Program description
The PGY2 Infectious Diseases pharmacy residency program at Novant Health is a one-year program designed to provide focused training in the core aspects of infectious diseases with an emphasis on system-wide antimicrobial stewardship and technology management.
Graduates of this program will be prepared to practice as a Clinical Specialist in Infectious Diseases, implement and/or expand an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, guide clinical outcomes research, and provide effective education to a variety of audiences..
Curriculum
| Required |
| Orientation |
| Antimicrobial stewardship, tertiary care |
| Antimicrobial stewardship, community |
| Infectious diseases, consult service |
| Infectious Diseases Concepts in Immunocompromised Populations |
| Pharmacy administration/Pharmacoeconomics |
| Infectious Diseases Concepts in Critical Care (MICU/SICU/CICU/Neuro ICU or Emergency Medicine) |
| Longitudinal |
| Infectious diseases seminar, biweekly |
| Microbiology, biweekly |
| Infectious Diseases Seminar |
| Research Project/Medication Use Evaluation |
| Practice Foundation Management, quarterly |
| Elective (choose 3-4) |
| Infectious Diseases Concepts in Critical Care (MICU/SICU/CICU/Neuro ICU or Emergency Medicine) |
| Infectious Diseases Concepts in Pediatrics (required if no pediatric experience as PGY1) |
| Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consult |
| Infectious Diseases, Consult Service II |
| HepC/HIV Clinic (concentrated, off-site) |
| Antimicrobial Stewardship, Elective |
| Teaching opportunities |
| Teaching opportunities include precepting first year pharmacy residents as well as pharmacy students from Wingate University School of Pharmacy, Campbell University College of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Eschelman School of Pharmacy, and Highpoint University College of Pharmacy. Teaching certificate program is available through Shenandoah University or Highpoint University. |
| Service (leadership) |
| Antimicrobial stewardship clinical staffing every 3rd/4th weekend |
| Rotation through infectious diseases clinical on-call service every 3/4 weeks |
| Participate in infectious diseases subcommittee, pharmacy & therapeutics, antimicrobial stewardship program committee, and infection prevention meetings |
| Submit research for presentation at an infectious diseases conference |
| Conduct a medication use evaluation |
| Present 2 continuing education lectures on infectious diseases topics |
Program completion
Upon completion, residents will have gained the following skills:
- Specialist knowledge of common and uncommon infectious disease states
- Antimicrobial pharmacotherapy expertise
- Implemention and/or expansion of antimicrobial stewardship programs, including metrics, value, benchmarking
- Preceptorship and education
- Research and medical writing
Benefits
| Stipend |
| $53,000 paid by Novant Health |
| Leave availability |
| 10 days of paid time off, five additional days for post-graduate employment interviews |
| Insurance |
| Contributory health insurance |
| Paid life insurance |
| Professional development |
| Support is available for the ASHP midyear meeting, and also for a major ID conference. |
| Additional items |
| Four paid holidays. |