PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency
Contact usThe PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency program prepares you to practice as a specialized clinician focusing on the care of patients with infectious diseases. This program places special emphasis on performing antimicrobial stewardship within a large, integrated health system.
Rotation sites
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 format of the residency is tailored to the interest, experience, aptitude and career goals of each resident. The resident gains experience, and customizes their program by choosing elective learning experiences based on individual needs and interests.
Required learning experiences
- Orientation/Training
- CE presentation
- Infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship I, II, III
- Clinical microbiology
- Infectious diseases consult service
Required learning experiences – longitudinal
- Writing project (independent of year-long project)
- Site & PICS Staffing
- PGY2 noon conference/journal club
- Medication Safety and Optimizing the Medication-Use Process
- Site & PICS Staffing
Elective learning experiences
- Emergency department
- Abdominal Transplant Infectious Diseases
- Stem Cell Transplant Infectious Diseases
- Research
- Surgical Intensive Care
- Medical/Respiratory Intensive Care
- Pharmacy school teaching experience
Professional development
- Learning experience projects
- In-services
- Professional organization membership and conference attendance (e.g., Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists, ID Week, Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin)
- Teaching and precepting
- Interviewing/recruiting and more
For a list of learning experiences, typical lengths of rotations, and sample schedule, 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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