PGY2 Infectious Disease Pharmacy Residency

Knowledge

Infectious Diseases Services at Renown

Renown Health cares for a wide variety of common and rare infections due to its large catchment area, extensive trauma and oncology services, and Reno-Tahoe being an international tourist destination. The infectious diseases pharmacy team consists of three infectious diseases pharmacists and a PGY2 pharmacy resident. Together they provide pharmacotherapy expertise for infectious diseases consulting physicians and Renown Health Infection Control and Prevention. They also work in partnership with the Antimicrobial Stewardship Medical Director to provide antimicrobial stewardship services for the health-system. The infectious diseases pharmacy team at Renown has developed extensive protocols and collaborative practice agreements that allow pharmacists to practice at the top of their licenses.

Four infectious diseases physician groups provide consulting services for Renown Health. They range from private practice to healthcare system-employed to university-based with medical residents and students. The consulting groups rely heavily on Renown’s infectious diseases pharmacists and residents to provide optimal care to patients.

The primary focus of the antimicrobial stewardship program at Renown Health is Renown Regional Medical Center; however, the program extends to Renown South Meadows Medical Center, Rehabilitation Hospital, Medical Group, and Home Care. An antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention module in the electronic medical record helps prioritize daily stewardship activities such as bug-drug mismatch, duplicate therapy, drug-lab mismatch, etc. Handshake stewardship occurs three days a week with the Medical Director. These rounds are unique because they not only include chart review, but also physical examine and patient interview prior to making recommendations to providers in person. The team works to educate, empower, and provide pharmacists tools to incorporate antimicrobial stewardship into their daily activities. Additionally, they collaborate with Infection Control and Prevention and Laboratory to align goals and initiatives throughout the organization.

Learning Experiences

Required Learning Experiences:

  • Orientation (4 weeks)
  • Introduction to Infectious Diseases (6 weeks)
  • ID Consults I & II (4 weeks each)
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship I, II, III, IV (4 weeks each)
  • Pharmacy Clinical Specialist
  • Longitudinal experiences
    • South Meadows & Rehab AMS (one day per week, every other month)
    • Ambulatory Care (two hours per week)
    • Outpatient Infusion Center (30 minutes daily)
    • Emergency Medicine Culture Follow-up (30 minutes daily)
    • Infectious Diseases On-Call (every other weekend)
    • Infection Prevention (1 hour per week)
    • Infectious Diseases Practice Management
    • Project

Elective Learning Experiences (select 3, 4 weeks each):

  • Critical Care
  • Emergency Medicine Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases
  • Internal Medicine
  • Oncology
  • Leadership

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