Graduation Requirements

Pharmacy Residency Program at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

• Completion of all required learning experiences
• Competency Areas, Goals, and Objectives (CAGOs)
  • Earn an “Achieved for the Residency” for each objective listed under Competency Area R1: Patient Care
  • Earn an “Achieved for the Residency” for at least 80% of the remaining objectives
• Required Projects and Presentations
  • Complete 1 IRB approved residency project and written manuscript in publishable form
  • Complete 1 medication use evaluation
  • Create or revise 1 hospital policy, procedure, or protocol
  • Provide, at a minimum, the following presentations:
    • 1 patient case presentation with average score ≥ 75%
    • 10 topic discussions
    • 1 formulary monograph
    • 2 journal club presentations with average score ≥ 75%
    • 2 formal drug information questions with score ≥ 75%
    • 1 clinical competency education lecture for pharmacy staff
    • 4 pharmacy huddles
    • 1 nursing or medical provider education program
• Staff a minimum of 42 weekend staffing shifts (every other weekend)
• Conference Attendance
  • State and/or national professional meeting (ex: NJSHP Annual Meeting & Exhibition, ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting), with project poster(s) if accepted for presentation
  • Platform presentation at Eastern States Residency Conference or comparable forum with multi-site preceptor attendance and feedback
• Committee Participation
  • Medication Management / Medication Safety Meeting (at least once, as a guest)
  • RWJBarnabas Health Directors and Clinical Council Meeting (at least once, as a guest)
  • Attendance at Medication Use Committee meetings and preparation of meeting minutes as assigned by RPD