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PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

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Program Type: ASHP PGY1 Candidate Status

The Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) pharmacy residency program builds on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.

Residents will gain extensive experience in all aspects of hospital pharmacy including pharmacokinetics, internal medicine, infectious disease, critical care, ED/trauma, pediatrics, neonatology, oncology and administration. Dedicated rounding services are included in the internal medicine, pediatrics, oncology and critical care learning experiences. The program's main goals are to develop competent clinical pharmacists capable of practicing in any setting, fostering leadership, pharmacy practice and education.

Required experiences

Orientation (4 weeks)
Internal medicine* (5 weeks)
Critical care* (5 weeks)
Pediatrics* (5 weeks)
Infectious disease (5 weeks)
Oncology* (5 weeks)
Management (5 weeks)

Elective Experiences (4 weeks)

Advanced internal medicine*
Advanced critical care*
NICU
Antimicrobial stewardship
Inpatient oncology*
Pharmacy Informatics

*Denotes a learning experience with a dedicated rounding service

Longitudinal Experiences

Medication safety (12 months)
Resident research project (12 months)
- Utilizing flipped model for pharmacy resident research project
Teaching certificate (11 months)
- Virtual and in person teaching for one semester at Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
- On-site precepting
Pharmacy practice (11 months)
- See staffing info below
Ambulatory care (optional, 5 months)
- Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
- Minimum 10 clinics over five months

Projects

PGY1 residents will complete several rotation and longitudinal projects throughout the year. The major research project will be presented at institutional and statewide/national meetings and will result in a manuscript acceptable for publication. Two project weeks and a close out week will be scheduled during the residency year to provide dedicated project time.

Staffing

PGY1 residents are required to complete the following staffing requirements:

Two weeks of concentrated central staffing
Every third weekend
Three evening shifts per month
One major and one minor holiday
Two days of project week staffing

Jacob Kaufman

PGY1 Residency Program Coordinator

[email protected]
Phone: (920) 433-8102

Julie Teske

PGY1 Residency Program Director

[email protected]
Phone: (920) 433-8105