Pharmacy Residency Program
Mission Statement: Morton Plant Mease Health Care will provide an environment to develop and train postgraduate pharmacists with the primary goal of producing competent practitioner's capable of providing pharmaceutical care to hospitalized and ambulatory patients.
Description: The adult pharmacy practice residency is designed to provide 12 months of training in pharmacy practice with the primary goal of producing general practitioners capable of providing pharmaceutical care to hospitalized patients. The resident will have the opportunity to work with the medical staff to assure rational prescribing of medications, work with patients to enhance their knowledge of the medications they receive, and partner with nursing to improve the overall safety of medication use. The resident will gain experience in many areas of pharmacy practice including cardiology, neurology, pediatrics, critical care, infectious disease, drug information, family medicine, geriatrics, nutrition, and pharmacy administration. Opportunities also exist for writing and speaking, MUE activities, drug use control coordination and precepting pharmacy students. Completion of a research project is required.
| Required Rotations |
Elective Rotations |
Longitudinal Experiences |
| Acute Care (Internal Medicine) |
Infectious Disease |
Pharmacokinetics |
| Ambulatory Care |
Nutrition |
Education/Teaching |
| Critical Care |
Geriatrics |
Quality Training & Computer Classes |
| Cardiology |
Emergency Medicine |
Nursing Collaboration |
| Administration |
Neurology |
Practice Experience |
| Orientation Month |
Pediatrics |
Medication Safety |
| General Clinical Pharmacy Services |
Surgery |
Process Improvement |
Research Project: A research project is a requirement of the program and is to be presented at the Residency Conference in Athens, GA. Ongoing written and oral results will be evaluated with the final results presented in publishable quality.
Benefits: See pg. 5 of the Pharmacy Residency Manual
Requirements for Acceptance:
- Complete application including:
o A discussion of your professional goals and objectives and your reason for pursuing a residency. Also include the areas of pharmacy in which are you most and least interested.
o Current Curriculum Vitae
o Three letters of recommendation using provided form. One letter should be completed by a non-pharmacist.
o Official transcript from all colleges of pharmacy attended
- The applicant must possess a Pharm.D. degree from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy
- All residents must successfully complete the Florida state board examination within the first 45 days of the program
- On site interview
Contact Information:
Christine Price, Pharm.D.
Morton Plant Mease Health Care
Dept. of Pharmacy, MS #51
300 Pinellas Street
Clearwater, Fl 33756
(727) 462-7454
E-mail: christine.price@baycare.org
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