Name of Organization: Orlando VA Healthcare System
Position Title: VA Student Trainee Experience Program (VA-STEP) Pharmacy Internship
Location of the Position: Orlando, FL
Description:
The Orlando Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (OVAHCS) Pharmacy Service invites highly motivated pharmacy students to apply for our competitive internship. Our program will provide outstanding students the opportunity to experience the clinical, operational, and management aspects of pharmacy at an innovative VA Medical Center. This program will help facilitate the transition from pharmacy student to professional pharmacist.
Our Pharmacy STEP students will be exposed to inpatient, oupatient, clinical, and administrative areas of clinical pharmacy practice. Opportunities for learning include didactic experiences as well as competency-based clinical practice with a qualified pharmacy preceptor. The following clinical areas may be included on a rotation: Inpatient (medical/surgical critical care unit, emergency department, inpatient general medicine), Extended Care (nursing home, intermediate care), Primary Care (pharmacotherapy clinics, women’s health, home based primary care, outpatient pharmacy services), and Specialty Pharmacy (anticoagulation, cardiology, nephrology/ESA, infectious disease, gastroenterology, pulmonology, mental health, neurology, endocrinology, oncology, and pain). Pay is very competitive with other pharmacy internships. Depending on rotation, during the summer months STEP students usually work Monday to Friday, 8:00AM to 4:30PM. If funding is approved, STEP students are invited to continue interning during the academic year and must complete a minimum of 300 hours, which may include evening or weekend shifts.
We aim to provide the STEP student an in-depth understanding of various roles of pharmacy personnel within the medication use system. Ultimately, the goal of this competitive program is to attract, train, and retain exceptional clinical pharmacists who desire to build their career within the VA healthcare system.
Position Requirements:
- Current 2nd year pharmacy students enrolled in an ACPE accredited Doctor of Pharmacy program
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in professional curriculum
- United States citizens
- Ability to complete 400 internship hours the summer after 2nd professional year (If the appointment is extended during the 3rd professional year, interns must complete at least 300 internship hours)
- Students are ineligible to apply if the student has a service obligation to any Federal, State, or private institution or the student receives a Federal scholarship that incurs a service obligation, other than the VA Health Profession Scholarship Program (HPSP)
Application Link:
https://va-ams.intelliworxit.com/webapp/register/va-step/facility-applicant
Contact Information:
Mariellen J. Moore, Pharm.D., Ph.D., BCPS
Mariellen.Moore@va.gov
General information about VA-STEP: https://va-ams-info.intelliworxit.com/va-step/about-va-step/