Mission Statement:
Pharmacy residents completing the RMH PGY1 Residency will be competent and confident in the management of medication therapy for a variety of disease states in an acute care setting.  They will be accountable for the optimization of pharmaceutical therapy.  These pharmacists will be proficient in drug information, communication, time management, and in educating other health care professionals, patients, students, and community members on medication related topics.  Residents will demonstrate a commitment to the profession through involvement in pharmacy associations.  Residents will exhibit professionalism by practicing a philosophy of self-assessment and personal performance improvement thereby strengthening the foundation on which a lifelong career may be built.

Vision Statement:
The RMH PGY1 Residency will prepare pharmacists for practice as a clinical pharmacist who is perceived as an essential component of the patient care team in an acute care setting.

Specific Residency Requirements
	Required Rotations:  Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Parenteral Nutrition, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Oncology,  Critical Care, Drug Information, Pharmacy Management and Leadership.
	Elective Rotations:  Residents will have the opportunity to select two elective rotations:  Pharmacy Informatics, Medication Safety, Pediatrics, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Critical Care.
	Longitudinal Experiences:  Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Staffing.
	On-Call:  Residents participate in the Clinical Pharmacy On-call service.
	Research Project:  Residents will complete a research project designed to achieve a specific research objective and prepare a manuscript for publication.
	Medication Use Evaluation: Residents complete a medication use evaluation to develop an understanding of the medication use process.

Application Process Candidates must provide the following:
	Letter of intent
	Residency application
	Curriculum vitae
	College transcript(s)
	Three reference recommendations (using RMH recommendation form)
	Employment application (online)
An on-site interview is required.

Requests for applications:
Kristin Payne
Pharmacy Administrative Assistant
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
2010 Health Campus Drive
Harrisonburg, Virginia  22801
kpayne@rhcc.com
(540)689-2368

Inquiries and questions:
Laura Adkins, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Clinical Manager and Residency Program Director
LADKINS@RHCC.COM
(540)689-2374