Chronic Care Elective Learning Experience
Length of Learning Experience - 1 to 2 months
Advocate - Medical Group West (Aurora, IL)
Preceptor: Lea dela Pena, Pharm.D., BCPS
This is a multi-specialty group practice in which pharmacists provide patient care for a variety of chronic diseases through a collaborative practice agreement. Patients are referred to the Health Management Department for pharmacy appointments for the management of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, bone health and polypharmacy or other drug therapy problems. Pharmacists also provide initial assessment, education and management for patients newly referred to the Anticoagulation Clinic and provide care in an interprofessional medical home model. Other roles for the pharmacist include insulin pump teaching, Annual Wellness Visits, answering drug information questions and providing in-services.
Ambulatory Care Cardiology Elective Learning Experience
Length of Learning Experience - 1 to 2 months
Advocate Medical Group – Evergreen
Preceptor: Dejan Landup, PharmD, BCPS
This is a primary care practice in which the pharmacist provides patient care for a variety of cardiology-focused disease states through a collaborative practice agreement. The rotation will focus on optimizing the outcomes of patients with chronic cardiovascular disease through the provision of evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy. The resident will learn how to order and interpret important cardiology-related tests, such as electrocardiograms and echocardiograms. Other responsibilities include answering drug information questions from patients and healthcare professionals, providing medication management consultation to physicians during primary care physician visits, providing medication reconciliation during post-hospital follow-ups and assisting in urgent care patient management.
Family Medicine MultiSpecialty Clinic Elective Learning Experience
Length of Learning Experience - 1 to 2 months
Midwestern University MultiSpecialty Clinic
Preceptor: Lisa Palmisano, Pharm.D., BCACP; Jennifer Mazan, Pharm.D.
The clinical pharmacist, resident, and students are involved in the daily practices with the family/sports medicine clinic. In the family/sports medicine clinic, the pharmacist and the physician work together to enhance patient care. Some of the collaborative visits include managing chronic disease states (i.e., diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, chronic pain, etc.), providing drug information, and patient education and counseling. This elective experience offers the residents an opportunity to work directly with medical students and providers in providing collaborative patient care.
Infectious Diseases/HIV Clinic Elective Learning Experience
Length of Learning Experience - 1 to 2 months
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Preceptor: Milena Murray, Pharm.D., M.Sc., BCIDP, AAHIVP
The Northwestern Memorial Hospital Infectious Diseases Clinic is a multi-disciplinary setting composed of infectious diseases fellows, attending physicians, nurses, social workers and a pharmacist. The clinic serves over one thousand active patients that are treated for a spectrum of infectious diseases with the predominant patient population being treated for HIV. In addition, the majority of HIV-infected patients also receive their primary care for other chronic diseases at this site. This is an optimal setting for the pharmacist to work as part of a collaborative team to provide patient care. Pharmacists are involved in medication histories, patient and caregiver education, and the education of students, residents and fellows.
Academia Elective Learning Experience
Length of Learning Experience - 1 to 2 months
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy
Preceptor: Kathy Komperda, Pharm.D., BCPS
This elective learning experience is a concentrated advanced academia learning experience that allows the resident to practice skills required to function in an academic environment. This learning experience goes beyond the concepts in the Teaching and Learning Curriculum by engaging the resident in course development and/or revision as well as advanced assessment design. Engagement in college or departmental curriculum committee work is an expectation. Activities arising from these committees will be incorporated into the learning activities.
American Diabetes Association Diabetes Camp
Preceptors: Lea dela Pena, Pharm.D., BCPS; Christie Schumacher, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BCCP, BC-ADM, CDCES, FCCP
This is a week-long summer camp experience with a focus on education and medication management for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The camp is staffed by endocrinologists, endocrinology fellows, nurses, dieticians, and clinical pharmacists. Pharmacy residents assist with family and camper education, blood glucose monitoring, and medication administration and participate as a team member on the medical staff. This experience is designed to give the learner first-hand experience in managing children ages 4 - 9 with T1DM. The learner is expected to collect camper information from caregivers/parents to facilitate the management of T1DM, educate the camper and parents on diabetes management, monitor camper blood glucose readings and adjust medication therapy based on carbohydrate consumption, physical activity and blood glucose levels throughout the day.
Other elective learning experiences may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability.