Post Graduate Training Benefits
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration

The resident will be an employee of the USP and will receive an annual stipend distributed over the 12-month period of the program by the payroll department at the USP ($38,000 for PGY1 and $39,000 for PGY2). Health, dental, disability and life insurance will be provided through the plan available to employees of the College. Nine standard University holidays, 8 vacation days, 2 floating holidays and 5 sick days will be provided during the 12-month period of the program. The resident will not be financially compensated for unused leave time. The resident is encouraged to attend professional meetings and receives annual travel support of $1300. The resident will receive an appointment as Resident and Clinical Instructor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice/Pharmacy Administration.

The resident is invited to participate, at no cost, in course work and continuing education programs sponsored or provided through the USP. Coursework may be taken as a non-matriculated student with the approval of the preceptor and advisory committee.

Secretarial support for typing of resident-related materials and correspondence will be provided. Audiovisual services will be available through the Information Science Department at the Joseph W. England Library of USP. These services include 35 mm slides, portable video projector and lap top computer, overhead transparency materials, poster and lettering supplies, as well as access to a collection of tapes and slides. In addition to audiovisual services, the Library provides Internet access, e-mail accounts, literature searches, photocopy services, and an extensive collection of journals and references.

Through the Department of Pharmacy Practice/Pharmacy Administration and USP, the resident has access to a wide variety of computer software programs. Departmental and USP holdings include several word processing, spreadsheet, database, statistical, and pharmacokinetics programs. The department has an IBM compatible computer and laser printer that the resident may use. Additional IBM hardware and software are available in the Joseph W. England Library Learning Resource Center.