Program Structure

PGY1 learning experiences

Required learning experiences

  • Orientation
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Critical Care (Medical, Surgical, Cardiac)
  • Drug Information
  • Integrated Practice Experience
  • Internal Medicine
  • Practice Management
  • Research

Selective learning experiences (select at least 1)

  • Emergency medicine
  • Infectious diseases
  • Critical Care - 2 (different population)
  • Oncology
  • Solid Organ Transplant

Elective learning experiences (select up to 3)

  • Academics
  • Antimicrobial stewardship
  • Informatics
  • Inpatient anticoagulation management
  • Investigational drug service
  • Medication safety
  • Nutrition support
  • Operating room
  • Pediatric ICU
  • Specialty pharmacy

Required longitudinal experiences

  • Continuing education lecture
  • Medication use evaluation (MUE) research project
  • On-call program
  • Participate in leadership development curriculum
  • Wayne State University Teaching Certificate Program (optional)
  • Precept IPPE and APPE students

Staffing

  • Pharmacy clinical and operational staffing every 3rd weekend 

PGY2 learning experiences

Required learning experiences

  • Orientation 
  • Clinical management (System)
  • Human Resource Management 
  • Informatics
  • Operations management
  • Supply Chain Management (System)

Elective learning experiences

  • Community hospital operations
  • Pediatric management 
  • Pharmacy metrics and benchmarking 
  • Regulatory compliance and sterile compounding management
  • Specialty management 

Required longitudinal experiences

  • Finance and resource management
  • Medication safety
  • System pharmacy leadership 
  • Accredited continuing education lecture 
  • Participate in leadership development curriculum
  • Precept IPPE and APPE students

Additional learning opportunities

  • Human resource management experience with pharmacy medication reconciliation technicians 
  • Co-preceptor of layered learning practice model with PGY-1 residents and students on rotations
  • Committee Involvement (system, local, state and/or national organizations)
  • ASHP Pharmacy Leadership Academy (optional)

Professional meeting requirements & presentations

  • ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting 
  • ASHP Conference for Leaders in Health-System Pharmacy (PGY-2)
  • ASHP Resident Poster Session
  • Regional Pharmacy Conference Presentations 
  • Michigan Society of Health System Pharmacists Annual Meeting 
  • Southeastern Michigan Society of Health System Pharmacists Regional Pharmacy Residency Conference

Staffing

  • Every 3rd weekend as the Pharmacy Supervisor

Licensure / eligibility for program

  • Licensed Pharmacist or eligible for licensure in the State of Michigan (including controlled substance license)

Contact us

Arslan Aslam, PharmD
PGY1/PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership

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