An ASHP accredited residency certificate will be awarded upon the successful completion of all residency requirements. Residents must obtain “achieved for residency” for at least 85% of all program objectives:

• Residents must be licensed as a pharmacist in the District of Columbia
• Complete at least 35 weeks in the 52-week residency program as a licensed pharmacist to meet two-thirds requirement
• Complete CPR and ACLS certification, as well as Code Blue Training
• Complete Journal Club (minimum 2)
• Complete Case Presentation (minimum 2)
• Complete Educational In-service (minimum 2)
• Present ACPE-accredited Pharmacotherapy Rounds activity (1)
• Present Research Project at Eastern States Residency Conference or another professional forum
• Create and present a poster at either ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting or another professional forum
• Complete, present and write up a Drug Utilization Evaluation (DUE)
• Attend Medication Safety Committee meetings
• Complete, write and publish a Pharmacy and Therapeutics newsletter
• Submit article to Washington Metropolitan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (WMSHP)
• Complete Required Selected Electives
• Attend ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
• Attend Eastern States Residency Conference
• Write a manuscript that meets the guidelines for submission to a journal
• Complete resident notebook/PharmAcademic portfolio
• Complete Resident Exit Interview
• Clean up workstation/return office keys/laptop/badge

Confirmation of successful completion of the program requirements is the responsibility of the Residency Program Director.

A Certificate of Residency Training can be awarded when all the requirements have been completed.

Residents who have not successfully completed all the requirements are not eligible to attend the end-of-year celebration when Certificates of Residency Training are awarded.