PGY1 & PGY2 Combined Pharmacy Informatics Residency
Contact usThe PGY1 & PGY2 Combined Pharmacy Informatics residency program prepares you to practice in a variety of roles utilizing pharmacy informatics within an integrated health care organization. The PGY1 Pharmacy – Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc. residency is combined with the PGY2 Pharmacy Informatics residency for a two-year program that provides a solid clinical foundation and specialized training in all aspects of pharmacy informatics and automation as part of the pharmacy information systems team.
Candidates interested in a career as a pharmacy informatics specialist and as a leader within an integrated healthcare organization are encouraged to apply.
Rotation sites
The PGY1 year is completed in the PGY1 Pharmacy – Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc. program. During the PGY1 year, residents spend the majority of their time at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, with the opportunity to spend time at Aurora Sinai Medical Center.
During the PGY2 year, you'll visit numerous sites within the health system based on project, learning experience, and service needs, with the majority of time spent working remotely and/or at our team workspace.”
Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center
Wisconsin’s largest private hospital, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is a premier destination for world-class patient care, treating patients from all 50 states and worldwide. It’s internationally known for expertise in heart care and oncology. Aurora St. Luke’s also offers exceptional specialty care in areas such as critical care, abdominal/cardiothoracic transplant and neurosciences, and houses the Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic.
Aurora Sinai Medical Center
A teaching hospital located in downtown Milwaukee, Aurora Sinai Medical Center offers unique experiences including neonatal/perinatal care, internal medicine and intensive care.
Program highlights
The PGY1 year is completed in the PGY1 Pharmacy – Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc. program. During the PGY1 year, residents gain experience in drug policy, administration and direct patient care (including medicine, surgery, oncology and cardiology), and customize their residency by choosing elective experiences based on individual needs and interests.
During the PGY2 year, the format of the residency is tailored to the interest, experience, aptitude and career goals of the resident. Learning experiences focus on integration of systems, clinical decision support, database management, pharmacy operations and automation, teaching, process redesign and human factors engineering, including:
- Order set management
- Inpatient pharmacy
- Clinical decision support
- Pharmacy operations
- Pharmacy automation
- Pharmacy informatics administration/business intelligence
- Informatics integration
- Ambulatory/retail pharmacy
- Informatics training
- Database management
- Medication safety
- Longitudinal experiences
For a list of learning experiences, see Program Structure & Completion Requirements [PDF].
Residency projects
Each pharmacy resident also completes a residency project. Pharmacy residency projects are practice-based and align with the department’s strategic plan. Residents formally present their projects at a statewide conference and receive the opportunity to publish their work.
View the year-long residency projects
Program requirements
You must complete general and program-specific requirements, including core and elective learning experiences, to graduate from your residency program.
Program Structure & Completion Requirements [PDF]
Program interview
All pharmacy residency candidates must complete a virtual interview. Interview dates cannot be rescheduled.
Preceptors
Our program’s most important assets are our people. Becoming a pharmacist requires two key ingredients: a motivated learner and a motivated teacher. Our preceptors, with diverse backgrounds in pharmacy, are excellent role models and teachers to our exceptional learners.
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