Pharmacy

Programme

KKH Paediatric Pharmacy Residency Programme

Overview

This 12-month programme is designed to train pharmacists towards specialized practice focused on the care of paediatric patients by providing broad based clinical pharmacy training in a children's hospital / referral centre. The residents will be exposed to a wide range of paediatric specialties and have hands-on experience to care and manage patients’ disease. Through the programme, the resident will develop into an independent and competent paediatric pharmacist with expertise in patient care, teaching and research.

Objectives

This programme adheres to the ASHP International Accreditation Standard for Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Paediatric Pharmacy Residency Programs.

The Six Educational Outcomes that the resident will achieve at the end of the residency are as follows:

Outcome R1: Having leadership and practice management skills in the paediatric patient care setting.

Outcome R2: Optimize the care of inpatient and outpatient paediatric patients by providing evidence-based, patient-centred medication therapy as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team.

Outcome R3: Serve as an authoritative resource on the optimal use of medications used to treat paediatric patients.

Outcome R4: Evaluate, manage, and improve the medication-use process in paediatric patient care areas.

Outcome R5: Demonstrate excellence in the provision of training or educational activities for paediatric health care professionals, health care professionals in training, and the public.

Outcome R6: Conduct paediatric pharmacy research.

Course Contents

 
* Each rotation is allowed for up to 1 repeats.
# Residents, with no prior training experience in paediatric setting, will undergo 2 months of rotation in General Paediatrics.
+ Half a month of protected time for finalising project, data analysis and writing report.

Training Method

• Clinical review / ward rounds / ambulatory clinics
• Discussion on topics relevant to the rotations
• Oral presentation
• Teaching and Education
• Research

Target Audience and Expected Competencies

• Holder of the degree (or higher) in pharmacy that is recognized by the Singapore Pharmacy Council (SPC).
• Registered to practice Pharmacy (patient care) in Singapore. Overseas applicants must be eligible for pharmacist licensure in Singapore and must have attained licensure before the initiation of residency.
• Have at least three years of direct patient care experience in the 5 years immediately preceding the application and a postgraduate degree (MSc or Pharm D)
  • Non postgraduate degree may be accepted on case-by-case basis
• All applicants should demonstrate that they possess sufficiently broad knowledge, skills, attitudes, and abilities in pharmacy practice necessary for further professional development at an advanced level of pharmacy practice. These will be assessed through applicants’ curriculum vitae, qualifications, supporting documents and interview with applicants.

Exit Requirements

• All Residents are required to complete the 12-month programme.
• Meet all Residency requirements including making sufficient progress towards all the required goals and objectives as evidenced by either satisfactory progress or achieved being marked for all goals.
• Satisfactory completion of all learning experiences as evidenced by all required work assigned being completed to the satisfaction of preceptors.
• Completion of residency major project with a manuscript that is approved by the project supervisor and APD/RPD.
• Compliance with institutional and departmental policies.

If you have any questions about the fellowship application process, please contact education.office@kkh.com.sg.