Student Precepting
By precepting students, residents refine their teaching skills and further deepen their own clinical knowledge base. The Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist pharmacy department is a learning experience site for pharmacy students from Campbell, Wingate, and High Point Universities. Approximately 240 student months are precepted each year.
Precepting responsibilities are available on most learning experiences. Residents mentor and evaluate students as part of the weekly student/resident seminar series and help facilitate interprofessional educational events at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Residents also lead a preparatory series for local pharmacy students who are interested in pursuing a residency after graduation.
Presentations
Written and verbal communication skills are emphasized throughout the program. Residents gain experience giving numerous presentations to a variety of audiences, including providing an accredited continuing education program.
Research Project
Residents complete an independent research project under the guidance of pharmacist and physician researchers. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist uses a traditional research model in which residents manage their project from start to finish. Most resident projects are presented at national meetings and published in the medical literature.
Pharmacy Operations and Pharmacy Practice Experiences
All residents develop an understanding of pharmacy operations and become proficient in various pharmacist functions via pharmacy practice experience. Each resident works an average of one weekend (two 8-hour shifts) every 3 weeks and a 4-hour evening shift once a week. Residents work three of the seven organization sponsored holidays. In addition, residents also volunteer and precept pharmacy students at a local indigent care clinic.
Mentorship
Residents have multiple opportunities for guided professional and personal development. At the beginning of the residency, residents choose mentors that invest in their growth throughout the year. Residents have additional mentors for their research project and continuing education presentation. These pharmacists are experienced in the topic areas and provide guidance during all steps of the process. Beyond being mentees, residents are also given the opportunity to mentor multiple students through various learning experiences.