Residency program director
Elizabeth K. Morrow, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist, Ambulatory Primary Care and Neurology Clinics
PGY-1 Residency Program Director
Residency program coordinator
Gabrielle N. Plaia, PharmD, AAHIVP
Specialty Pharmacist Lead
PGY-1 Residency Program Coordinator
Director's welcome
Thank you for your interest and consideration of our PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program. The PGY-1 Residency Program in ambulatory care and specialty pharmacy services currently offers two PGY-1 resident positions. Our residents gain experience in a variety of clinical spaces by rotating through clinics, the hospital and staffing alongside our clinical specialty and retail pharmacists and technicians throughout the year. The specialty pharmacy team provides a high touch service for high cost/complex medications that has helped lower costs, improve patient care, experience, and outcomes. Residents will be impacting patient care throughout the year within Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) outpatient clinics, the community pharmacy, and the centralized specialty department by:
- Providing direct patient care telephonically, electronically, and through in-person, pharmacist-lead office visits to address concerns including, but not limited to:
- Disease state management
- Directed medication education
- Medication utilization/adherence reviews
- Polypharmacy reviews
- Performing a medication use evaluation
- Performing order entry, verification, and dispensing
- Completing a year-long, clinical research project
- And many more experiences individualized to the resident’s personal interest areas
Our training program is designed to develop knowledge and encourage clinical leadership. Each year our residents participate as integral parts of not just our pharmacy department, but as members of the interdisciplinary team. Residents will refine their clinical problem-solving skills, build confidence, and work with other members of the healthcare team, including the patient, to deliver the highest standard of patient care.
Our residency program aims to provide a variety of learning experiences to develop pharmacists who can confidently:
- Pursue and obtain jobs in specialty and ambulatory care
- Pursue and obtain a PGY-2 in the specialty of the resident’s choice
- Achieve Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) certification
- Achieve Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) certification
We are excited to offer these opportunities and contribute to the number of available residency programs for pharmacy learners interested in pursuing advanced professional experiences through residency. With the completion of this residency program, the residents will have gained insight and knowledge of the ambulatory, outpatient, and specialty pharmacy teams, which makes them ideal candidates as part of any outpatient pharmacy team. I am proud of each residency class we have had the honor of training at Dartmouth and am excited to continue to offer this opportunity to you!
Sincerely,
Liz Morrow
Elizabeth K. Morrow
Clinical Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director (Ambulatory Care-Specialty)
Heater Road Primary Care
ASHP PGY-1 purpose statement
PGY1 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.
PGY-1 residency mission
To provide experiences to develop pharmacy practitioners who will possess the knowledge of the systematic processes associated with medication acquisition, appropriateness, and accreditation standards as well as clinical knowledge to provide high-quality patient care to advance pharmacy practice.
Learning experiences
Rotating learning experiences
- Administration (specialty or ambulatory care)
- Acute care (internal medicine or cardiology)
- Anticoagulation
- Cardiology clinic
- Dermatology clinic
- Gastroenterology clinic
- Geriatrics service
- HCV/HIV service
- Hematology/oncology clinic
- Investigational drug services
- Medical infusion service
- Pharmacy informatics
- Primary care clinic
- Rheumatology clinic
- Specialty pediatric/adult cystic fibrosis, pulmonary, and allergy clinic
Additional opportunities may be available upon request.
Longitudinal learning experiences
- Longitudinal research project
- Medication safety & quality
- Medication use evaluation
- Outpatient pharmacy practice
- Specialty pharmacy/on-call
- Teaching certificate program
Projects
The resident will complete one medication usage evaluation during one half of the residency year and complete one longitudinal research project throughout the residency year. The completed MUE results will be presented locally at DHMC. The longitudinal research project may be original research or a development/enhancement of pharmacy services. Preliminary data will be presented at the annual ASHP Midyear/Vizient meeting via a poster presentation. Completed results will be presented as a platform presentation at the Eastern States Residency Conference in the second half of the residency year. In addition, a manuscript suitable for publication will be produced before the end of the residency year.
Presentations
Six journal clubs, patient cases, or in-service/clinical Pearl topics (30 minute duration)
- Five are presented to the department or clinic of the learning experience
- One is presented regionally at the NHSHP Cabin Fever Meeting
- At least two should be journal clubs
- At least two should be patient cases
Project presentations
- Poster presented nationally at the Vizient Poster presentation at the Midyear Clinical Meeting on MUE or research project
- Research platform presentation presented regionally at the Eastern States Conference (ESC) or equivalent venue
ACPE continuing education presentations
The resident will present two ACPE-accredited continuing education (CE) presentations during the residency year. The first CE presentation will be presented at the New England Alliance for Health (NEAH) meeting in the fall. The second CE will be presented locally at DHMC.
Staffing
The residents staff in both the outpatient and specialty pharmacy service line and carry the specialty pharmacy services on-call pager periodically during the year. For the 2024-2025 residency year, the residents alternate staffing Friday/Saturday and do not staff on Sundays. The on-call pager is carried remotely from the residents' preferred location every 3 weeks with dedicated conference time excluded.
Teaching certificate
The resident will participate in a teaching certificate program during the PGY-1 year. We determine the provider of the teaching certificate program on a yearly basis.
Benefits
Residents are eligible for medical, prescription, life, disability, dental and vision insurance all through DHMC benefits. DHMC offers a total compensation package that includes competitive health and wellness benefits. These benefits consist of "Core Benefits" that are provided by DHMC as well as "Benefit Choices" that allow you to select additional benefits to meet your personal situation and needs.
Stipend
$54,246.40
Total earned time
- 3 holidays
- 10 earned time days (excluding holidays)
The resident is required to carry the on-call pager for one major and one minor holiday during the residency year. On-call may be completed remotely and does not require the resident to present on-site.
Conference attendance
- New England Alliance for Health (NEAH) Fall Meeting
- ASHP Midyear Clinical Meetings
- Vizient Consortium Pharmacy Network Meeting
- NHSP Cabin Fever
- Eastern States Regional Residency Program
During your residency, you will have the opportunity to attend professional meetings for the purposes of networking, professional development, and service to the profession. Funding is provided for approved travel-related expenses, such as airfare, hotel, and registration fees.
Certifications
BLS or ACLS classes provided and other program-specific training
Well-being
- Health and well-being programs
- Monthly residency wellness meeting
Resources
- Dedicated office space
- Assigned laptop with remote access
- On-site parking
- Personalized vest
- Library and information technology resources access through Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries
- Career development opportunities, including DHMC CME, LinkedIn learning, Greenbelt and Yellowbelt Six Sigma Training, and more
- Employee Resource Groups
How to apply
Please submit all application materials via PhORCAS.
Application deadline
January 2
Licensure
Applicants must have a valid pharmacy license to practice in the state of New Hampshire within 90 days of the start date.
Application submission
- Letter of intent
- Curriculum vitae
- College transcripts
- Three letters of recommendation
- PhORCAS Residency Program application
- ASHP Residency Matching Program registration
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