This elective rotation will provide the student with a clinical experience in the area of general pediatric cardiology. The resident will participate in daily rounds and gain experience in the pharmacotherapeutic care required by pediatric cardiac patients. The areas to be covered include congenital heart defects, acquired heart disease, endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis, arrhythmia, heart failure and cardiomyopathy.
The purpose of the pediatric nutrition rotation is to provide an educational and training experience for a pharmacist in the fundamentals of pediatric nutrition therapy and management. Emphasis will be placed on developing the resident's communication skills in the field of nutrition support. The resident will participate in daily patient care monitoring and a variety of interdisciplinary activities. This rotation is designed to provide the resident with the basic tools needed to understand, rationally discuss and continue self-study in pediatric nutrition support.
The resident will gain experience and proficiency in the clinical care required by the complex nature of bacterial and viral infections observed in pediatric patients. The resident will participate in daily patient care rounds and a variety of interdisciplinary activities. The resident will develop an understanding of infectious organisms, antibiotic combinations and pharmacokinetics. The resident will attend HIV/AIDS clinic through SHANDS Jacksonville Rainbow Clinic. Through this rotation, the resident will increase the therapeutic knowledge and development of practice skills necessary to make appropriate recommendations regarding drug therapy and pharmaceutical interactions observed in HIV/AIDS and infectious disease patients.
This rotation will provide the resident with experience and a working knowledge of information systems with an emphasis on clinical applications and impact on patient care. The resident will gain experience in the development of improved patient safety by working closely with the pharmacy information team, pharmacists, physicians, nursing, and other members of the Baptist Health Information Services Department. The resident will be involved in various activities including the building and validation of clinical rules, validation of clinical reports, building and validation of dose range checking on selected therapeutic categories of medications.
The rotation will focus on and familiarize the resident with pharmacy practice in the Emergency Department and Poison Information Center. Urgent and emergent therapeutics, clinical toxicology, and the provision of poison information will be emphasized allowing the resident to discuss pathophysiologic entities and formulate therapeutic and monitoring protocols for patients on a case-by-case basis.
Residents have the opportunity to repeat a required rotation twice during the residency year. In addition, residents may elect to complete any of the following PGY1 rotations.
Adult Cardiovascular Medicine
Adult Critical Care
Adult Neurology
Adult Emergency Medicine
Internal Medicine
Medication Safety