The psychiatric pharmacy PGY2 residency was founded in 2010 and is for PGY1 residency graduates who desire to become leaders in this specialty. Community Health Network offers the most comprehensive behavioral healthcare system in Indiana - including inpatient and outpatient services for youth (ages 5-18), adults and seniors. The behavioral care pavilion at Community Hospital North consists of nine units and is approximately 120 beds, allowing the resident to gain experience in multiple and diverse areas of behavioral care. Residents in this program are called upon to resolve real-life challenges and issues in a supportive and nurturing environment while working closely with the psychiatry residents, an integrated healthcare team consisting of attending psychiatrists, psychiatry residents, social workers, case managers, nursing and pharmacy, as well as students representing various disciplines.
Community Hospital North has four board-certified psychiatric pharmacists to provide support and a rich educational environment for the PGY2 to learn and grow throughout the year. Clinical opportunities integrating patient care with teaching, scholarship and service develop the resident into a well-rounded practitioner suited for many different professional career pathways. Working closely with academic affairs and the physician psychiatry residency program (see the Psychiatry Residency page), activities such as grand rounds, journal clubs as well as involvement with the scholarly activity and research committee allow the resident to develop and contribute to the profession through publication and presentation opportunities in original research, case reports, and/or patient safety/quality improvement. The resident is required to complete a project and present at the annual Multidisciplinary Scholarly Activity and Research Symposium with Community Health Network and is encouraged to present at either the ASHP Midyear or the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists annual meeting. Medication education groups for patients also help the PGY2 develop and refine patient counseling and education skills.
Opportunities at Butler University include leading both small (case conference) and large group didactics (therapeutics and elective opportunities), precepting and evaluating APPE rotation students, leading a monthly physician assistant student psychopharmacology review class, involvement with the BU student AAPP chapter, and participation in the academic leadership and administration rotations, amongst several other opportunities.
Upon completion of the residency the resident is expected to function with the knowledge, confidence and competence a leader is expected to show in this specialty area, as well as be equipped with the appropriate knowledge to pursue BCPP certification if the resident so chooses.
Required Rotations
- Inpatient Psychiatry Residency Team Service – approximately 16-20 weeks/year, divided at the beginning, middle, and end of the residency year
- Outpatient Psychiatry – 1 month
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – 1 month
- Geriatric Psychiatry – 1 month
- Integrated Recovery/Addiction Medicine – 1 month
- Academia/Academic Administration (Butler University) - 1 month (with longitudinal component)
- Longitudinal Experiences - Gennesaret Free Clinic, Staffing, Scholarly Activity & Research
Elective Rotations
- Advanced Ambulatory Care
- Severe Mental Illness
- Psychiatry Consult Liaison
- Affective Disorders
Required Experiences
- Resident research or quality improvement project (including a final manuscript), presented at either the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists annual meeting OR the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting, as well as the Community Health Network Multidisciplinary Scholarly Activity Symposium.
- Medication use evaluation (or assistance with the outpatient antipsychotic audit) and a drug monograph/class review
- Grand Rounds presentation for network Pharmacy Department and Psychiatry Grand Rounds or equivalent
- Butler assignments including: Precepting of two APPE pharmacy students, presenting at least one didactic lecture, leading physician assistant beginning of rotation classes, and participating in therapeutics case conference for pharmacy students
- Distribution or clinical staffing every fourth weekend with holiday requirements of one major and one minor holiday
- Maintenance and completion of disease state checklist and topic discussions as well as completion of goals/objectives as outlined by ASHP and syllabus
Contact:
Laura Ruekert, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Butler University
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Psychiatry/Behavioral Care
Core Faculty, Psychiatry Residency Program, Community Health Network
PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Program Director
E-mail: lruekert@eCommunity.com