PURPOSE STATEMENT:
The pharmacy practice residency program is designed to train and develop skills in pharmacy practice and teaching while increasing the resident's knowledge base through direct exposure. Depending on the area and the resident's interests, the resident will receive extensive clinical experience in primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings. In the various rotations the resident is expected to refine his/her skills and develop expertise as a drug therapy specialist through the provision of patient care services. Teaching skills of the resident will be developed in both clinical and classroom settings. Elective and assigned projects will enable the resident to develop administrative, analytical and research skills. The program can be viewed as a 2-3 month block at LAC-USC, 2-3 months
at USCUH, 6 weeks in primary care, 6 weeks in management, Drug Information/DUE
for those applicants without these experiences, and two electives. In a traditional sense the program has very little staffing requirements and nearly all weekends are free. However, independent practice skills are developed through per diem hours available at USCUH. The residents are thus able to supplement their salaries. A sample schedule can be viewed here....SCHEDULE
Salary is $40,000 for the year with two weeks vacation and medical benefits.
Never been to Los Angeles? Despite what you may think, many days look
like this beautiful evening looking from the campus to downtown.
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Residents select from medical ICU, Burn ICU, Emergency department, CCU, DUE/Drug information, Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, or TPN consult service.
Residents play a highly visible and crucial role
in the PharmD program. Students view residents as highly approachable role
models. The residents meet with third year students at weekly Therapeutics
Modules discussion groups. Residents also act as co-preceptors with faculty
supervising fourth year students on clerkships. To develop the skills necessary
to be "Clinician Educators" we have implemented a series of seminars to
train residents in teaching skills. All residents are required to complete
a research project that is presented at the annual Western States Conference.
Each resident is expected to submit a paper for publication.
An important milestone for residents is to see
their residency project get published. USC has been successful over the
years in publishing data from these projects. Below are some examples of
papers published by residents (names are in bold print).
Torres MJ, Kern JW, Gill MA, Berne TV,
Heseltine PNR, Yellin AE, and Chenella FC. Comparison of serum sampling
methods for estimating gentamicin pharmacokinetic variables. Clinical Pharmacy
1983;2:353-5.
Gill MA, Cohen JL, Chenella FC, Hisayasu GH, Chandrasoma
P, Warnecke GM, Chung H, Heseltine PNR, Yellin AE and Berne
TV. Gentamicin penetration into diseased appendix tissue. Therapeutic Drug
Monitoring 1984;6:298-301.
Ito MK, Gill MA, Berne TV, Yellin AE, Heseltine
PNR, and Appleman MD. Intraoperative serum, bile, and gall bladder wall
concentrations of cefmetazole in patients undergoing cholecystectomy. Clinical
Pharmacy 1988;7:467-8.
Park TW, Le-Bui LP, Chung KC, Rho JP, and
Gill MA. Stability of piperacillin sodium-tazobactam sodium in peritoneal
dialysis solutions. American Journal Of Health-System Pharmacy, (1995 Sep
15). 52(18): 2022-4.
Nguyen D, Gill MA, and Wong F. Stability
of milrinone lactate in 5% dextrose injection and 0.9% sodium chloride
injection at concentrations of 400, 600 and 800 mcg/ml. International
Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding 1998;2:246-248.
Nii LJ, Chin A, Cao TM, and Gill MA. Stability
of sumatriptan succinate in polypropylene syringes. Am J Health-Systems
Pharm. 1999;56:983-598.
Han PK, Gong WC and Gill MA. Current pathophysiology,
classification, diagnosis and treatment options of dyslipidemia. Pharmacy
Times 2000;66:75-100.
Montgomery MJ, Beringer PM, Louie SG, and
Gill MA. Estimation of creatinine clearance in patients with metastatic
ovarian cancer. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 2000;22:695-700.
Montgomery MJ, Beringer PM, Aminimanizani
A, Louie SG, Shapiro B. Jelliffe R and Gill MA. Population pharmacokinetics
and use of Monte Carlo simulation to evaluate currently recommended dosing
regimens of ciprofloxacin in adult patients with cystic fibrosis patients.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001;45:3468-73 Abstracts of Projects Presented
at Western States Conference May 2001
Abstracts of Projects Presented
at Western States Conference May 2002
Abstracts of Projects Presented
at Western States Conference May 2003
Abstracts of Projects Presented
at Western States Conference May 2004
University Hospital Bed Complement:
Medical/surgical acute care 178
TOTAL 284
Residents select from sites such as pulmonary, pharmacokinetics, general
medicine, cardiothoracic, liver, and heart transplants. After
orientation at each site, the resident is integrated into the satellites
to provide consults, evaluate patients with the medical/surgical teams,
precept students and support the distribution system.
(ABOVE) A Pharmacy Practice resident (Dr. Marc Cosep class of 2003;second
from right) in action. The resident acts as a role model on rounds with
a Level 4 pharmacy student on rounds.
Residents are also trained to work within the distribution services
at USCUH. Many residents also "moonlight" at USCUH on weekends once they
are licensed. This adds a little income but also gives the resident tremendous
experience and responsibility.
Above is Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Dr. May Mak (standing
on left; former USC Primary Care Resident) training residents in CoagUChek.
This certification allows residents to perform protimes for patients taking
warfarin seen in our pharmacist-run anticoagulation clinics. This is just
one of the seminars provided to residents.
FACULTY-PRECEPTORS: below are biosketches for some of the preceptors
you will work with.
Above is Program Director Mark Gill, past resident Thuy Nguyen, past
Norris resident Teri Lee, MICU preceptor Bruce Ellinoy, past resident Ida
Pranata and past resident Helen Kwon at the annual resident banquet, June
2000. At the banquet Ida Pranata won the Resident Research Project of the
Year 1999-2000 for her project "Effect of Nelfinavir-Nevirapine Combination
as in HIV Patients Who Failed Initial HAART." Dr. Ellinoy won the Preceptor
of the Year Award from the residents.
Above is MICU preceptor Bruce Ellinoy, past resident Jiwon Kim and past
resident Helena Suh at the annual resident banquet, June 2001.
At the 2002 banquet, Jin Kang, Paula Phongsamran, Emily Whang and Mark Gill are pictured.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
For an application packet, please write to:
OVERVIEW: USC has offered an ASHP accredited
program in Pharmacy Practice since 1980. The residency program actually
originated in the early 1970's. The goal of the training is to produce
a "clinician-educator". We envision this person to be a practitioner at
an institution affiliated with educational systems. We expect our graduates
to practice in the most demanding settings.
Dr.
Kathy Rowland mailto:krowland@usc.edu
Dr.
Dan Luumailto:dluu@usc.edu
Experiences at Los
Angeles County-USC Medical Center:
LAC-USC Medical Center provides medical, surgical and emergency and Level
1 trauma services in General Hospital and obstetrical, gynecological, pediatric
and specialized neonatal intensive care services in Women's and Children's
Hospital. It also offers psychiatric services for mental disorders in adults,
adolescents and children. The facility is licensed for 2,045 beds and operates
a School of Nursing. The Medical Center is one of the leading resources
for health manpower training of physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and allied
health care personnel in the United States. Approximate annual workload
statistics for this facility are: admissions 51,600; patient days 296,100;
outpatient and emergency room visits 764,100 and births 4,900.
Experiences at the School:
Founded in 1905, the USC School of Pharmacy is
the first and foremost pharmacy school in Southern California. Approximately
50 percent of the pharmacists in the region are graduates of USC. The school
has an annual average student body of approximately 660 full-time students
in the doctor of pharmacy program, 60 students in the master of science
and doctor of philosophy programs, a full-time faculty of 76 and more than
430 voluntary clinical faculty.
Resident Helen Kwon (class
of 2000, standing) leads a discussion group. Sessions are in small groups
to enhance the learning experience. Residents may volunteer to deliver
formal lectures to classes of 160 students or more if they are interested.
Aminimanizani A, Beringer PM, Kang J, Tsang L, Jelliffe RW, Shapiro BJ. Distribution and elimination of tobramycin administered in single or multiple daily doses in adult patients with cystic fibrosis. J Antimicrob Chemother 2002;50:553-59
Cupo Abbott J and Gore L. Drotrecogin alfa (activated) in the management of sepsis. Calif J Health-System Pharmacy 2003;Jan/Feb: 13-16
Dr.
Kang Dr.
Phongsamran Dr.
Whang
Dr.
Cosep Dr.
Gore Dr.
Kim Dr.
Kislik
Dr.
Ting-Chan Dr.
Park Dr.
Hsu
Experiences at USC University Hospital:
Opened
in May 1991, USCUH is a modern facility that represents a unique collaboration
between private enterprise and medical education, owned and operated by
the Tenet Healthcare Corporation and staffed by the faculty of the University
of Southern California Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy. The hospital offers
expertise and sophisticated technology combined with a personalized approach
to health care in a comfortable, caring environment.
Intensive care 44
Comprehensive medical rehabilitation 32
Psychiatric care 30
Pictured here is Dr. Jennifer Cupo (on the far left), a former Pharmacy
Practice resident, who is a faculty member at USCUH. She precepts both
students and residents.
Paul
Beringer
Jennifer
Cupo
Emily Han
Jiwon Kim
Paula Phongsamran
As faculty, residents attend graduation for the Pharm.D. students and sit with the regular faculty. Here is the resident class of 2003: Marc Cosep, Lana Gore, Susan Kim and Alice Kislick.
What are they doing now? Over 50 residents have received their pharmacy
practice certificates from USC. They have become leaders in our profession.
They are faculty at University of Illinois at Chicago, Philadelphia College
of Pharmacy, University of the Pacific, and here at USC. Others are directors
of pharmacy services at major medical centers throughout the US. Many have
advanced positions in pharmaceutical companies. Frequently our residents
continue their training in graduate schools and fellowships. Past grad
Ida Pranata is a clinical pharmacist at Good Samaritan Hospital and Helen
Kwon is a clinical pharmacist at Kaiser Sunset In-Patient. Thuy Nguyen is an Assistant Professor at SUNY-B. Recent 2001 grad Jiwon Kim was appointed as an Assistant Professor at USCUH
and Helena Suh is a clinical pharmacist at the Children's Hospital of LA. Of the resident class of 2002, Jin Kang is now a clinical pharmacist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Paula Phongsamran is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at USCUH, and Emily Whang is a Fellow in Infectious Diseases at USC. From the class of 2003, Alice Kislick and Susan Kim are clinical pharmacists at Kaiser Sunset In-Patient, Marc Cosep is a clinical pharmacist at USCUH and Lana Gore is a clinical pharmacist at UCLA.
Licensure in California ultimately is required for the residency certificate. Plan to check the Board of Pharmacy for recent updates.Click here. and here
Need
directions to the campus? Click here for a map!
The
Program Director is Scott Evans, Pharm.D.; to email him click
here mailto:Scott.EVANS@TENETHEALTH.COM.
Need an
application? Click here for Adobe PDF version of
application
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for letters of reference? Click here for
Adobe PDF version
Powerpoint
slide show of the 2001 banquet.Click here for pics
Powerpoint
slide show of the 2002 Asilomar meeting.Click here for pics
This page last updated on November 2004.