Learning Experiences

Required Learning Experiences

• Orientation (6 weeks)
• Management and Leadership (Longitudinal)
• Teaching Rotation (Experiential Training of Pharmacy Student, 5 weeks)
• Transitions of Care (Longitudinal)
• Discharge Prescription Program Management (Longitudinal)
• Community Wellness and Education (Longitudinal)
• Drug Information (Longitudinal)
• Staffing (Longitudinal)
• Project Management (Longitudinal)
• Ambulatory Care (Longitudinal)

Elective Learning Experiences (5 weeks)

• Ambulatory Care – 3 different rotation sites offered
• Academia
• Medication Reconciliation

Practice Experiences

• Longitudinal pharmacy-run discharge prescription program
• Education of pharmacy students and healthcare professionals
• Community and wellness extended rotation
• Medication and chronic disease education and counseling
• Immunization program
• Comprehensive pharmacy care including transition of care
• Community pharmacy staffing
• Patient Assistance Program management at Shenandoah Valley Compassionate Care

Additional Learning Experiences

• Disease state management
• Medication Utilization Evaluations
• Medication therapy management
• Reimbursement and practice leadership
• Participation in departmental and committee meetings
• Active in providing community service

Teaching Opportunities

The resident will participate in experiential teaching (APPE and IPPE) within the practice site. A teaching and learning curriculum program that includes didactic, small group discussion and experiential teaching is available through Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy.

Past Resident Research Projects

2015-2016
Susan Cooper, Pharm.D. - The effectiveness of self initiated antibiotics and steroids on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease readmissions.
Preceptor: Jeffery Spray, Pharm.D., Marci Brackbill, Pharm.D.

2016-2017
Natalie Winters, Pharm.D. - Impact of telephone follow-ups by a pharmacist at 30 days and 90 days post-discharge on smoking cessation.
Preceptor: Marcia Brackbill, Pharm.D.

2017-2018
Nichelle Logan, Pharm.D. - Determining the effect of an outpatient community pharmacy’s discharge prescription program on readmission rates in heart failure patients.
Preceptor: Marcia Brackbill, Pharm.D.

2018-2019
Ryan Turner, Pharm.D. – Impact of community pharmacists on probiotic supplementation in immediate post-discharge patients and its effects on the incidence of Clostridioides difficile infections.
Preceptor: Marcia Brackbill, Pharm.D., Larissa Coyle, Pharm.D., Elizabeth Walters, Pharm.D.

Emily Yeager, Pharm.D. - Effect of an interdisciplinary COPD treatment team on patient understanding of medications after hospital discharge.
Preceptor: Lori DeHaven, Pharm.D., Marcia Brackbill, Pharm.D.