Pharmacy Residency Curriculum

Over the course of the longitudinal PPM experience, you'll fulfill obligations and complete assignments that offer a breadth of exposure to medication use processes within a healthcare system. These components include year-long tenure on the Therapeutic Review subcommittee of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee, concentrated 2-month rotations through Medication Safety and Operations-Change Management and participation in monthly colloquiums about personal and professional leadership.

As part of the program's requirements, you’ll design and execute a formal investigational project during the year. The focus of your project may center on clinical research, quality assurance, practice advancement or a combination. Residents are aligned with at least 1 pharmacist project advisor and have additional research support from Gundersen Medical Foundation. Formal presentation of the project structure and results are required at regional and national professional conferences. Additionally, you’ll complete a manuscript or reach another comparable endpoint by the conclusion of the program year. 

You won’t have staffing obligations during orientation. During a four-week "run-in" period that is concurrent with the first rotation, you'll staff for 28 hours. This primarily consists of weekday shifts from 5 to 9 p.m., with days rotated so you don't staff the same day of the week. There are some weekend day and evening hours. After your "run-in" period, we'll schedule you to staff every fifth week (Monday through Friday) on a rotating, staggered basis. Additionally, you'll be scheduled to staff every fifth weekend (Saturday through Sunday) on a rotating basis. Staffing weeks and weekends are not scheduled back-to-back (e.g., residents do not staff for 7 consecutive days). Staffing shifts rotate between days and evenings (no overnights) and responsibility. Residents share responsibility for emergency response pager coverage 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.