• Introduction
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Introduction

Pharmacists involved in the clinical care of patients need to be well-equipped with not only the knowledge, but also the skills, attitudes and values required to deliver high quality, consistent and safe treatments to patients in collaborative teams with other health professionals.

Clinical residency training is recognized in the United States of America for clinically oriented training to prepare residents to practice in patient-focused settings. Residencies provide an experience in depth experiential training for pharmacists to integrate pharmacy services, with the comprehensive needs of individual practice settings that lead to the acquisition of advance practice skills and knowledge. The outcome of residency training will enable the pharmacists to develop and enhance their clinical knowledge and skills by assuming patient-oriented roles in hospitals, community pharmacies, polyclinics and other patient care areas.

The residency programme builds upon knowledge and skills acquired in previous work experience and postgraduate education, enabling the resident to develop clinically, academically and professionally towards an area of specialist pharmacy practice.

The goals and objectives of this clinical pharmacy residency programme are aligned with the standards established by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) for specialized residency training, as well as the supplemental standard and the following learning objectives:

1. Practice pharmacy competently, assume responsibility for assuring safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication use in patients of all age groups with various disease states.
   
   
2. Demonstrate a professional attitude (a desire for life-long learning and ethical conduct) in all activities related to clinical pharmacy practice; confidently assume a progressive role on an interdisciplinary health care team; use appropriate interpersonal skills, work harmoniously with others and display compassion for patients.
   
   
3. Present clear, accurate and concise verbal and written communication with patients, colleagues, and other members of the health care team.
   
   
4. Solve pharmacy practice problems efficiently.
   
   
5. Contribute to the advancement of the pharmacy profession and health professional organizations through research, service and education of pharmacy students, pharmacists and other health-care professionals and supportive personnel during the resident year and throughout one's career.
   
   
6. Deliver effective education and training to patients and the lay public.
   
   
7. Deemed able to design, conduct, analyze, and report the findings of a drug use evaluation.
   
   
8. Design and conduct an original research project and use the results to optimize the quality and cost of care.
   
   
9. Deemed able to assume an advanced-level position in specialized pharmacy practice.