Critical Care
The Department of Pharmacy at The Johns Hopkins Hospital offers an ASHP accredited Specialized Residency in Critical Care Pharmacy Practice. This one-year program is designed to provide advanced clinical training in the areas of Critical Care Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical Care.
Specific Benefits
As a tertiary care center, The Johns Hopkins Hospital provides an excellent training ground for critical care pharmacy. There are 6 adult intensive care units on campus offering a myriad of learning opportunities.
Upon completion, the resident will be well-equipped to practice as a clinical specialist in critical care or be well prepared for completion of a fellowship in Critical Care Pharmacy.
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Program Fundamentals
The primary emphasis of the residency is to develop clinicians with expertise in pharmacotherapy of the critically ill patient. This includes the establishment of a solid understanding of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics in the critically ill patient. The resident will gain practical clinical experience by actively participating in patient management rounds. In addition, the resident will participate in a critical care related interdisciplinary committee and our pharmacy based critical care journal club and topic discussions.
Core rotations in the specialty residency include: Medical Intensive Care Unit, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Cardiology Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Neurosciences Intensive Care, and Emergency Medicine & Toxicology (ED). Electives include, but are not limited to: Cardiothoracic Intensive Care, Oncology, and Infectious Diseases. Elective rotations are flexible, and will be arranged based on the needs and interests of the resident.
In addition to development of patient care skills, the resident will gain competency in teaching through our affiliation with the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Both didactic and student precepting opportunities are available. Competency in clinical research project will be developed through completion of a clinical research project and a DUE.
Application Process
Pre-requisites: Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited school or college; completion of a Pharmacy Practice (PGY1)residency. Application materials include: letter of intent; current curriculum vitae; 3 letters of professional recommendation; official college transcripts.
Program Director
Annette M. Rowden, Pharm.D., BCPS
Titles:
Clinical Specialist - Critical Care, Department of Pharmacy, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Education: Pharm.D., The University California in San Francisco
Residency Training: ASHP Residency in Hospital Pharmacy with Clinical Emphasis
The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, NY
Practice Area: Medical Intensive Care Unit
Contact Information
Annette M. Rowden, Pharm.D., BCPS
Program Director, Critical Care Pharmacy Residency
Department of Pharmacy
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 North Wolfe Street, Carnegie 180
Baltimore, MD 21287-6180
Phone: (443) 287-2927
FAX: (410) 955-0287
Email: arowden@jhmi.edu
