Abstract
Pharmacy residents must complete research as part of their program; however, challenges exist in providing experiences that result in successful research dissemination outcomes. A university-based research team, integrated into an ambulatory care pharmacy residency program aimed to improve presentation and publication rates of pharmacy resident research projects. Data on the number of postgraduate year-2 (PGY2) residents and their productivity were collected and summarized to assess progress. A total of 13 residents completed their residency over seven years. Each resident produced one regional presentation, and one national presentation beginning in year four. To date, three peer-reviewed papers have been published, with another one in-press. Responses from residents found lack of guidance, lack of data availability for projects and feedback fatigue were barriers to a positive research experience. To address these problems, a university-based research team was integrated to provide research mentor guided support, ensure study feasibility, and provide structured feedback. This program evaluation highlighted the integration of a PGY2 ambulatory care pharmacy residency with a designated, interprofessional university-based research team. Future work is warranted to reduce research-related barriers and formally evaluate resident post-program knowledge, skills, and subsequent dissemination rates.
Highlights
During postgraduate pharmacy training, second year ambulatory care residents are required to develop and present, in writing, a final research project suitable for publication as part of their longitudinal professional program activity requirements, upon completion of a 12-month program.submission for publication during the residency year is not required by the AmericanSociety of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accrediting organization to successfully complete a postgraduate year-2 (PGY2) ambulatory care residency program [1]
While research experience is beneficial for trainees, challenges still remain for the faculty and affiliated organizations to adequately allocate the necessary amount and level of research training to residents, while balancing the resident’s time and competing priorities within a multifaceted PGY2 residency program
All residents that started the program successfully achieved the objectives for the residency research learning experience listed in Table 1, and completed the 12-month program
Summary
Second year ambulatory care residents are required to develop and present, in writing, a final research project suitable for publication as part of their longitudinal professional program activity requirements, upon completion of a 12-month program.submission for publication during the residency year is not required by the AmericanSociety of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accrediting organization to successfully complete a postgraduate year-2 (PGY2) ambulatory care residency program [1]. While research experience is beneficial for trainees, challenges still remain for the faculty and affiliated organizations to adequately allocate the necessary amount and level of research training to residents, while balancing the resident’s time and competing priorities within a multifaceted PGY2 residency program. Whereas it differs among residency sites, most programs primarily focus on the development of clinical skills, rather than emphasizing in-depth research expertise that would be more typical of a graduate research or fellowship program. Hoffman et al reported that one of the most challenging tasks for residency directors was the implementation of a successful research program, due to challenges with regulatory requirements [2].
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