PGY2 - Geriatric Specialty Residency
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The University of North Carolina Hospitals and Division of Geriatric Medicine, in conjunction with the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, offers a one-year specialty geriatric pharmacy residency. The focus of the residency program is to assist the pharmacy resident in improving and building upon his/her skills in providing medication therapy management services in a variety of geriatric clinical practice sites. This includes, but is not limited to, working in interdisciplinary geriatric clinic sites both at UNC and in the community, managing a pharmacist-run anticoagulation and medication therapy management clinic, rounding in acute geriatric inpatient units, and making home visits to older adults in the community in conjunction with the Orange County Department on Aging. Multiple professional writing, teaching, and research opportunities are available during the course of the year as well.
Practice Areas
The residency program is tailored to
the interests and the career goals of each resident. A variety of
established practice settings are available throughout the University
of North Carolina Hospitals and Division of Geriatric Medicine. The
resident’s rotation schedule is determined at the beginning of the year
with a core program consisting of the following:
Required Longitudinal Ambulatory Experiences
Geriatric Specialty Clinic
| Includes interdisciplinary Geriatric Specialty Clinic at Carolina Pointe II as well as a pharmacist-managed Geriatric Medication Management Clinic providing anticoagulation and MTM services; also in-home medication management with the Orange County Department on Aging on an as-needed basis. |
Required Inpatient Experiences
Inpatient Geriatric
Psychiatry
1 month
Geriatric Inpatient
Service
1 month
Elective Experiences (the resident may pick one additional
experience)
Geriatric Experience at Durham
VAMC
1 month
Senior PharmAssist in Durham
County
1 month
Palliative Care/Hospice Consult
Team
1 month
Continuing Care Retirement Community Clinic
(TBD)
1 month
Additional Activities
Residency Research Project
The resident is expected to participate in our Geriatrics Health
Services Research working under the supervision of Dr. Mary Roth.
Teaching Responsibilities
The resident will earn an appointment
with the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy as a Clinical Instructor. The
resident will assist with precepting Doctor of Pharmacy candidates on
clinical rotation with Dr. Ivey. The resident will also teach as an
instructor in the Pharmacy Skills Laboratory at the Eshelman School of
Pharmacy. There will also be opportunities to lead recitation sessions,
and participate in Pharmacotherapy lectures in the School of Pharmacy
curriculum. The resident will also assist in teaching/coordinating the
Geriatric Practice Elective for third year pharmacy students in
conjunction with Dr. Ivey in the Spring semester. Teaching experiences
are integrated with patient care experiences and the resident will
assist in teaching the geriatric medicine fellows with the UNC Division
of Geriatrics pertinent principles of geriatric pharmacotherapy.
Seminars and Professional Meetings
The resident is expected to attend the
North Carolina Association of Pharmacists Annual Meeting (October), the
Southeastern Residency Conference (April) and if funds allow, a
specialty meeting of his/her choice including the ASHP Midyear meeting
(December). Financial compensation may be provided for these
educational experiences. Participation in resident poster sessions is
strongly encouraged at these meetings. The resident will be expected to
attend weekly meetings with the Division of Geriatrics, as well as a
monthly meeting with the Geriatric Pharmacy group (both
clinical/research faculty) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy to
keep abreast of key clinical and research topics.
In addition, the resident will attend a weekly Pharmacy Ground
Rounds at UNCH where fellow residents and students present current data
on various topics to an audience consisting of pharmacy faculty and
clinical specialists. The resident will expected to present a
presentation in both the fall and spring at Ground Rounds, as well as a
one-hour ACPE approved continuing education seminar open to the public
to attend (fall or spring).
Pharmacy Practice Responsibilities
Residents will receive training and orientation to the UNCH
Pharmacy department’s services during the first month of the program,
and staffing at the outpatient UNC Hospital Pharmacy will be an
expectation.
Each resident is required to become a licensed pharmacist in the
state of North Carolina. The North Carolina State board of Pharmacy
examination is given twice each year (January and June). Reciprocity
examinations are held on odd months (January, March, etc.)
Staffing
The geriatric pharmacy resident will be expected to staff every
third weekend in the Central Outpatient Pharmacy at UNC
Hospitals.
Benefits
The residency offers a competitive
salary, health insurance and time for vacation and professional travel.
Individual health insurance is provided through the UNC Hospital’s
Graduate Medicine Office and the UNC Hospitals provide comprehensive
malpractice insurance for all residents at no charge. Each resident
will be given 10 days of vacation leave for the entire year, none of
which can be taken in the last 2 weeks of the program. Five personal
days are provided for the resident to attend professional meetings
beyond the program expectations and conduct interviews. The residents
also have 6 holidays that are observed by the hospital throughout the
year.
Qualifications
Applicants must possess a Doctor of
Pharmacy degree and completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 residency or
an equivalent level of training in hospital pharmacy practice is
preferred. Applicants without these qualifications will be reviewed on
an individual basis to determine the adequacy of their clinical
experience. North Carolina Board of Pharmacy licensure is required.
Selected candidates will be invited for an on-site interview. Travel
expenses for the interview are the responsibility of the
applicant.
Primary Preceptor/Program Director:
Jena Ivey Burkhart, PharmD, BCPS,
CPP
Geriatric Clinical Pharmacist, UNC Division of Geriatric
Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, UNC Eshelman School of
Pharmacy
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 7574, Beard 115H
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Office: (919) 966-2626
Fax: (919) 843-3861
Pager: (919) 216-9885
Email: ivey@unc.edu
