Residency
Pediatrics
The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and the Medical College of Georgia Health System provide a 12 month Pediatric Pharmacy Residency which is currently in pre-candidate status with ASHP. This post-graduate experience provides comprehensive training in many areas of pediatric pharmacy. The flexibility of the program allows residents to individualize the residency to meet their specific needs and interests. The residency practice site will be the 149-bed MCG Children’s Medical Center located in Augusta, GA. The hospital is a national leader in patient and family-centered care. The hospital serves as the area’s only regional pediatric trauma center and specializes in neonatology, cardiology, surgery, pulmonology, neurology, and hematology. The goal of the residency is to provide an environment for the resident to develop the knowledge, skills, and expertise to become a competent pediatric pharmacy practitioner. Residents provide pediatric clinical pharmacy services in a variety of areas throughout the year. Residents also participate in patient-care area pharmacy coverage on the weekends and are responsible for completing a research project suitable for publication in a professional journal.
MISSION OF OUR RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Each graduate of the MCG/UGA PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency will
- Be a competent, confident and compassionate pediatric pharmacy practitioner who is an active member of the health care team
- Prevent, identify and resolve medication related problems and assure safe, effective and appropriate drug therapy for pediatric patients across the continuum of care
- Demonstrate commitment to the pharmacy profession and serve as a role model
- Educate patients, parents, families, students and other health care professionals
- Contribute to the advancement of the practice of pediatric pharmacy
- Develop an attitude of self evaluation and improvement
- Demonstrate marketable job skills in the changing health care environment
Pharmacists completing this residency will be competent, confident and compassionate pediatric pharmaceutical care providers across the continuum of patient care. They will be accountable for achieving optimal drug therapy outcomes as active members of the health care team. These pharmacists will exercise skill in educating patients, parents, families, consumers, other health professionals and the next generation of pharmacists. They will serve as a role model by contributing to improved pharmacy services and patient outcomes in their practice setting. Through self-evaluation and improvement, they will grow professionally throughout their career.
Program Schedule
The residency program lasts 12 months and begins July 1.
Compensation and Benefits
The resident will receive a competitive stipend and a generous benefits package. The resident will be an employee of the University of Georgia and will receive all benefits offered to UGA employees. Six holidays will be observed throughout the year. The resident shall be entitled to accrue annual leave at the rate of 10 hours for each month during the term of the residency. The resident will accumulate paid sick leave at a rate of 8 hours per calendar month of service. Travel expenses and registration fees will be available for the ASHP Midyear Meeting, the Southeastern Residency Conference, and the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group Annual Meeting. Residents are allowed up to 10 days professional leave to attend professional meetings or participate in other professional activities. All professional leave must be approved through the Residency Program Director. The resident must submit a Travel Authority at least 2 weeks prior to their leave date.
Application Process
Applicants must have completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and must be eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in the State of Georgia. Deadline for receipt of applications is January 15th each year; however early application is encouraged.
Application Material Includes:
- Letter of Intent
- Application Form
- Curriculum Vitae
- Official Transcripts of all pharmacy education
- Three letters of recommendation
For complete application instructions, see the PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency Application Form.
Contact Person
Kalen B. Porter, Pharm.D., BCPS
University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacy Program
1120 15th Street, CJ-1020
Augusta, GA 30912
Phone (706) 721-0611
Fax (706) 721-3994
kporter@mcg.edu
EXPERIENCES AND PRECEPTORS
Experiences Offered
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Core Requirements General Pediatrics Pediatric Intensive Care Neonatal Intensive Care Hematology/Oncology **Any core area can be expanded for an elective experience** Longitudinal Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Management Hospital Pharmacy Practice (1 weekend per month) Drug Policy Development/Management Practice Research Project MUE/ QI / Investigational Drugs |
Elective Experiences Pulmonology Infectious Diseases Emergency Medicine Cardiology Nephrology Psychiatry Gastroenterology Neurology Surgery Pharmacy Management Medication Safety Informatics |
Program Contacts and Preceptors
Kalen B. Porter, Pharm.D., BCPS - Residency Program Director & General Pediatrics
Tad Gomez, M.S., R.Ph. - Director of Pharmacy & Pharmacy Management
Bethany Lynch, Pharm.D. - Neonatal Intensive Care
Kelley Norris, Pharm.D., BCPS - Pediatric Intensive Care
Katrina Gabriel, Pharm.D., BCPS - Pediatric Intensive Care
Deidrea Parker, R.Ph. - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Richard Burrell, R.Ph., MBA - Informatics
Dianne Williams, Pharm.D., BCPS - Drug Information/Medication Use Policy
Jill Butterfield, Pharm.D. - Antimicrobial Stewardship
Marjorie Phillips, M.S., R.Ph., FASHP - Medication Safety/Clinical Research
Jim McAllister, Pharm.D., M.S. - Pharmacy Management
MCG PHARMACY SERVICES
The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) Health System Pharmacy Department provides pharmaceutical care to patients and comprehensive services to physicians and other health-care professionals as an integral part of the teaching, research, and patient-care programs of the Medical College of Georgia. The Pharmacy Department’s activities are enhanced by integrated state-of-the-art computerized information systems, and automation from carousel central inventory management to the latest unit-based cabinets.
Pharmacy services available at a variety of locations around campus include:
- The Central Pharmacy is the primary production area and includes several sections. The unit dose area performs 24-hour medication cart filling. The packaging and manufacturing area prepares unit doses from bulk containers, compounds a variety of dosage forms, and prepares cancer chemotherapy agents. The intravenous admixture service prepares large-volume parenterals, minibags, and total parenteral nutrition solutions. Our purchasing, inventory management, and administrative offices are also located in the central pharmacy.
- The Children’s Medical Center Pharmacy (CMC pharmacy) focuses on pediatric and neonatal medication management. The pharmacy hours are 7 am-5 pm daily. The unit dose area performs 24-hour medication cart filling, prepares unit doses from bulk containers, compounds a variety of dosage forms, and prepares bulk standardized dose medication syringes. The intravenous admixture area prepares large and small-volume parenterals, neonatal dilutions, and minibags.
- The Clinic Pharmacy provides pharmacy services to one of the largest ambulatory care centers in the southeast. Retail pharmacy services are not offered to the general ambulatory population, however, outpatient medications and Patient Assistance Program drugs are provided for renal transplant and oncology patients.
- The Drug Information Center provides pharmaceutical and drug therapy information to health-care practitioners throughout Georgia. Pharmacy and therapeutics committee activities, formulary management, the medication use evaluation (MUE) program, adverse drug reaction reporting, and investigational drug services are coordinated by this center. The Drug Information Newsletter has received state and national awards for excellence.
- The Comprehensive Cancer Center Pharmacy prepares chemotherapy medications for administration to ambulatory and hospitalized patients. Pharmacists provide patient education and monitoring services to all the ambulatory patients treated in the center.
- Unit Based Pharmacists and Clinical Specialists cover hospital inpatient units. They provide clinical pharmacy support to the medical and nursing staffs including pharmacokinetic consulting and drug choice recommendations. They also participate in a variety of direct patient care services including medication counseling and therapeutic drug monitoring.
- The Clinical Research Pharmacy provides study medication management and research support services for over 200 inpatient and outpatient protocols. An MCG Health pharmacist is the Vice-Chair of the MCG Human Assurance Committee, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Medical College of Georgia campus and Augusta Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Education and Training Programs of the Pharmacy Department include an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Residency, numerous advanced practice experiences for the University of Georgia Pharm.D. Program, pharmacy intern and extern experiences, technician training rotations in conjunction with Augusta Technical College, and an experiential program for high school students. Pharmacy practitioners hold academic appointments with the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy as Adjunct Clinical Faculty or Preceptors. “Pharmacy Grand Rounds” is a weekly ACPE-accredited educational seminar jointly sponsored by the MCG Hospital Pharmacy Department and the UGA College of Pharmacy. Pharmacists also provide a variety of educational programs for MCG’s Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health. Our department has a strong commitment to ongoing pharmacy preceptor development and our teaching mission.
THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY CONNECTION
The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy has six full-time faculty located on the MCG campus. The faculty participates in pharmacy services as part of their research, education, and training activities. The College of Pharmacy is an active partner in the pharmacy residency program. Pharmacy residents have the opportunity to participate in classroom teaching, and are involved with mentoring of pharmacy students on the MCG campus. Residents get earn a teaching certificate from the College of Pharmacy for completing the program during their training year.
Overview
The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy offers the Doctor of Pharmacy professional degree. Based in Athens, Georgia and affiliated with the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, the college admits about 125 students a year. The four-year professional program integrates classroom, laboratory and experiential training in a curriculum organized around both human physiology and disease states. The college also offers graduate studies in disciplines associated with pharmacotherapeutic research, clinical work, and administration.
History
The College of Pharmacy was founded in 1903. In 1926, seven years before a degree was required for licensure, the college adopted a four-year Bachelor of Science program. Since that time the college has remained on the cutting edge of pharmacy education. In this decade, curricular improvements include converting from a B.S. to a Pharm.D. degree program, linking our two campuses through two-way interactive video, implementing online instruction, and providing students with earlier practice experience opportunities.
Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy
The Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy offers clinical training in many areas through clinical sites in Athens, Augusta (at the Medical College of Georgia), Savannah, and Albany. Faculty work in a diverse array of patient care sites from primary care clinics and community pharmacies to large, tertiary-care hospitals. The Department offers PhD degrees in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics and Pharmacy Care Administration.
MCG CAMPUS & AUGUSTA AREA
Internet-based Information Resources
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MCG Children’s Medical Center
MCG Health, Inc.
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MCG campus tour
Community information on Augusta area
About Augusta
Augusta, the Garden City, has a small-town atmosphere with big-city resources. The city borders South Carolina, with the Savannah River providing a beautiful, natural boundary. The larger community is diverse, offering a pleasurable mix of city life and country comfort with a growing skyline, but still plenty of peaceful, friendly neighborhoods and an affordable cost of living. Blankets of azaleas carpet the city each spring, and thousands of evergreens emblazon the area with color season after season.
Augusta is the cultural entertainment and shopping center for the Central Savannah River Area, which encompasses 18 counties and more than half a million people, 80 percent of whom live in the metropolitan area. Attractions in the city include the prestigious Masters Golf Tournament, and annual international rowing regatta, year round Riverwalk activities and Lake Thurmond, with a 1,200-mile shoreline. The city has minor-league baseball, hockey and arena football teams, an opera association, a symphony orchestra and a ballet company among other offerings.
Augusta is a friendly, close-knit community with open arms for the many newcomers attracted to the area each year.
About the Medical College of Georgia
The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) is a 100-acre campus centrally located in Augusta, Georgia. Established in 1828, it is the third-oldest medical college in the Southeast and the 13th-oldest in the United States. As the health sciences university for the State of Georgia, MCG is committed to teaching, research and high quality patient care. Its five schools—allied health sciences, dentistry, graduate studies, medicine and nursing—cover the gamut of the health profession, and its graduates practice their skills worldwide.
The university’s 2,000 students have exceptional opportunities for clinical training and research. Over 450 residents and fellows receive post-graduate training through MCG Health System, the clinical system of the Medical College of Georgia.
The Medical College of Georgia also is making headlines worldwide with its precedent-setting commitment to areas such as telemedicine, as a means of delivering health care long-distance to medically undeserved areas. MCG is nationally recognized as a leader in the provision of primary care, and for its emphasis on patient and family-centered care. On the other end of the spectrum, it also provides the highest level of subspecialty and critical care, including serving as the designated adult and pediatric trauma centers for the region. In 2003, MCG Health System was among 16 major teaching hospitals on the Solucient “100 Top Hospitals” list published in Modern Healthcare.
The Medical College of Georgia has a long and proud history in the area of research. Beta-blocking drugs, fertility drugs, birth control pills and the cure for pellagra all unfolded within the laboratories of this campus. The university is building on this excellent reputation as never before with major research initiatives in cancer as well as the cardiovascular, neurological and immune systems. The university recently completed an $18 million research facility to supplement its research resources and opened a new basic science cancer research center in 2006.
This commitment to excellence and quality is rapidly establishing the Medical College of Georgia as a premier health-sciences university in the nation.