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Come to Martha Jefferson Hospital for Your PGY1 Pharmacy
Practice Residency
The Pharmacy Department at Martha Jefferson Hospital offers
a 12-month PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency.
The Martha Jefferson residency provides the opportunity for
highly motivated pharmacists to achieve their professional
goals by offering the knowledge, abilities, experience, attitude,
and critical thinking skills required to become a leader in
integrated health system pharmacy practice.
The deadline for application is January 8, 2010.
Pharmacy Practice Experience
Residency Rotation Requirements
Martha Jefferson Hospital's Department
of Pharmacy
Residency Director, Preceptor & Current
Resident Information
Application Information
Pharmacy Practice Experience
Rotations are designed to enhance the expertise of the resident
in the application and management of drug therapy in a variety
of patient care areas; in the provision of drug information
services; and in practice management as it relates to tot
overall direction and integration of pharmacy services. The
program is flexible enough to allow the resident to develop
skills in many areas based on individual need and preference.
During pharmacy practice rotations, the resident assumes
the responsibility for all aspects of patient drug therapy
including:
- Conducting patient interviews and patient medication
counseling
- Advising physicians, nurses, and patients on appropriate
drug use
- Attending rounds and conferences
- Pharmacokinetic consulting
- Providing lectures on drug therapy to medical, nursing,
and pharmacy staff.
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Residency Rotation Requirements
During resident training, valuable experience is obtained
in the many integrated aspects of a pharmacy service including
quality improvement programs, medication use evaluation programs,
and regulatory compliance. These experiences enable the resident
to develop the skills needed to communicate effectively; to
organize, prioritize, and manage pharmacy services; and to
plan for and implement new programs.
Required rotations include:
- Orientation
- Critical care
- Drug information/medication safety
- Practice management
- Oncology/palliative care
- Sterile compounding/nutrition
- Internal medicine
Elective rotations will be available and some may be coordinated
with the University of Virginia Health System based on need
and availability.
The resident presents continuing education programs that
are an integral part of the staff development programs conducted
by the Department of Pharmacy for its professional staff and
conducts a formal residency project under the guidance of
one of our residency preceptors. The resident also participates
in a monthly journal club with the residents from the University
of Virginia Health System.
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Martha Jefferson Hospital's Department
of Pharmacy
The mission of Martha Jefferson Hospital Department of Pharmacy
Services is to improve the health and well-being of our community
through safe and effective medication use. Clinical services
provided by the department include attending patient care
rounds, renal function monitoring, drug interaction monitoring,
pharmacokinetic monitoring, parenteral nutrition monitoring,
and a focus on a decentralized but integrated model of care
delivery.
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Residency Director, Preceptors,
& Current Residents
Residency Director
Margaret N. Taylor, Pharm.D., BCPS
Meg is the Pharmacy Services Clinical Coordinator and Residency
Program Director at Martha Jefferson Hospital. She received
her Doctor of Pharmacy from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia
Commonwealth University and successfully completed an ASHP-accredited
pharmacy practice residency at the University of Virginia
Health System. Meg serves as a preceptor to residents in the
internal medicine and drug information learning experiences.
Her areas of professional interest include infectious diseases,
adult internal medicine, and geriatrics. She is involved with
the Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists where she
served as regional president and was awarded the New Practitioner
of the Year Award in 2007.
Preceptors
Janet A. Silvester, R.Ph., MBA, FASHP
Janet is the Director of Pharmacy and Emergency Services at
Martha Jefferson Hospital. She serves as one of the preceptors
in the pharmacy practice management rotation. Janet received
her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the Medical College
of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University and her Masters
in Business from James Madison University. Janet is currently
a Doctor of Pharmacy candidate at Creighton University. Janet
is a fellow of ASHP and has served actively in state and national
professional associations, and is a past president of ASHP.
Mark A. Chamberlain, Pharm.D.
Mark is the Clinical Staff Pharmacist for the Martha Jefferson
Hospital Outpatient Infusion and Cancer Care Center. Mark
earned his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Duquesne University
School of Pharmacy and his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University
of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Mark completed an ASHP-accredited
Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Practice Residency at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center. In addition to his experience as
an Oncology Pharmacist, Mark was also a Drug Information Specialist
at the University of Maryland Drug Information Center. Mark
joined Martha Jefferson Hospital in 2005 and is the Oncology
preceptor.
Wayne C. Chu, Pharm.D.
Wayne is a clinical staff pharmacist at Martha Jefferson Hospital.
He received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of
the Sciences in Philadelphia. He is currently a member of
the American Society of Health System Pharmacists. He serves
as a preceptor for residents during the orientation phase
of the program.
Meg Gilmer, R.Ph.
Meg is a clinical staff pharmacist at Martha Jefferson Hospital.
She received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the
Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University.
Meg is currently a member of the Virginia Society of Health-System
Pharmacists. She serves as a pharmacy residency preceptor
during the orientation phase and is the residency preceptor
for the service component.
Bonnie Marty, R.Ph., BCPS
Bonnie is a clinical staff pharmacist at Martha Jefferson
Hospital. She received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Bonnie currently
serves as a member for the Society of Critical Care Medicine
and serves as preceptor of the critical care pharmacy practice
rotation.
Michael Miller, Pharm.D.
Michael is a clinical staff pharmacist at Martha Jefferson
Hospital. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University
of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Michael is currently a member
of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the
Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and the North
Carolina Association of Pharmacists. He is the pharmacy residency
preceptor for orthopedics and nutrition services.
Wayne Nye, R.Ph.
Wayne is the Pharmacy Information Systems Coordinator at Martha
Jefferson Hospital. He received his Bachelor of Science in
Pharmacy from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth
University. Wayne is currently a member of the American Society
of Health-System Pharmacists. He is the pharmacy residency
preceptor for information systems.
Marian Vaden Raible, Pharm.D.
Marian is a clinical staff pharmacist at Martha Jefferson
Hospital. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the Medical
College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University. Marian
completed an ASHP-accredited pharmacy practice residency at
Nebraska health System in Omaha, NE. She serves as a preceptor
to residents in the internal medicine learning experience.
Marian is currently a member of the American Society of Health-System
Pharmacists.
MJH PGY-1 Current Residents
Brooke F. Emmons, Pharm.D.
Brooke, a native of Corinth, MS, attended the University of
Mississippi where she earned her B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences
in 2006 and Doctor of Pharmacy in 2008. Following graduation,
she served as the 2008/2009 George P. Provost Editorial Intern
for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists in Bethesda,
MD. Brooke is a PGY-1 resident at Martha Jefferson Hospital
and will align her residency research with the goals of the
ASHP Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative by evaluating the
impact of the recent addition of a fully decentralized service
model within a community hospital. Her practice interests
include pharmacy leadership, government/public affairs, publications/drug
information, as well as pharmacotherapy services within a
health-system or ambulatory care setting.
Meghan P. McKee, Pharm.D.
Meghan is a PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident at Martha Jefferson Hospital
and earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from Duquesne University
in May of 2009. Her current interests include Internal Medicine,
Critical Care, and Geriatrics. Meghan's residency project
will evaluate the root cause of missing medications and propose
methods to resolve errors secondary to this issue. Upon completion
of PGY-1 residency, Meghan plans to pursue a career as an
inpatient clinical pharmacist.
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Application Information
For questions regarding application materials contact:
Margaret N. Taylor, Pharm.D., BCPS
PGY1 Residency Program Director
Department of Pharmacy
Martha Jefferson Hospital
459 Locust Avenue
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
434-654-7050
margaret.taylor@mjh.org
The application deadline is January 8, 2010.
Use the following links to print the documents required for
application.
Application
Checklist (PDF)
Application
Form (PDF)
Reference
Letter (PDF)
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