Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center

PGY1 and PGY2 Pharmacy Program Information

Program Overview PGY1

General Information

• Duration: 12 months
• Starting Date: July 1st
• Accreditation: ASHP
• ASHP Code: 41350
• NMS Code: 154213
• Number of Positions: 2
• Hospital Size: 588 beds
• Estimated Salary: $45,889
• Staffing: One Weekend per month
• Vacation Days: 13
• Sick Days: 13
• Paid Federal Holidays: 10
• Health Benefits: Optional

Required Rotations

• Ambulatory Care
• Geriatrics
• Acute Care
• Administration
• Critical Care
• Psychiatry

Electives

• Oncology
• Specialty Ambulatory Care
• Women's Health
• Additional disciplines available

Longitudinal Experience

• Inpatient Hospital Practice
• Residency Research Project
• Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program - Rosalind Franklin University
• Co-Precept Pharmacy Students
• Quarterly Journal Club
• Drug Information Consults
• Prior Authorization Consult Evaluation
• Medication Usage Evaluation
• Long-term medication management of Home-Based Primary Care patients
• Quarterly Newsletter

Program Overview PGY2 - Mental Health

• Duration: 12 months
• Starting Date: July 1st
• Accreditation: ASHP
• ASHP Code: 41012
• NMS Code: 636466
• Number of Positions: 2
• Hospital Size: 588 beds
• Estimated Salary: $49,713
• Vacation Days: 13
• Sick Days: 13
• Paid Federal Holidays: 10
• Health Benefits: Optional

Required Rotations

• Acute Inpatient Psychiatry
• Outpatient mental health
• Long Term Care/Geriatric Pharmacy
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Substance Abuse
• Academics

Electives

• Academia
• Neurology
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Geriatrics
• Pain Management
• Mental Health Intensive Case Management
• Women’s Health
• Additional disciplines available depending on interests

Longitudinal Experience

• Co-precepting pharmacy students
• Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program - Rosalind Franklin University
• Developing & conducting year-long research project
• Monthly journal club presentations for the psychiatry residents
• Prior authorization consult evaluation
• Leading topic discussions with medical residents & students

Special Features

• Computerized Medical Records and Physician Order Entry
• Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA)
• Ambulatory Care, pediatric, emergency, surgical and inpatient services to Department of Defense family members
• First combined VA-DoD health care facility in the nation

Program Overview PGY2 - Ambulatory Care Residency

• Duration: 12-month residency
• Starting Date: July 1st
• Accreditation: ASHP
• ASHP Code: 41012
• NMS Code: 746065
• Number of Positions: 1 or 2
• Hospital Size: 588 beds
• Estimated Salary: $49,713
• Vacation Days: 13
• Sick Days: 13
• Paid Federal Holidays: 10
• Health Benefits: Optional

Required Rotations

• Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) - longitudinal experience including time at vairous sites (Community Based Primary Care clinics, Department of Defense Medical Home Port, PACT at the FHCC)
• Home Based Primary Care (HBPD) - Longitudinal Rotation
• Administration
• Service Development

Electives

• Informatics
• Mental Health
• Emergency Medicine
• Pharmacy Benefits Management
• Medication Safety
• Specialty Pharmacy

Other Experiences

• Teaching certificate through Rosalind Franklin University (RFU)
  • Co-precepting pharmacy students
  • Providing lectures, topic discussions and workshops
• Projects including a newsletter, journal clubs, grand rounds presentation, case presentations and drug-information requests
• Pharmacy benefits management via P&T committee and prior authorization consult evaluation
• Involvement in development and data collection for facility-wide clinical quality improvement measures.

Additional Information

• First combined VA-DoD health care facility in the nation; serves active duty military members, military dependents, and veterans
• Providing patient care supported by evidence-based policies and procedures
• Located near public transportation with easy access to downtown Chicago and minutes from Lake Michigan.

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