Include information such as: number of patient beds in your hospital, the pharmacy services offered and high-level patient demographics. Be sure to describe any unique characteristics or affiliations of your department that may offer a ‘local flavour’ to the residency program.
Example 1: The Good Patient Care hospital is a public principal referral hospital in metropolitan Brisbane, Queensland of approximately 700 beds. It forms the main centre across the Good Patient Care network of three hospitals. The hospital has one of Australia’s busiest emergency and trauma centres, the second largest Intensive Care Unit in Australia and is home to multiple state-wide services. The hospital houses Queensland’s only heart and lung transplant service, the Queensland Adults Burn Service and the Queensland Melanoma Service. Patients come to Good Patient Care hospital for speciality services like comprehensive cancer care, respiratory medicine, cardiology and cardiovascular services and in patient and community psychiatry care.
Example 2: Far Out Rural Referral hospital is a public acute group C hospital (AIDH peer group classification) located in rural South Australia. It offers a broad range of services, including general medical, surgical, and obstetric services across 150 beds. It also has an emergency service. The hospital supplies outreach services and visiting health clinics for three aboriginal communities in the region. It has a strong connection to community and is supported by active local fundraising. The hospital has won quality awards for its transitional care and community liaison.
The Residency Leadership Group is a group of staff who provide consultation, guidance and oversight of a training program or programs. The Group should include relevant Program Leads, senior pharmacy staff, preceptors and (in future) former Training Program candidates. It may also include non-pharmacist staff e.g. a medical or nursing representative experienced in clinical education. Staff titles are sufficient rather than staff member names for this application.