Blash Anthony, Saltsman Connie L, Steil Condit
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Belmont University College of Pharmacy, 1900 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN 37212, United States.
EHR Medication Management Expert Lead, HCA Management Services, L.P., 2515 Park Plaza, Building 2-4W, Nashville, TN 37203, United States.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2017 Nov;9(6):1160-1163. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2017.07.016. Epub 2017 Oct 12.
Upon completion of their post-graduate training, pharmacy informatics residents need to be prepared to interact with clinical and technology experts in the new healthcare environment. This study describes pharmacy informatics residency programs within the United States.
Preliminary information for all pharmacy informatics residency programs was accessed from program webpages. An email was sent out to programs asking them to respond to a six-item questionnaire. This questionnaire was designed to elicit information on attributes of the program, behaviors of the preceptors and residents, and attitudes of the residency directors.
Of 22 pharmacy informatics residencies identified, nineteen (86%) participated. Twenty (91%) were second post-graduate year (PGY2) residencies. Ten (45%) were accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), while eight (36%) were candidates for accreditation. Hospital (17/22, 77%) and administrative offices (3/22, 14%) were the predominant training sites for pharmacy informatics residents. Large institutions were the predominant training environment for the pharmacy informatics resident, with 19 of 22 (86%) institutions reporting a licensed bed count of 500 or more. The median (range) number of informatics preceptors at a site was six to eight. Regarding barriers to pharmacy informatics residency education, residency directors reported that residents did not feel prepared based on the limited availability of curricular offerings.
In the United States, relatively few residencies are explicitly focused on pharmacy informatics. Most of these are accredited and hospital affiliated, especially with large institutions (>500 beds).
药学信息学住院医师在完成研究生培训后，需要准备好在新的医疗环境中与临床和技术专家进行互动。本研究描述了美国境内的药学信息学住院医师培训项目。
从项目网页获取了所有药学信息学住院医师培训项目的初步信息。向各项目发送了一封电子邮件，要求它们回复一份包含六个项目的问卷。该问卷旨在获取有关项目属性、带教老师和住院医师行为以及住院医师培训主任态度的信息。
在确定的22个药学信息学住院医师培训项目中，有19个（86%）参与了调查。其中20个（91%）是研究生二年级（PGY2）住院医师培训项目。10个（45%）获得了美国卫生系统药师协会（ASHP）的认证，而8个（36%）正在申请认证。医院（17/22，77%）和行政办公室（3/22，14%）是药学信息学住院医师的主要培训地点。大型机构是药学信息学住院医师的主要培训环境，22个机构中有19个（86%）报告称拥有500张或更多的许可床位。一个培训地点的信息学带教老师数量中位数（范围）为六至八名。关于药学信息学住院医师教育的障碍，住院医师培训主任报告称，由于课程设置有限，住院医师觉得准备不足。
在美国，明确专注于药学信息学的住院医师培训项目相对较少。其中大多数获得了认证且隶属于医院，尤其是大型机构（>500张床位）。
