About Our Program
AdventHealth East Orlando is a not-for-profit 295-bed academic community hospital located in Orlando, Florida. Our 80-bed Emergency Department, combined with the 12-bed pediatric ED, see over 119,000 patient visits annually. We are home to three pharmacy residents and three separate medical residency programs (Podiatry, Family Medicine, and Emergency Medicine) and a state of the art Medical Simulation Lab. We are a clinical teaching site for several colleges of pharmacy, medicine, and nursing. We also provide a comprehensive warfarin treatment at care clinics where residency-trained, doctorate-level pharmacists manage patients with complex disease states and assist with bridging the gap between hospital discharge and community providers. Through structured medication management, pharmacists work to enhance a patient’s understanding of their health care needs in addition to preventing further hospital admissions.
Our pharmacists provide direct patient care with the multidisciplinary team in a wide variety of decentralized specialties, including Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Oncology, Ambulatory Care, Administration and Critical Care. Other clinical services offered include vancomycin dosing and monitoring, colistin dosing, aminoglycoside dosing and monitoring, metabolic support for patients requiring TPN, renal dose adjustments, and IV to PO de-escalations. Additionally, we have evidence-based rounding services in the ICU, family medicine and oncology in addition to progressive care rounds on other floors aimed at decreasing length of stay. Admission medication histories are collected and documented by certified pharmacy technicians working within the emergency department. Being part of a 9-hospital system, we are actively involved in system committees, including Clinical Pharmacy, Emergency Medicine, P and T, Pharmacy-Nursing, Medication-Safety and Antimicrobial Stewardship.
Our mission: The mission of the Pharmacy Department is to extend the healing ministry of Christ through the provision of quality pharmaceutical care to improve the patient’s quality of life, while providing support for caregivers in a way that delivers affordable, connected and exceptional care.
Thank you for your interest in the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at AdventHealth East Orlando. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
Ben Ferris, PharmD, BCPS
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director
AdventHealth East Orlando
A Place for Professional and Personal Development
- Learning Experiences
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PGY1 Residency Program includes:
- A 2 week Orientation followed by 3 week General medicine
- 9 learning experiences (5-6 week rotations based on time of year scheduled)
- ACLS certification and training provided
- Staffing every 3rd weekend and 1 weekday evening every 3 weeks
- Required Longitudinal Learning Experiences
- Teaching certificate opportunity
- Leadership and management training opportunities
Required Learning Experiences
- Introduction to general medicine (3 week rotation following 2 week orientation)
- Internal medicine
- Critical care
- Ambulatory care
- Administration
Elective Learning Experiences
- Emergency medicine I
- Infectious diseases I
- Medication safety
- Administration
- Internal medicine II
- Oncology/supportive care
- Inpatient transitions of care
- In partnership with AH System: Pediatrics, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine II, Critical Care II, Infectious Disease II, and Pharmacy Informatics
- Additional rotations designed for resident need
Required Longitudinal Learning Experiences
- Research project suitable for publication with presentation at the Florida Residency Conference
- Medication use evaluation (MUE) or Clinical practice evaluation (CPE)
- Presentation to medical residents and attending physicians for General Medicine Education (GME)
- Presentation of ACPE accredited continuing education program
- Participate in clinical and distributive pharmacy staffing every third weekend/one evening every 3 weeks and one major holiday block
- Application Information
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Our program is participating in the Match via the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) for Recruitment
Required Qualifications
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy
- Eligibility for Florida licensure
Required Application Materials
- Completed PhORCAS Application
- Letter of Intent
- Curriculum Vitae
- 3 References using standard form in PhORCAS with narrative comment section completed or supplemental letter of recommendation
If invited to an on-site interview, you will be required to give a presentation.
Application Deadline: January 3 of each year
For questions regarding the application process, contact Residency Program Director.
National Matching Service Code is 222713
Residency Manual is available upon request.