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 specialists

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
• AHEC Presentations
• 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, Pharm.D.	CHEMPACK and SNS Coordinator for the State of North Carolina, NC Public Health Preparedness and Response Raleigh, North Carolina
  2005 – 2006	Abbie Crisp Williamson, Pharm.D., BCPS	Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Heart Center, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, North Carolina
  2006 – 2007	Kimberly Clark, Pharm.D., 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, Pharm.D., BCPS	Clinical Pharmacist Specialist – Surgical Intensive Care Unit, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  2008 – 2009	Rebecca Simons, Pharm.D., 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, Pharm.D., BCPS	Medical Intensive Care Unit Decentralized Pharmacist Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina
  2010-2011	Kristin Griffin, Pharm.D.	Neurosurgery/Neurology Critical Care Decentralized Pharmacist Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina

   

Application Requirements

• Click here for specific application instructions 
• Application deadline is January 10th
• If selected, an onsite interview is required

Contact Information and Application Submission

      Catherine A. Pierce, PharmD
      Pharmaceutical Care Coordinator 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