Infectious Disease

Required Rotations

• Orientation/Microbiology Lab (4 weeks)
• Antimicrobial Stewardship I (4 weeks)
• General Adult Infectious Diseases I (8 weeks)
• Antimicrobial Stewardship II (4 weeks)
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases (4 weeks)
• Introduction to Clinical Outcomes Research (4 weeks)
• Clinical Outcomes Research (4 weeks)
• Antimicrobial Stewardship II (4 weeks)
• Immunocompromised Host, Adult Infectious Diseases (8 weeks)
• Critical Care (4 weeks)
• Adult hematology/oncology (2-3 weeks)
• Bone marrow transplant (2-3 weeks)

Staffing 

• Longitudinal weekend staffing every 6 weeks
• Includes coverage of 1 institution recognized holiday 

Research

• Fellow will be expected to submit an IRB, collect data, and develop and complete a research project suitable for poster presentation at an Infectious Diseases conference.

Teaching 

• Participate in community service events with the student professional organizations.
• Co-precept pharmacy students, PGY1 and PGY2 residents.
• Lead one designated Infectious Diseases team-based learning lecture to LLU School of Pharmacy students.
• Prepare and present a continuing education presentation to LLU faculty, staff, and affiliates. 

Required Rotations 

• Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Research (8 weeks) 
• Clinical Outcomes Research (32 weeks; over 8 months, 
  2-3 week blocks)
• Antimicrobial Stewardship III (4 weeks)
• Antimicrobial Stewardship IV (4 weeks)

Electives (32 weeks; over 8 months, 1-2 week blocks)

• Adult hematology/oncology
• Bone marrow transplant
• General Adult Infectious Diseases 
• Informatics
• Immunocompromised Host, Adult Infectious Diseases
• Microbiology Lab
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases
• Longitudinal ID Pharmacy Pager coverage Monday – Friday 8:00 to 17:00

Staffing 

• Longitudinal weekend staffing every 6 weeks
• Includes coverage of 1 institution recognized holiday

Research

• Clinical outcomes research
• Infectious Disease Pharmacokinetics/ Pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) Research
• Fellows will be expected to publish at least 3 first author original research manuscripts by the completion of the fellowship

Teaching 

• Participate in community service events with the student professional organizations.
• Give two hours of didactic lecture in the infectious diseases module
• Prepare and present a continuing education presentation to LLU faculty, staff, and affiliates 

• $60,000 annually, paid bi-weekly
• Full Medical and Dental plans
• Up to 10 days of annual paid vacation 
• Up to 10 days of annual professional leave (conferences, interviews, licensure exam)
• Conference budget of up to $2,000
• Del Webb library and online access to database information and journal articles
• Personal computer with Word, Excel, Power Point programs and drug information retrieval within a shared office for all residents equipped with a workspace and telephone
• Free copying/printing
• Full use of the Drayson Center
• Free tuition for LLU courses is available for up to 8 units per year with a passing grade of “C” or better

Requirements

• Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited school of pharmacy
• Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY-1 pharmacy residency
• Active California Intern License by October 6, 2023, and must be eligible for full pharmacist licensure by December 1, 2023
• Accepting applications until April 1, 2024

Recruitment events 2023-2024

• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting
• Residency Showcase; December 3-7, 2023, in Anaheim, California.