Implementation and outcomes of a pharmacy residency mentorship program

Joshua N Raub1, Taylor M Thurston2, Anna D Fiorvento2

  • 1Joshua N. Raub, Pharm.D., BCPS, is Assistant Program Director, Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1) Pharmacy Practice Residency, and Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacy Services; Taylor M. Thurston, Pharm.D., is PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident; Anna D. Fiorvento, Pharm.D., is PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident; Ryan P. Mynatt, Pharm.D., BCPS (AQ-ID), is Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Infectious Diseases, and Program Director, Postgraduate Year 2 (PGY2) Infectious Diseases Residency; and Suprat S. Wilson, Pharm.D., BCPS, is Pharmacy Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Services, and Program Director, PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, MI. jraub@dmc.org.

Summary

Pharmacy residents found mentorship programs beneficial for career planning and personal-professional life balance. The Detroit Medical Center program showed positive outcomes, with most residents continuing contact with mentors post-residency.

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