Pharmacy Residency Rotations
Through a robust rotation schedule, Valley Children's pharmacy residents are trained to be effective independent clinical pharmacists for our patients, from neonates to young adults. At the end of their program, residents will be eligible for board certification and will be prepared for a post-graduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy training program.
PGY1 Pharmacy Rotations
Valley Children’s pharmacy residents have opportunities for a wide variety of experiences through both acute care and non-acute care focused areas.
View a detailed rotation description guide
Elective experiences can be a repeat of a required rotation already completed for a more advanced experience. Other elective learning experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability. Rotation changes can be discussed and approval is based on preceptor availability and space. Requests to be made to the RPD early in the year to determine feasibility.
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (6 weeks - required)
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (6 weeks - required)
- General Medicine – Team A/B (6 weeks - required)
- Hematology/Oncology (6 weeks - required)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Program/Infectious Diseases (6 weeks - required)
- Emergency Medicine (6 weeks - required)
- Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (6 weeks - elective)
- Neurology Clinic (6 weeks - elective)
- Primary Care Clinic - Charlie Mitchell Children's Clinic (6 weeks - elective)
- Orientation (1-1.5 weeks – required)
- Pharmacy Operations Orientation (6 weeks – required)
- Research Intensive (1 week - required)
- Pharmacy Administration (6 weeks – required)
- Pharmacy Medication Safety and Compliance (6 weeks – elective)
- Medication Utilization Subcommittee and Pharmacy & Therapeutics Utilization Committee (12 weeks - required, up to 5-6 hours per week, depending on the projects assigned)
- MU is 2 hours meeting every 2nd and 4th Tuesday
- PTU is one hour on the 1st Monday of the month
- Cystic Fibrosis Clinic (6 weeks – elective, one 8-hour day in clinic and 4 hours of pre-clinic prep work per week)
The following are learning experiences with residents’ time scheduled on a recurring basis:
- Pharmacy Operations and Dispensing: 52 weeks, one 10-hour shift every other weekend. (Residents are required to complete a minimum of 24 weekend staffing days per year. Any additional days assigned due to departmental needs will not count toward this 24-day requirement.)
- Outpatient Anticoagulation Clinic: 52 weeks, approximately 4 hours each week
- Research: 40 weeks, approximately 2 hours each week
- Teaching and Education: 52 weeks, approximately 2 hours each week