Pediatrics
General Information:
The Department of Pharmacy at The Johns Hopkins Hospital offers an ASHP accredited Specialized Residency in Pediatrics. This one-year program is designed to provide advanced clinical training in the areas of pediatric and neonatal pharmacotherapy and pharmaceutical care.
Specific Benefits:
The Johns Hopkins Childrens Center includes 175 inpatient beds and a variety of outpatient subspecialty clinics. Inpatient clinical units within the Childrens Center include Adolescents, School Age, Infants, Neonatal Intensive Care, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Psychiatry and Pediatric Clinical Research. Other sub-specialty Pediatric medical services are also available. The Childrens Center serves as the training site for pediatric medical students, residents and fellows from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Upon completion, the resident will be able to practice as a clinical specialist in pediatrics or be eligible for advanced fellowship training.
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Program Fundamentals:
The primary emphasis of the residency is to develop problem-solving skills in pediatrics pharmacotherapy. This includes the establishment of a firm knowledge base in pediatric/neonatal pharmacology and pharmacokinetics; and the ability to provide nutrition support and therapeutic interventions to enhance the management of pediatric patients. The resident will gain practical clinical experience by actively participating in clinical pharmacy services such as therapeutic drug monitoring, nutrition support, and pediatric specialty clinics. The resident will participate in a variety of multidisciplinary activities within the Childrens Center: Pediatric Grand Rounds, daily work rounds, pediatric noon conferences and core lectures, morbidity and mortality conferences, pediatric oncology case conferences, pediatric nutrition advisory meetings, pediatric pain rounds, pediatric infectious disease conferences, and neonatology journal clubs.
Core rotations in the specialty residency include: General Pediatrics, Neonatal Intensive Care, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Nutrition, Investigational Drug Service, Poison Control, and longitudinal Cystic Fibrosis Ambulatory Care Clinic. Additional subspecialties are available as electives.
Participants in the residency will develop problem-solving skills in the patient population through a variety of patient care experiences and conferences. Precepting and didactic teaching opportunities from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy; designing, conducting, completing, and presenting a major research project and drug use evaluation; and participating in the peer-review of journal manuscript submissions are all incorporated into the curriculum.
Application Process:
Pre-requisites: Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited school or college; and completed a Pharmacy Practice residency or 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.
| Program Director Carlton K.K. Lee, Pharm.D., MPH, FASHP Titles: Clinical Specialist - Pediatrics, Department of Pharmacy, The Johns Hopkins Hospital |
Contact Information:
Carlton K.K. Lee, Pharm.D., MPH, FASHP
Program Director, Pediatric Pharmacy Residency
Department of Pharmacy
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 North Wolfe Street, Carnegie 180
Baltimore, MD 21287-6180
Phone: (410) 614-2949
Email: cleea@jhmi.edu
