Required Rotations

• Family Medicine – Residency Center
• Family Medicine – Inpatient
• Internal Medicine – Residency Center
• Outpatient/Specialty Pharmacy
• Medication Access Team
• Oncology Clinic
• Cardiology Clinic – Carolina Forest/Little River

Elective Rotations

• Family Medicine - Rural (Cheraw or Manning)
• Infusion Services
• Academia
• Sumter Clinic Experience (Family Medicine/Adult Medicine)
• Internal Medicine – Inpatient
• Nephrology Transitions of Care
• Emergency Department Transitions of Care
• Administration/Leadership
• May repeat a required rotation

Longitudinal Experiences

• Clinical Teaching Certificate through the College of Pharmacy
• Participation in Southeastern Collaboration of Rural Health Research & Education (SCOR²E) Network
• Research and Development
• Staffing
• Administration/Leadership

Other Residency Opportunities

• Grand Rounds, Case Conferences, Journal Clubs
• Attend Pharmacy Conferences
• Involvement in Quality Improvement Initiatives
• Continuing Education Activities
• BCACP Board Certification Longitudinal Prep Course
• Inservice Activities with Providers and Medicine Residents
• Resident Research Seminar Series (details below)

Staffing Requirements

• One weekly 4 hour shift and every third weekend in Outpatient Pharmacy at McLeod Regional Medical Center.

Residency Research Seminar Series

Goal: Expose residents and preceptors to tools, published literature, and anecdotes, through a series of seminars, to help in successful completion of a pharmacy residency project in a 1-year time period.

Objectives:

• List the characteristics of an ideal residency project

• Acknowledge the importance of a residency project for the resident, preceptor, institution, and potential contribution to the literature

• Acknowledge the role of the institutional review board (IRB)

• Review standard concepts in study design and basic methodology

• Review basic statistical and analytical tools including power, effect size, sample size calculation, p-values, types of data, t-tests, chi-square, and others

• Apply concepts reviewed above to developing a residency research project protocol

• Submit protocol for IRB approval through eIRB system

• Create and utilize a data collection form with a database capable of organizing and simplifying data compilation

• Create a clinical abstract suitable for acceptance at a regional or national pharmacy or medical conference

• Create a manuscript suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed medical or pharmacy journal

• Reagan Barfield, Pharm.D., USC College of Pharmacy
• Brandon Bookstaver, Pharm.D., USC College of Pharmacy
• Jessica Barnwell, Pharm.D., Outpatient Pharmacy Director, McLeod Health
• Eric Chmielewski, Pharm.D., Pharmacy Services Business Director, McLeod Health
• Brooke Dehaven, Pharm.D., Oncology, McLeod Health
• Robin Fischer, Pharm.D., Emergency Medicine, McLeod Health
• Blake Hicks, Pharm.D., Specialty Pharmacy Manager, McLeod Health
• Abby Hines, Pharm.D., Ambulatory Care, McLeod Health
• Kelly Jones, Pharm.D., Director of Pharmacotherapy, McLeod Health
• Ann Maxwell, Pharm.D., Nephrology, McLeod Health
• Stephanie Milliken, Pharm.D., Pharmacy Clinical Manager, McLeod Health
• Morgan Pierce, Pharm.D., Infusion Pharmacy Manager, McLeod Health
• Kathryn Rice, Pharm.D., Internal Medicine, McLeod Health
• Steven Robinette, Pharm.D., Emergency Medicine, McLeod Health
• Jenna Swindler, Pharm.D., Vice President of Pharmacy Services, McLeod Health

Our application is available through PHORCAS and will be due annually on January 2. Interviews will be held January-February.

Applicant Requirements

• Pharm.D. from ACPE-accredited pharmacy school
• Eligible for or current S.C. licensure
• Completed application in PHORCAS by the deadline
• Three recommendations included in PHORCAS application with one outside McLeod Health system
• Participation in the ASHP residency match program

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