CREATION Health

Join Shawnee Mission Medical Center and take a life-transforming approach to total person wellness  based on the eight CREATION Health principles – Choice, Rest, Environment, Activity, Trust, Interpersonal Relationships, Outlook and Nutrition.

The CREATION Health lifestyle has a long and proven history of wellness and longevity worldwide, and has been featured in National Geographic as well as on CNN, ABC News and more.

Using the eight simple principles of CREATION Health, people just like you are making a few simple changes to live longer, fuller lives.

	Choice	Click here to learn more about CREATION Health. Join us for a four-week, four-session class to discuss these eight liberating principles, and learn how to live a healthier, happier and more fulfilled life. The course consists of four, two-hour classes spread over four weeks.
	Rest	$85 for all four sessions Recommended for adults age 18 and older For more information or to register, call the ASK-A-NURSE Resource Center at 913-676-7777.
	Environment	Class Dates: Wednesdays, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25 (from 8-10 a.m.) *Mondays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 Mondays, April 8, 15, 22, 29 Thursdays, May 2, 9, 16, 23 *Wednesdays, June 5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesdays, July 9, 16, 23, 30 Mondays, August 5, 12, 19, 26 *Thursdays, Sept 5, 12, 19, 26 Wednesdays, Oct 9, 16, 23, 30
	Activity	All sessions will meet from 6-8 p.m. (EXCEPT February session, which is 8-10 a.m.) at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Conference Room A. Classes with an asterisk (*) will be at the Shawnee Mission Outpatient Pavilion at K-7 and Prairie Star Parkway in western Lenexa.
	Trust
	Interpersonal Relationships
	Outlook
	Nutrition

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at Shawnee Mission Medical Center is designed to develop proficiency in a variety of clinically oriented patient care settings. Our mission is to integrate the pharmacy practice resident with a variety of disciplines within the patient care team. Upon completion of the residency, the candidate will have the skills and experience needed to perform at the highest level within the profession. The residency emphasizes independent thinking and application of clinical concepts in the development of progressive clinical services.

Use the links on the right to learn more, or call or e-mail:

Kyla Bidne, PharmD
Residency Program Coordinator
913-676-2281
913-789-3175 (fax)
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Benton Stamper, PharmD
Residency Program Coordinator
913-676-2281
913-789-3175 (fax)
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Mahshid Roayaee, Pharm.D.
Director of Pharmacy Clinical Services
Residency Program Director
913-676-2295
913-789-3175 (fax)
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Graduation Requirements:

1. Licensure: Kansas pharmacist licensure is required before August 1, 2011. Exceptions must be approved by the program director.  Residents who do not meet this deadline or who do not obtain an exemption from the program director will be relieved from the program until such a time that (s)he can present a license.
2. Personal Goals: The resident will develop personal goals for the residency year. These will be discussed with the program director and coordinators during the initial evaluation and at each quarterly evaluation.
3. Rotations: The resident will be required to fulfill the objectives of the required rotations as specified as well as selected electives.
4. Distribution: Twenty hours of staffing are required per month. Additional hours, as desired by the resident, may be available for additional pay. Residents picking up extra hours at Shawnee Mission Medical Center (SMMC) or an outside institution must get approval from the rotation preceptor, residency coordinators and residency director.
5. Certifications: Basic (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification will be obtained by the residents within the first 4 months of residency. The classes are both offered through SMMC Life Dynamics. Residents will be responsible for attending all Code Blue situations in the hospital.
6. Research: The resident will be required to present a major research project at the ASHP Midyear Meeting Poster Presentation in December. The resident will also be required to present at the Midwest Residency Conference in the spring. A final project manuscript must be submitted to the residency advisory committee prior to graduation from the residency.
7. Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (P&T): The residents will attend all monthly P&T meetings and will be required to present at least two times to the members, one of which will be a Drug/Medication Utilization Review.
8. Participation in Resident Conference: The resident will present two Journal Club articles, over the course of the year, during the weekly residents’ conference. The chosen article should be reviewed and approved by an appropriate preceptor and distributed to the staff one week prior to the scheduled presentation. The resident will also present five formal case presentation during the weekly conference throughout the year.
9. Preceptorship: If pharmacy students are assigned to the same service as the resident, (s)he will be expected to serve as a role model and assist in precepting clerkship students.
10. Residency Learning System: The resident will have to at least achieve a “Satisfactory Progress” score in each goal assessed. In addition, the resident will have to score “Achieved” on the RLS goals: 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11

Application Procedures

Application Form - Download the application form and complete each section. Once completed, e-mail it to the residency program director.

Curriculum Vitae - E-mail a curriculum vitae (Microsoft Word or PDF format) to the residency program director.

Letters of Recommendation - Three letters of recommendation are required. These may be sent via regular mail or as e-mail attachments (Microsoft Word or PDF format) directly from the author. Recommendations may be written on the ASHP residency applicant recommendation form.

Application Deadline - All application materials are due by January 1st.

Interview Dates - On-site interviews may be scheduled between January 25 and March 3. Note that Tuesdays and Thursdays are preferred interview days. Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis to accommodate out-of-town candidates and to coordinate with other interviews in the Kansas City area.