Clinical Innovation Fellowship
This clinical fellowship is designed to provide graduates with the skills and experiences to excel in ambulatory care clinical practice, practice implementation/development, research/scholarship, and teaching/academia. Founded in 2020, this fellowship involves partnerships with the University of Utah College of Pharmacy, third-party payers, and private practice sectors to provide opportunities to provide innovative ambulatory care pharmacist services in novel settings.
Fellowship Length: 1 year (Summer to Summer)
Pre-Requisites: Completion of a PGY1 residency with experiences in the ambulatory care setting
Application Instructions: If interested, please email the fellowship directors and include a CV, letter of intent, and two letters of recommendation with one letter being from a residency director/supervisor.
Objectives (adaptable based on fellow’s interest)
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Establish ambulatory care pharmacy services at a large multi-specialty clinic and through this gain experience in ambulatory care pharmacy and practice development/innovation.
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Determine/describe the value of pharmacy services in the ambulatory care setting by collecting data before and during implementation of comprehensive medication management (CMM).
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Gain competence in the four pillars of academia including scholarship and publication, ambulatory care practice, professional and community service, and teaching via course administration, lecture development and facilitation.
Activities
Practice
- Novel clinical practice development (~3 days/week)
- Longitudinal practice development experience at Westridge Clinic primary care (~1 day/week)
- Practice development toolkit development/maintenance
Scholarship
- Assess value of clinical pharmacy services (new or continued project)
- Submit at least 1 grant proposal
- Conduct 1 primary research project, concluding with poster and manuscript submission
- Give 1 state-level CE presentation
- Give 1 College of Pharmacy presentation on research project(s)
Teaching
- Longitudinal small-group facilitator of pharmacy student laboratory course
- Deliver 3 College of Pharmacy lectures
- Westridge Clinic precepting of APPE students (continuous) + WRC rotation planning for student/resident (later in year)
Professional Development
- Participate in 2 meaningful development programs that correspond to one of the 4 pillars of academia. Examples include:
- AACP - Teacher Seminar
- Educational scholarship course
- Biostatistics course
- University professional development courses
- Leadership courses (eg, ABP, RLI)
- GRAs (grant writing)
- Other requirements
- Attend 1-2 national conferences
- Attend University of Utah Academy of Health Science Educators Symposium
- Leadership discussions with fellowship directors
Scholarship
- Create 2 national presentation submissions
- Complete 1-2 other small-scale projects
- Draft and submit a total of 3 different manuscript submissions
Teaching
- Co-coursemaster/module leader experience (teaching administration)
Service
- Participate on formal College committee
- Utah Pharmacy Association (UPhA) / Utah Society of Health-System Pharmacists (UHSP) service
- National organizational committees
- Precepting Maliheh and/or Midvale free clinics
- Student organization precepting
Contact Us
Kyle Turner, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Innovation Fellowship Co-Director
Assistant Professor (Clinical), University of Utah College of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacist, University of Utah Health
Nick Cox, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Innovation Fellowship Co-Director
Assistant Professor (Clinical), University of Utah College of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacist, University of Utah Health
Past Fellowship Recipients
Shannon Gadd, PharmD
Position upon graduation: Clinical Pharmacist (Ambulatory Care), Granger Medical