Residencies accreditation

Over several decades, ASHP has worked with members to develop Best Practices for Health-System Pharmacy, a compilation of statements, guidelines, therapeutic position statements, and residency accreditation standards. In addition to its ongoing creation of practice standards, the Office of Professional Practice and Scientific Affairs at ASHP monitors professional practice needs, works with other major health organizations, works toward the prevention of medication misadventures, and communicates with federal and state regulatory bodies that define pharmacy practice in hospitals and other components of health systems. 

The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), an agency of the federal government, recognizes residency accreditation bodies within the health professions. 

Zellmer, W.A. Twenty-Five Years of Pharmacy Residency Accreditation—Part I. Early Efforts to Establish the Program (Unpublished manuscript). 

ACGME Approves New Proposed Common Requirements for Resident Duty Hours. Chicago Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, 2002. (Accessed September 24, 2002, at http //www.acgme.org/new/residentHours602.asp.). 

Table 21.2 Residency Programs Accredited by ASHP Commission on Credenhaling Pharmacy practice...

At present, no distinct accreditation programs for community pharmacies exist. The only community pharmacies involved in accreditation processes are those that have implemented accredited community pharmacy residency programs or those participating in the JCAHO home care accreditation program. 

The mission of the Canadian Hospital Pharmacy Residency Board is to establish and apply standards for accreditation of pharmacy practice residency programs and to promote excellence in hospital pharmacy residency programs and practice. The key objectives are as follows ... 

No additional Additional training equivalent to that of a physician assistant (60 hr of physical assessment 9 mo of clinical experience or MD preceptorship) No additional No additional No additional Specific clinical continuing education No additional MS degree, PharmD degree, accredited residency, specialty board certification, or 2 yr of clinical experience... 

The CPS is trained in clinical pharmacy, clinical pharmacokinetics and clinical pharmacology. Hc/she is a Masters or Pharm. D. graduate, has completed an accredited phannacy residency, is a specialty board certified pharmacist, or has equivalent education, training and experience functioning as a clinical pharmacist. 

There are currently 21 critical care residencies listed in the ACCP 2001 Guide to Residencies and Fellowships. Eight of these residencies are accredited by the ASHP. In addition, 11 critical care fellowships are available. " ... 

The pharmacist provides formal accredited educational sessions, such as medical grand rounds or intensive care rounds, for medical staff, students, and residents. 

The federal government has experimented with various models of pharmacist prescribing.The VA and the IHS appear to have the most liberal policies toward pharmacist prescribing.In the VA, clinical pharmacy specialists are required to have an advanced degree or have completed an accredited residency (e.g., an American Society of Health Systems Pharmacy, ASHP, accredited residency) or specialty board certification (e.g., a Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties, BPS, certification) before they may prescribe medications within their scope of practice. The scope of practice is established within the local VA facility. Once this criterion is satisfied, the clinical pharmacy specialist may function as an independent health care provider. In the IHS, pharmacists can be credentialed to provide primary care and use their prescriptive authority to evaluate and manage the care of certain patients. 

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) supplemental standard and learning objectives for residency training in internal medicine and pharmacotherapy are published annually by the Accreditation Services Division of the ASHP in the Residency Directory, Volume Two. These documents may also be viewed online at ... 

A specialized residency is ideal to prepare a pharmacist for a career in psychiatric pharmacy practice. There are approximately 25 to 30 1-year, post-PharmD residencies in psychiatric pharmacy practice across the United States, with 17 receiving accreditation by the American Society... 

Specialized resideneies are offered in a wide variety of specialty practice areas and are intended to build upon the practice experience gained through completion of a pharmacy practice residency. The following is a list of specialized areas of practice in which American Society of Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP)-accredited residency programs are offered ... 

ASHP, in cooperation with its professional association partners, administers the only process that grants accreditation status to practice sites conducting residencies. ASHP s authority to grant accreditation is recognized by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). The accreditation process requires that each site demonstrate compliance with established standards of practice and offer a residency that meets the requirements for training. 

In December 1962, preceptors of the programs in existence at the time and other hospital pharmacy leaders convened a meeting that in retrospect helped set the framework for the accreditation process that is in use today. At that meeting, the term residency was first... 

Maintaining accreditation standards for both hospital and clinical residencies throughout the 1980s was beneficial for a variety of reasons. Among them were the following ... 

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