VA Maine Healthcare System

Clinical Training

 Mandatory Rotations are as follows:

• Orientation to the VA (inpatient / outpatient, 5 weeks)
• Internal Medicine (6 weeks)
• Ambulatory Care (12 weeks): Anticoagulation Clinic, Primary Care, Smoking Cessation Clinic
• Geriatrics/Hospice and Home Based Primary Care (8 weeks)
• Pharmacy Management (4 weeks)
• Inpatient and Outpatient Staffing (longitudinal)
• Med Safety (longitudinal)
• Teaching Certificate Program (longitudinal)
  

Elective Rotations                                                                           

The philosophy of the VA Maine Residency Program is to meet the personal and professional goals of the residents while providing pharmaceutical care to our many patients.  Residents have the option to repeat a prior required rotation at an advanced level or choose from available elective rotations (see list below). Given that the resident has completed (or is scheduled to complete) all of their required rotations, they may select up to 5 months of elective rotations from the list below. Durations of electives are subject to change based on resident interests/availabilities. Additional physician-precepted electives may be available based on resident interest and physician availability as well (i.e. Nephrology, and Rheumatology). 

• Advanced Primary Care (4-6 weeks)
• Antimicrobial Stewardship/Advanced Internal Medicine (4-6 weeks)
• Community Based Outpatient Clinics (4-6 weeks)
• Hospice/Palliative Care (2-4 weeks)
• Mental Health (4-6 weeks)
• Transitions of Care/Hepatitis C (4 weeks)
• Spinal Cord Clinic/Academia (2-4 weeks)
• Oncology (4-6 weeks)

Longitudinal Responsibilities – Residents have several longitudinal responsibilities throughout the residency year including the residency project, grand rounds presentations and developing a Continuing Education presentation.

Residents are required to staff in the inpatient pharmacy every third weekend.  Residents staff in outpatient pharmacy 4 hours per week for a total of 12 weeks.

Sample Schedule: Resident schedules are very resident-specific and will be heavily dependent on resident skills, needs, and goals. Please see below for a sample schedule which includes all mandatory rotations: 

Inpatient staffing: every third weekend (0700-1500).
Outpatient staffing: 1/23/17 – 4/14/17, Monday & Thursdays (1530-1730).
Longitudinal responsibilities: Residency Project, Grand Rounds, Medication Safety

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