Evolution and Validation 0f Practice Standards, Training, and Professional Development

ASHP

critical

care

traineeship

(https://www.ashpfoundation.org/leadership-development/

traineeships)

Previously offered through the ASHP Foundation

ii.

Four-month distance education component – Independent reading, web-based education, and

teleconference case studies

iii.

Two-week on-site experiential training

iv.

Post-experiential training activities

Is not a comprehensive training program but can be a valuable component of a training program

for nontraditional-path clinical pharmacists

vary depending on the available resources, practice environment, baseline knowledge and skills of

the pharmacist, and institutional support.

Graduate degree (e.g., master’s degree)

ii.

Continuing education (CE) programming – Live, web based, print

iii.

Attendance at national and regional critical care meetings – CE, networking, research

presentations

iv.

Fundamental Critical Care Support course completion (www.sccm.org/Fundamentals)

ACLS, advanced trauma life support (ATLS), and/or pediatric advanced life support (PALS)

training and certification

vi.

Regular participation in the SCCM Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Section national

journal club

vii.

SCCM Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Section mentor program – Long-distance

mentoring program

viii.

Self-arranged experiential rotations at peer institutions under the supervision of a qualified

critical care pharmacist

ix.

Visiting professor or scholar programs to bring specialized expertise to the clinical site for on-

site experiential training and didactic teaching

Policy, guideline, and protocol development for critical care pharmacotherapy–related issues

under the supervision of qualified peers

xi.

Critical care pharmacy service or program development, implementation, and outcome

measurement under the supervision of qualified peers

Mentor-protégé relationship

Symbiotic, nurturing relationship between two adults

Assist each other in meeting shared career objectives

Attributes of a successful mentor-protégé relationship (see Box 1)

Teaching – New knowledge, skills, and attitudes

Sponsoring – Helps protégé reach career goals, assists in networking, vouches for abilities, offers

protection from threats

Encouraging – Affirming, challenging, inspiring

Befriending – Acceptance, understanding, and trust