Pharmacy Summer Intern | Inpatient Pharmacy

ChristianaCare•Newark, DE

7d•$20 - $30

About The Position

ChristianaCare is recruiting a Pharmacy Summer Intern to join its Inpatient Pharmacy team for Summer 2027. This full-time, 40-hour-per-week, 10-week summer internship offers pharmacy students structured, hands-on experience in inpatient clinical pharmacy practice under pharmacist supervision. Interns will work alongside pharmacists in patient-care activities, clinical discussions, medication-use and quality-improvement initiatives, and professional development experiences. The internship emphasizes clinical reasoning, evidence-based medicine, medication safety, communication, literature evaluation, project development, and presentation skills. It is intended to build a foundation in inpatient clinical pharmacy practice and prepare interns for advanced pharmacy rotations, residency pursuits, and other postgraduate professional opportunities. ChristianaCare is a not-for-profit teaching health system focused on improving health outcomes, increasing access to high-quality care, and lowering health care costs. Its services include outpatient and home health care, hospital care at home, medical aid units, and three hospitals with 1,300 beds. The system includes a Level I trauma center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit, comprehensive stroke center, and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care, and women's health.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in the second professional year or later of an ACPE-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program.
Strong interest in hospital and clinical pharmacy practice.
Interest in developing patient-care, evidence-based medicine, communication, and professional presentation skills.
Demonstrated professionalism, initiative, curiosity, and ability to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary healthcare environment.
Interest in exploring advanced pharmacy practice experiences and postgraduate pharmacy training opportunities.

Nice To Haves

Previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred; other pharmacy experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Work up assigned patients with a clinical pharmacist, reviewing diagnoses, medication therapy, laboratory results, allergies, microbiologic and culture data, and other relevant patient-specific information.
Assess medication regimens for medication-related problems, including drug interactions, renal dose adjustments, medication omissions, therapeutic duplication, and other opportunities to optimize therapy.
Develop therapeutic monitoring skills, including exposure to pharmacokinetic assessment and medications requiring therapeutic drug monitoring.
Engage in direct-patient care interactions, including obtaining comprehensive medication histories and participating in medication reconciliation activities.
Develop clinical knowledge of disease states, clinical guidelines, and evidence-based treatment approaches through exposure to diverse patient populations.
Apply primary literature and other evidence-based resources to patient-care and medication-related questions.
Participate in or observe interdisciplinary patient-care rounds and clinical discussions alongside pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
Gain exposure to inpatient pharmacy practice through clinical pharmacist experiences and the operational and technical aspects of health-system pharmacy.
Complete a medication-use evaluation, quality-improvement, medication-safety, or other departmental project with pharmacist mentorship, including literature review and data collection and analysis when applicable.
Develop and deliver patient cases, journal clubs, pharmacy education, and/or a final project presentation.
Participate in professional development, mentorship, and pharmacy education activities.