Pharmacy Residency at Advocate Christ & Advocate Children's
Background
Advocate Christ Medical Center & Children’s Hospital (ACMC) is part of Advocate Health, one of the nation’s leading health care networks and Chicago’s largest provider of health care. A not-for-profit, 805-bed community teaching, research, and tertiary care hospital, ACMC is one of the major referral hospitals in the Midwest for a number of specialties, including cancer care; cardiovascular services; heart and kidney transplantation; neurosciences; orthopedics; and women’s health. The hospital is also home to several medical residency programs including Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Emergency Medicine, and Pediatrics.
As a State of Illinois designated Level I Trauma Center, ACMC treats over 115,000 emergency patients each year and has one of the busiest Level 1 trauma centers in Illinois. Staffed by highly skilled medical professionals who are board-certified in emergency care, ACMC offers the latest in diagnostic and treatment technology. We also have a trauma surgery team available on site 24/7 and a dedicated inpatient trauma unit. Designated as an Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics by the State of Illinois, ACMC also provides advanced emergency care to nearly 21,000 children each year.
Mission: The mission of the Pharmacy Department at Advocate Christ Medical Center is to facilitate, support, and demonstrate excellence, safety, and service to our patients and the people who care for them.
Vision: The Department of Pharmacy is committed to:
Patient Care: Being an integral member of the healthcare team responsible for the outcomes associated with the medication use process.
Education: Fostering an environment designed to advance knowledge of the rational use of medications.
Research: Making sound decisions supported by evidence based medicine through research on medication use and patient safety.
Resident activities:
The following list of activities are in addition to daily patient care. This list is subject to change based on the current resident needs at the discretion of the program director.
- Become an integral part of the rounding health care team
- Provide education to healthcare professionals
- Provide one accredited continuing education lecture
- Provide drug information
- Present journal clubs and case presentations
- Present one poster at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
- Complete one research project and present results at the Illinois Pharmacy Resident Conference
- ACLS/BLS certification
- Co-precept pharmacy students
- Attend management meetings
- Teaching certificate program
- Monitor patients in the Anticoagulation Clinic
- Pharmacy Residency Weekly Conference
- On-call Response
- Chief Resident opportunities
Additional activities for PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residents:
- Attend weekly conference with EM physician residents
- Co-precept pharmacy students and PGY1 residents
- Participate in performance improvement projects in both the emergency and pharmacy department
- Optional ride-along with Emergency Medicine Services
Additional activities for PGY2 Infectious Disease Residents:
- Co-precept pharmacy students and PGY1 residents
- Participate in performance improvement projects as appropriate
- Create a 1-2 hour didactic lecture and quiz to be presented at a local College of Pharmacy
- Assist in oversight of staff pharmacist antimicrobial stewardship and pharmacokinetic monitoring services
- Complete a laboratory clinical project during the microbiology module
- Create and present a site or system-wide MUE and/or formulary drug/class evaluation as appropriate
Special features:
- Computerized medical record and physician order entry
- Simulation center
- Advocate Children’s Hospital - Oak Lawn
- Level I trauma center, Level III perinatal center
- Comprehensive stroke center
- Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) program
- On-Site cardiac catheterization
- Neurosurgical team
- Heart and kidney Transplant Services
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Additional features of the PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Residency (ASHP-accredited)
- PALS certification
- EM Physician Residency Program ranked top in the country
- Six Full time ED Clinical Pharmacists covering 24 hours per day/7 days per week
- Recipients of ASHP Best Practice Award in 2006 and 2008
- Two medical toxicologists on staff
- Opportunity to moonlight (paid at current registry rate)
Additional features of the PGY2 Infectious Disease Residency:
- Well-established staff pharmacist antimicrobial stewardship program
- Participate in robust system-wide antimicrobial stewardship program