Leadership & Wellness Curriculum
The PGY2 resident will participate in the JHACH Leadership & Wellness Curriculum, including facilitating a Leadership Book Club session. This curriculum is designed to assist in both the personal and professional development of the resident, which will promote success and well-being both during residency and into the future. A team of preceptors, including the RPD, will coordinate the curriculum, which will cover the following topics:
| Month | Topic |
| August |
Self-assessment Strategies and Applications |
| September |
Mindfulness, Work-life Integration, and Self-care |
| October |
Conflict Resolution in the Workplace Wellness Check-In with Jess and Katie |
| November |
Leadership Book Club |
| December |
No session |
| January |
Burnout Syndrome: Identification, Risks, and Mitigation Strategies Preventing Burnout by Setting Professional Boundaries |
| February |
Wellness Check-In with Jess and Katie |
| March |
No session |
| April |
Cultivating a Growth Mindset to Promote Resilience |
| May |
Leadership Book Club Wellness Check-In with Jess and Katie |
| June |
Transitioning From Resident to Practitioner |
Research Curriculum
The PGY2 resident will participate in the JHACH formal research curriculum. This curriculum is designed to encourage the development and utilization of best practices for clinical research and will include both knowledge-focused and application-based sessions covering the following topics:
| Month | Topic | Research Project Timeline |
| July |
Research and Application to Clinical Practice
Facilitator: Amy Kiskaddon, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS Ethics and Fundamentals of Clinical and Translational Research
Facilitator: Amy Kiskaddon, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS Designing a Research Project: Aims and Outcomes
Facilitator: Amy Kiskaddon, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS |
Review Research Projects Select and Develop a Project Proposal |
| August |
Study Design & Biostatistics
Facilitator: Amy Kiskaddon, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS |
Present Project Proposal IRB Submission |
| September |
Quality Improvement
Facilitator: Amy Kiskaddon, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS |
IRB / Data Collect |
| October | No session |
ASHP Abstracts Due IRB / Data Collect |
| November |
Literature Evaluation: Observational Studies
Facilitator: Amy Kiskaddon, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS |
Data Collect |
| December |
Study Design & Biostatistics
Facilitator: Amy Kiskaddon, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS |
Data Collect / Data Analysis |
| January | No session |
Data Analysis / Abstract |
| February | No session |
PPA Abstract Due |
| March |
Literature Evaluation – Experimental Studies
Facilitator: Amy Kiskaddon, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS |
Finalize Data Prepare PPA Presentation |
| April | No session |
PPA – April 9-13, 2025 |
| May |
Professional Writing and Presenting
Facilitator: Amy Kiskaddon, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS |
Manuscript Writing |
| June |
Literature Evaluation - Meta Analysis
Facilitator: Amy Kiskaddon, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS |
Manuscript Writing |
Completion of a Medication Use Evaluation (MUE)
The resident will complete at least one medication use evaluation (MUE) or quality improvement (QI) audit during the residency year. This work may be a discrete project or included as part of the major research project. An MUE/QI audit is a performance improvement method that focuses on evaluating and improving medication-use processes with the goal of optimizing patient outcomes. The resident will be assigned an MUE/QI audit from a list of departmental and/or system MUE/QI audit projects. The resident will collaborate with an MUE/QI audit project advisor. The timeline will be developed within the residency research curriculum program.
The resident will be responsible for:
- providing a summary of the primary literature describing standards of care and patient outcomes for the specific medication-use process
- creating a data collection sheet
- analyzing data and comparing hospital practices to the ideal medication-use process described in the primary literature
- summarizing results and providing recommendations to improve the medication-use process
At the conclusion of the project, the resident will present his or her findings and recommendations to the JHACH Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and as a poster presentation at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December and JHHS Pharmacy Scholarship Symposium in the spring.
Completion of a Major Research Project
Each resident is responsible for the completion of a major research project. Residents will develop a broad range of skills related to research methodology by working with his or her assigned project advisor(s). Residents must present their results at the Pediatric Pharmacy Association (PPA) Annual Meeting in the spring. All data collected is property of JHACH and/or JHHS and must be retained by the hospital.
All residents are required to write at least one manuscript suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed biomedical journal. This manuscript should be formatted as a routine word document until the journal for submission has been selected. Co-investigator(s) may proceed independently with publication if the resident fails to follow-up within 6 months after the completion of the residency.
The project advisor will assume primary responsibility for guiding the resident through completion of the research project. The project advisor assists the resident in defining the scope of the project to assure completion within the time frame of the residency year. Responsibilities also include assisting with planning and implementing the project design. The project advisor will also provide feedback to the RPD for the quarterly evaluation regarding resident progress with the research project.