Charleston Area Medical Center’s (CAMC) PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Internal Medicine is a new program in candidate status with ASHP. CAMC is a network of hospitals located in the scenic Kanawha River Valley in Charleston, West Virginia.
The PGY2 Internal Medicine residency is designed to provide advanced training and education, building upon PGY1 residency experiences, in an adult internal medicine population. The second-year resident will refine the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to provide advanced pharmacy care to adult internal medicine patients, in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. The resident will have the opportunity to work with a number of Board Certified experts in their field to learn how to utilize an evidence based approach to care for adult internal medicine patients. The resident will also gain experience in teaching and research. The resident will be integrated into patient care activities at multiple different hospitals within the CAMC network throughout the year. Upon completion of the PGY2 in internal medicine, the resident will have achieved a level of expertise in adult internal medicine to function as a clinical specialist within a multidisciplinary team, to achieve Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy, and to become a leader within the profession.
Rotations offered include: antimicrobial stewardship, cardiopulmonary ICU, CHF clinic, family medicine clinic, infectious diseases, inpatient family medicine, inpatient internal medicine, internal medicine clinic, inpatient psychiatry, medical ICU, trauma stepdown, and renal transplant clinic.
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Qualifications
Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy
Eligible for licensure in the state of West Virginia
PGY2 Applicants must have successfully completed a PGY1 Residency
Residents must possess all of the abilities listed in CAMC Graduate Medical Education Staff Handbook Technical Standards
Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) is a nonprofit, 956-bed, regional referral and academic medical center with nearly 7,000 employees. CAMC is made up of four hospitals: CAMC General Hospital, CAMC Memorial Hospital, CAMC Teays Valley Hospital, and CAMC Women and Children's Hospital. CAMC is home to one of the largest heart programs in the United States; a kidney transplant program; highest level trauma center; and the only freestanding children's hospital in the state. All medical services are supported by primary care physicians throughout the region who regularly treat their patients at CAMC hospitals or refer them to CAMC for specialty consultation and treatment.