Expanding a Residency Program Workshop

Sunday, December 2, 2012
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Activity #: 204-000-11-135-L04P
3.00 Contact Hours / Application-based
Workshop Fee: $150 / Limited to 60 participants (lunch not included)
Program Chair: Naomi Schultheis, MEd

Learning Objectives:

• Describe benefits of expanding your existing residency program.
• Describe approaches taken by organizations that successfully expanded their residency programs.
• Identify challenges to expanding your residency program.
• Develop strategies for meeting challenges of expanding your residency program.
• Develop a preliminary plan to prepare your organization to expand its residency program.

Join the latest craze: Increasing pharmacy residency capacity by expanding your current residency program! As you know, there are currently more resident applicants than programs to accept them and the profession is stepping up to meet the need. This workshop will tell you what you need to know to expand your existing residency program to accommodate more residents. You’ll discuss challenges while learning from those who have recently met the challenges and successfully expanded their residency programs.