Each resident is required to complete one Resident Project. The project may apply to specific medications, drug classes, disease states or conditions, parts of the medication-use system, policies and procedures, or outcome measures. The overall goal of a project is to increase the resident’s knowledge of project design and management, data analysis, and improved patient care.

Project Idea Generation

In May/June of each year, preceptors will be surveyed to generate a list of ideas for potential projects.

Project Idea Selection

Proposed residency projects must satisfy ASHP requirements for residency projects and support the strategic plan of the Department of Pharmacy. Members of the Department review and approve all projects prior to the resident initiating work on the project. A list of approved projects will be distributed to residents.

Resident Project Committee Selection

The resident shall work with their project advisor to choose a project committee.  This committee is often multi-disciplinary. If the project includes multiple sites within JHHS, the project committee should include representation from each site that is included.

Project Proposal

The resident will be responsible for developing a formal project proposal, which will then be reviewed by the project advisor. The project proposal will generally have the following sections:  objectives, background, methods, data analysis, benefit to the department/organization, references.  Each resident is required to gain approval of the project proposal from their committee and the Pharmacy Resident Project Committee.

The proposal will be reviewed and presented to the project committee during July – August. These meetings should serve to provide a broad overview of the goal(s) of the project, assess the likelihood of completing the project, and to identify any miscellaneous suggestions from the project committee.

In August - September, the resident makes a more formal presentation to the Pharmacy Resident Project Committee.

The final results of the project will be presented as a platform or poster presentation, either at the Eastern States Residency Conference or another professional meeting.  Practice sessions for project presentations will be scheduled prior to the conference.