Program Structure

Type Name  
Required Orientation  
  Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine I  
  Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine II  
  Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine III  
  Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine IV  
  Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine V  
  Pediatric Intensive Care Unit  
  Toxicology at the Poison Control Center  
  Emergency Medical Services  
  Medical ICU  
  Neuro ICU  
  Infectious Disease  

Elective experiences:

Elective Addiction Medicine  
  Trauma ICU  

Longitudinal experiences:

Longitudinal  Clinical Staffing   
  Medication Safety/Administration  
  Research  
  Teaching   
  Wellness and Mental Health  

Residents will staff every third weekend and staffing will consist of ED coverage for two 8 hour shifts. In addition, the resident will staff two holidays during the residency year.

Teaching

CritCareNowResidents will have many opportunities both formal and informal to improve on their teaching skills and share their unique knowledge with others. The ED pharmacists at Cooper are heavily integrated into the medical residency and participate in several teaching opportunities. The resident will be responsible to complete:

  • ACPE-accredited CE 
  • Emergency Medicine Weekly Conference Presentation
  • Cooper EMS Lecture 
  • Poster submission to local or national conference 
  • Clinical Pearl for pharmacy staff 
  • Cooper/USP Critical Care/Emergency Medicine Monthly Journal Scan 
  • Formal Journal Club Presentation 
  • Formal Case Presentation 
  • ACCP EMED PRN Journal Club (optional)
  • Toxicology Grand Rounds at the Philadelphia Poison Center (optional)

In addition, informal teaching by way of free open access medical education is a unique innovative way to expand knowledge outside the hospital walls. Residents may participate on the educational blog www.criticalcarenow.com, a website dedicated to providing intensivists with up to date information on resuscitation and all things critical care.

Clinical Pearl

Additionally, they will contribute to the Instagram account @pharmbythegram, an account created to provide snack size knowledge and daily tidbits. Residents will create #swipeandlearn posts and #TILED (today I learned in the ED) posts during their rotations.

Certifications

  • Basic Life Support (required)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (required)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (required)

Conferences

  • One national conference (i.e. ASHP, NAACT, SAEM, SCCM, ACEP)
  • One local conference (i.e. NJSHP, Eastern States, EM regional conference) at the discretion of the residency director and director of pharmacy 

Research

  • Formal research project with manuscript submission (required)
  • Opportunities for MUEs, formulary additions, and quality improvement projects