This two-year residency program in Pharmacy Informatics at J. Hopkins is designed to develop expert skills in pharmacy practice and informatics. Residents will gain experience in multiple clinical settings during their PGY1 year and specialize in pharmacy informatics during their PGY2 year. The program aims to prepare pharmacists for informatics positions in healthcare by providing training and knowledge in technology trends, clinical applications of technology, and integrating technology into pharmacy practice to provide safe and efficient patient care. Residents will complete core rotations such as ambulatory care, drug information, and clinical informatics, as well as elective rotations across various medical disciplines.

1. Pharmacy ResidencyProgram: Pharmacy Informatics J.Hopkins
Note: Thispositionhasbeenfilledforthe 2012 - 2013 residencyyear.
Program Type:Twoyear residency(PGY1andPGY2); pendingASHPaccreditation
ASHP Match Number:153720
Purpose:This twoyearresidencytrainingprograminPharmacyInformaticsisdefinedasanorganized,
directedpostgraduate programof practical experience inpharmacyclinical practice andinformatics.The
residencyisdesignedtodevelopexpertskillsandcompetenciesinpharmacypractice andinformatics.
Program Overview:Primaryobjectiveof the programisto prepare pharmaciststoassume informatics
positionsinhealthcare relatedinformaticsfields.The PGY1 year will be structuredasa Pharmacy Practice
residencywithfocusinpharmacyinformaticsand the PGY2 yearwill be structuredas a specialtyin
pharmacyinformatics.Participantswill gainthe toolsandknowledgetounderstandandanalyze the
changingnature of today’scomplex medical deliverysystems,plusthe resourcesandsavvytoanticipate
and respondtothose changes.
Training Experience:
 Opportunitytoprovide pharmaceutical care topatientsinmultiplesettingsanddevelop
independentlearningskills
 Provide effective drugeducationtoothers,understandresearchmethodsandopportunities,and
recognize the principlesandapplicationof druguse control
 Assume personal responsibilityforeffectingchange inclinical practice
 Interdisciplinaryproblemsolvinganddecisionmakingskills
 Knowledgeandexpertise inmanagingcost-effectiveutilizationof technologyandclinical
applicationsthroughthe applicationof economicprinciples
 Strategiesinthe preventionof medicationerrorsandadverse events
 Knowledgetoidentify,analyze,andevaluatetechnologytrends
 Applicationof technologyandclinical informatics
 Role of pharmacy inconductingandsupportinginformationtechnology
 Integrationof technologywithpharmacypractice inordertoprovide clinicallyfocused,safe,and
efficientpatientcare
 Integrationof informationtechnologyacrossthe organization
Rotations:
 Core Rotations:
o AmbulatoryCare

2. o Clinical Informatics/MedUse Policy
o Clinical Applications
o Critical Care
o Drug Information
o DistributionTechnology
o InfectiousDisease
o Information Systems/Technology
o Internal Medicine
o MedicationSafety
o MedicationUse Informatics
o Oncology
o ProjectManagement
 Elective Rotations:
o AIDS/HIV
o Anticoagulation
o Cardiac SurgeryICU
o Cardiac critical care (CCU)
o Clinical Practice Mgmt/DrugPolicy
o Drug PolicyandOutcomesResearch
o EmergencyMedicine
o HematologicMalignancies
o InfectiousDiseases
o Investigational Drugs/ACTG
o Medical Intensive Care (MICU)
o Medical Oncology
o Neonatal Intensive Care Unit(NICU)
o NeurosciencesCritical Care (NCCU)
o Organizational

3. o Outcomesresearch
o PainManagement
o Pediatrics
o PediatricIntensive Care (PICU)
o Psychiatry
o OutpatientPharmacyClinical Applications
o Surgical IntensiveCare (SICU)
o Transplantation