Critical Care Specialty Residency

Purpose

The purpose of the PGY-2 Critical Care residency is to train residents to provide pharmaceutical care for critically ill patients and to achieve a distinguished career as a critical care clinical pharmacist. Upon completion of the program, the pharmacist will be prepared to provide specialized pharmaceutical care in a health system and/or clinical academic setting.

Clinical experiences

Clinical experiences are available in each of the following patient populations:

Blood & Marrow Transplant (BMT)
Coronary Care Unit
Cardiothoracic Intensive Care
Medical Intensive Care
Neurosurgical Intensive Care
Surgical Intensive Care
Trauma Intensive Care
Vascular Surgery
Burn Intensive Care
Infectious Diseases
Emergency Medicine/Toxicology
Nutrition Support
Acute Pain/Palliative Care
Solid Organ Transplant
Nephrology
Neonatal ICU
Pediatric ICU

Rotations

Flexibility allows the resident to tailor experiences to meet their individual interests and career goals.

12, one month rotations
In July, the resident will spend time learning the distribution system in the Critical Care Satellite
December will be left open as a research and administration month
2 months of Medical ICU & 1 month of Cardiothoracic Surgery are required
Remaining 7 rotations are selected from the list of 17 electives above
All rotations precepted by qualified clinical pharmacists

Presentations

Written and verbal communication skills are emphasized throughout the program. Presentation opportunities include:

Pharmacotherapy CE Program
Journal Club
Case Presentations
Staff Development presentations
In-services on rotations
Project Presentation at the Southeastern Residency Conference
Presentation at a national meeting such as ASHP Midyear, ACCP, or SCCM.

Precepting

By precepting students, the critical care resident will have the opportunity to refine their teaching skills and further deepen their own clinical knowledge base.
WFBMC is a rotation site primarily for students from Campbell University and Wingate Schools of Pharmacy.
Precepting opportunities available on many rotations

Projects

The critical care resident will complete:

a minimum of one independent research project
a manuscript for publication

Benefits

Comprehensive benefit package
Estimated stipend: $45,000
Paid holiday and vacation time
Funding to attend professional meetings

Covered parking is provided

Former Residents

Residency Year	Name	Position After Graduation
2004 – 2005	Amanda Fuller, PharmD	CHEMPACK and SNS Coordinator for the State of North Carolina, NC Public Health Preparedness and Response Raleigh, North Carolina
2005 – 2006	Abbie Crisp Williamson, PharmD, BCPS	Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Heart Center, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, North Carolina
2006 – 2007	Kimberly Clark, PharmD, BCPS	Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Critical Care, Co-director Critical Care Specialty Residency, Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, Greenville, South Carolina
2007 – 2008	Todd Miano, PharmD, BCPS	Clinical Pharmacist Specialist – Surgical Intensive Care Unit, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2008 – 2009	Rebecca Simons, PharmD, BCPS	Assistant Professor in Critical Care Department of Pharmacy Practice, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy Texas A&M Health Science Center College Station, Texas
2009 – 2010	Amy Kendrick, PharmD, BCPS	Medical Intensive Care Unit Decentralized Pharmacist Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston Salem, North Carolina
2010-2011	Kristin Griffin, PharmD	Neurosurgery/Neurology Critical Care Decentralized Pharmacist Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston Salem, North Carolina
2011-2012	Caity Bowers, PharmD	General Medicine/Intermediate Care Pharmacist Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston Salem, North Caroline
2013-2013	Sandi Rowe, PharmD	Current PGY2 Resident, WFBMC

Application Requirements

Applications will be submitted online using ASHP Phorcas. Use THIS LINK to learn more about Phorcas.
Application deadline is January 1st
If selected, an onsite interview is required

Contact Information and Application Submission

      Catherine A. Pierce, PharmD, FCCM
      Pharmacy Clinical Specialist for Critical Care
      Critical Care Specialty Residency Director
      Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
      Medical Center Boulevard
      Winston-Salem, NC 27157
      336-713-3417
      capierce@wakehealth.edu

An index of our residency programs are located below:
Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY1)
Advanced Pratice Specialty (PGY2)
     Critical Care
     Infectious Disease
     Oncology
      Pediatrics
Health System Pharmacy Administration (Masters)