PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency Pharmacy Services

  • For a comprehensive description of pharmacy services throughout Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) please refer to the description of pharmacy services for the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
  • RWJUH is the only academic medical center and provider of tertiary and quaternary health care services in central New Jersey. The emergency department at RWJUH sees > 100,000 patients annually and includes both adult and pediatric emergency departments. RWJUH is the only Level 1 Trauma Center for central New Jersey with additional designation as a Level 2 Trauma Center for pediatric patients.
  • The department of pharmacy provides 24/7 hour clinical coverage of the emergency department.
  • The emergency medicine pharmacy team is well established and provides comprehensive coverage of both adult and pediatric emergency departments.
  • Clinical pharmacy services provided include:
    • Bedside response to adult and pediatric medical and surgical emergencies including but not limited to: cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, rapid sequence intubation, stroke, trauma, and sepsis.
    • Prospective order verification and emergency department operational support
    • Drug information and pharmacokinetic consults
    • Review of culture results for patients discharged from adult and pediatric emergency departments for pharmacotherapeutic issues (culture follow-up program)
  • In addition to patient care, the emergency medicine pharmacy team works closely with the department of emergency medicine and medical residency program in research, teaching, and clinical practice advancement.