Required Rotations
Ambulatory Care (Community Health or Primary Care)
Primary Care at University Medical Center New Orleans
This rotation will allow residents to provide direct patient care in the adult primary
care setting. The resident will meet with patients for one-on-one comprehensive medication
reviews focusing on common primary care issues including diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia,
and smoking cessation. Residents will also work with attending physicians, medical
residents, and nursing staff to provide medication recommendations, counseling, and
to resolve barriers to medication access. Residents will strengthen their patient
communication skills with a focus on motivational interviewing, communicating through
an interpreter, and working with patients at a variety of health literacy levels.
Community Health at CrescentCare – A Community Health Center
This rotation provides a variety of ambulatory care clinical experiences to the robust
community of New Orleans. The resident will have the opportunity to experience clinical
pharmacy in the following clinical settings: HIV, Transgender Care, Primary Care,
Opioid Rehabilitation, and Pediatrics. Additionally, the resident will participate
as a member of the Chronic Disease State Management Team, providing services of medication
therapy management, hypertension clinic, asthma clinic, and diabetes education. The
resident will also have the opportunity to participate in the prevention clinic by
participating in the New Orleans Syringe Access Program providing Narcan education
and distribution.
Infectious Diseases
This rotation, at University Medical Center New Orleans, aims to provide residents
with the foundational knowledge and skills to manage complicated infectious disease
cases. Given the diverse and underserved population that an academic medical center
in downtown New Orleans provides, the resident will gain experience in both common
and uncommon infectious diseases, including bacterial, viral, mycobacterial, fungal,
and parasitic infections. Residents will develop a greater understanding of clinical
microbiology and pharmacokinetics/ pharmacodynamics of antimicrobial therapy. As a
consult service, the resident will enhance his/her communication skills by discussing
recommendations with attending physicians, medical residents/interns, pharmacists,
and nursing staff. Aside from direct patient care, the rotation experience will also
include attending antimicrobial stewardship committee meetings, journal club, case
presentation, and various topic discussions.
Emergency Medicine
This rotation, at University Medical Center New Orleans, seeks to provide residents
the opportunity to care for patients in the fast-paced setting of the emergency department.
The resident will learn the role of an emergency medicine pharmacist in a Level I
trauma, academic medical center. Residents will work with physicians and nurses to
make bedside medication recommendations for patients presenting with a variety of
medical emergencies. The rotation will cover core critical care concepts and may also
include trauma and medical resuscitation, order review, medication therapy monitoring,
medication histories and patient/provider education.
Internal Medicine
This rotation, at University Medical Center New Orleans, seeks to provide residents
with broad training experience in managing acutely ill internal medicine patients
admitted for diverse and complex medical problems. The goal of this rotation is for
residents to develop broad skills and competencies in pharmaceutical care as they
relate to inpatient internal medicine. This rotation will enable residents to effectively
participate in therapeutic decision making, drug therapy selection, monitoring of
acutely ill patients, and transitions of care, including discharge planning and counseling.
Medical Intensive Care
The Medical Intensive Care Unit rotation is offered at University Medical Center New
Orleans. The resident will participate in academic teaching rounds daily with teams
from LSUHSC’s or Tulane University’s Schools of Medicine. The resident will work with
the physician teams and nursing staff to make evidence-based recommendations for critically
ill patients, while learning about a wide variety of critical care topics. Residents
will provide daily pharmacotherapy recommendations including pharmacokinetic monitoring
and anticoagulation management. During the block, they will also have the opportunity
to provide education to our physician trainee colleagues and participate in daily
lectures.
Elective Rotations
Cardiology
The Cardiology elective rotation is offered at University Medical Center New Orleans.
The resident will participate in daily teaching rounds with the cardiology consult
services from LSUHSC and Tulane University’s Schools of Medicine. The resident will
be exposed to a variety of cardiovascular diseases with an emphasis on the care of
the critically ill. This elective opportunity is non-precepting and is offered during
the Spring only after Internal Medicine and/or MICU and provides the resident with
the highest level of autonomy.
Ambulatory Care (Community Health or Primary Care)
Internal Medicine II
Medical Intensive Care II
