Pharmacy Residency Program: Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases

General Information:

The Department of Pharmacy at The Johns Hopkins Hospital offers an ASHP accredited Specialized Residency in Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Practice. This one-year program is designed to provide advanced training in the infectious diseases pharmacotherapy.

Program Fundamentals
The primary emphasis of the residency is to develop clinicians with expertise in pharmacotherapy of infectious diseases and antimicrobial management. Over the course of the year resident will: gain experience in the management of common and uncommon infectious diseases; develop a solid understanding of microbiology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antimicrobials; strengthen his/her communication skills through formal and informal presentations and interactions with other healthcare providers in a variety of settings; participate in an infectious diseases and pharmacy related interdisciplinary committees. In addition, the resident will enhance his/her teaching skills by precepting pharmacy practice residents and/or students on infectious disease rotations . Residents completing this program will become a well-rounded infectious disease pharmacy practitioner.

Core rotations in the specialty residency include: foundations in microbiology laboratory, general adult infectious diseases consultation service, antimicrobial management program, adult inpatient HIV/AIDS services, adult immunocompromised (transplantation/oncology) infectious diseases consultation service, pediatric infectious diseases consultation services, and longitudinal outpatient HIV/AIDS clinic. Elective rotations are flexible, and will be arranged based on the needs and interests of the resident.

Application Process
Pre-requisites: Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited school or college; and completed a Pharmacy Practice residency prior to enrolling into the program. Application materials include: letter of intent; current curriculum vitae; 3 letters of professional recommendations; and official college transcripts.

Application Deadline: January 8

Program Director
Edina Avdic, Pharm.D., MBA, BCPS

Titles: Clinical Specialist, Infectious Diseases
Associate Director, Antibiotic Management Program
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration, Drake University
Training: Pharmacy Practice Residency – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Infectious Diseases Specialty Residency – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Practice Area: General Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship

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