Pharmacy Residency
Training Post-Graduate Pharmacists in the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program
The Postgraduate Year One (PGY-1) Pharmacy Residency Program conducted by Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and has a strong commitment to the education and professional development of pharmacists.
The graduates of our PGY-1 program will be prepared for positions to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care, serve as adjunct faculty, or complete PGY-2 pharmacy training.
About the Department
The Department of Pharmacy at CRMH is comprised of approximately 70 pharmacists and 70 technicians. We utilize a mix of decentralized clinical staff and specialists to provide pharmaceutical care to patient populations ranging from Level 1 trauma to neonatal critical care.
In addition to our personnel, we utilize multiple technologies to deliver care, including Pyxis Medstations, centralized carousels, computerized prescriber order entry and bedside barcode scanning. Approximately 30 percent of our pharmacists are adjunct or associate professors for regional schools of pharmacy and medicine.
Program Description
Four PGY-1 residents will progress through a series of customized rotational and longitudinal learning experiences during the 12-month period. We offer learning experiences in multiple areas, including:
- Administration
- Cardiology
- Drug Information/Medication Safety
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- General Pediatrics
- Infectious Diseases
- Information Technology
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Critical Care
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Pharmaceutical Care
- Surgical Critical Care
- Ambulatory Care-Family Medicine (Longitudinal)
- Hospital Pharmacy Practice/Service Commitment (Longitudinal)
- Medication Use (Longitudinal)
- Professional Presentations (Longitudinal)
- Research (Longitudinal)
Our rotations are completed as a mix of 5-week focused blocks and longitudinal experiences. Other specific elective rotations may be available - depending on the resident(s) interests. Residents will have a service commitment of one evening per week and every 3rd weekend.
NMS Code: 145013
