Medication Use Safety
General Information:
The Medication-Use Safety Residency is sponsored by The Johns Hopkins Department of Pharmacy in collaboration with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The goal of this residency is to prepare the candidate to assume a leadership role in devising and implementing process improvements that improved patient care safety. Through this unique program, residents gain experience in various methodologies used to measure medication-use safety, participate in the application of technologies that improve the medication-use process, learn and apply methods to promote a culture of safety, analyze complex systems to identify and correct system flaws, develop effective communication techniques and understand the many human-factors that impact the safety of patient care. Residents completing this program will be positioned well to function as a Medication Safety Coordinator in a heath-system setting.
Application Process
Pre-requisites: Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited school or college; and completed a Pharmacy Practice residency have equivalent hospital experience prior to enrolling into the program. Application materials include: letter of intent; current curriculum vitae; 3 letters of professional recommendations; and official college transcripts.
Contact Information
E. Robert Feroli, Pharm.D.
Program Director, Medication Use Safety Residency
Department of Pharmacy
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 North Wolfe Street, Carnegie 180
Baltimore, MD 21287-6180
Phone: (410) 955-4184
FAX: (410) 955-0287
Email: bferoli@jhmi.edu
