeks |
| Liver transplant 2 | 4 weeks |
| Heart transplant 1 | 6 weeks |
| Heart transplant 2 | 4 weeks |
| Immunosuppressed infectious disease | 3 weeks |
| Precepting | 6 months |
| Administration and leadership | Longitudinal, 11 months |
| Medication use evaluation | Longitudinal, 11 months |
| Research | Longitudinal, 11 months |
| Staffing | Longitudinal, 11 months |
| Teaching and learning | Longitudinal, 11 months |
| Transplant Ambulatory Clinic | Longitudinal, 11 months |
Elective learning experiences
Elective learning experiences are available in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings that allow you to tailor the program to your needs. Elective learning experiences include:
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Kidney Medical Transplant Service
- Investigational Drug Services
- Critical Care/ICU
- Hepatology
Additional elective learning experiences may be available upon request.
Medication use evaluation and quality improvement training
All residents are required to complete a medication use evaluation (MUE) and accompanying quality improvement (QI) project during the residency year. The goal of the MUE-QI project is to develop a systematic process designed to determine, improve, and maintain the appropriate and effective use of medications. You will be afforded a mentor and will be required to complete QI education and training through the Mayo Clinic Quality Academy.
Staffing commitment
All PGY-2 residents provide 24 hours of staffing every four weeks. Staffing will typically consist of weekday shifts; however, it may include a combination of day and weekend shifts, depending on departmental needs. 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.