Pharmacy Residency Program

Pharmacy Residency Program Activities

Teaching/Continuing Education

Residents will gain experience providing both formal and informal education to interdisciplinary healthcare teams, students, and patients.

Key activities include:

• Residents will present a formal presentation to members of the pharmacy staff on a topic of their choosing. The presentation will be certified for one hour of pharmacist continuing education (CE) credit.
• Residents will give educational presentations to providers, nurses, and patients throughout the course of the residency year.
• Residents have the option to participate in the Pharmacy Education Development and Lecture Series (PEDALS) through Ferris State University College of Pharmacy.
  • PEDALS affords pharmacy residents the opportunity to work closely with faculty members of Ferris State University College of Pharmacy to develop a teaching philosophy, attend development seminars and facilitate a didactic lecture.
  • Residents who successfully complete all PEDALS requirements will receive a certificate of completion from Ferris State University College of Pharmacy.

Research Project

Residents will select a research project in an area of interest from a list of projects provided by the pharmacy preceptors in July.

Successfully completing the research project will require the following:

• Obtaining Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval
• Gathering and analyzing data
• Presenting research background, design, and preliminary results at the Resident Poster Session during the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December
• Presenting research project results at the Great Lakes Pharmacy Resident Conference in April
• Preparing a final research manuscript (publication not required for completion of residency).

Staffing Responsibilities

Residents will work every third weekend, performing order verification and clinical duties. Staffing will be an 8-hour shift between the hours of 6:00 am and 3:30 pm. Residents will get one day off in the week before or after their weekends worked. Residents will also be responsible for staffing two holidays and additional shifts during the month of December.

Additional Projects

Residents will complete a drug monograph or drug class review, a protocol or guideline, and a medication use evaluation. Residents will also prepare the pharmacy newsletter to share information throughout the hospital from the bi-monthly Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee meeting.