Captain James A. Lovell Federal Healthcare Center
February 28, 2023
12:00 AM - 11:00 PM CST
Address
North Chicago, IL
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Download iCal FileThe Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care System supports innovation, empowerment, productivity, accountability, and continuous improvement. Working together, we provide a continuum of high quality healthcare in a convenient, responsive, caring manner.
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FHCC supports innovation, empowerment, productivity, accountability and continuous improvement. Working together, we provide a continuum of high-quality health care in a convenient, responsive, caring manner.
Mission
Readying Warriors...Caring for Heroes. Leading the way for federal health care by providing a quality, patient-centered experience and ensuring the highest level of
operational medical readiness.
Vision
Creating the model for the future of federal inter-agency health care integration.
Program
This training program gives PharmD students an opportunity to develop competence in a clinical pharmacy setting while exploring the world of federal pharmacy practice. It focuses on the development skills and knowledge required for clinical pharmacy practice under the supervision of a preceptor. The program aims to develop a knowledge base centered on enhancing patient care along with safe, efficient medication use within the framework of pharmacy administration and leadership. The training will be hands-on, experiential learning. Emphasis will be on the adult learning model and development of self-assessment by the student, with guidance and constructive, frequent feedback from the preceptors.
Description
This is a paid summer internship. The program will be ~10 weeks. The intern will work 4 days/week for total of 32hours/week. Start date will be determined once candidate is selected.
Clinical Areas
- Primary Care Clinics
- Outpatient Specialty Clinics
- General Medicine/Critical Care
- Emergency Department
- Long Term Care
- Psychiatry
- Pharmacy Administration
Project Examples
- Educational in-services
- Presentations at P&T Committee
- Projects under the supervision of Associate Chiefs of Pharmacy
- Pharmacy policies and Standard Operating Procedures
Eligibility
- Completion of the second year of an accredited PharmD program
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale in pharmacy school
- US citizenship
Application
- Official pharmacy transcripts (electronic copy directly from the school acceptable)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of Intent
Send complete application packet to the email addresses, Shaiza.Khan@va.gov and Marshall.Lee5@va.gov. All materials must be received by 2/28/2023.
Date posted
Nov 1, 2022
Date updated
Nov 1, 2022