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PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program - Aurora West Allis Medical Center

Aurora at a Glance

Largest not-for-profit health care system in Wisconsin
Serving patients throughout eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois
Largest cardiac transplant center in the Midwest
Fully integrated health care system encompassing 15 hospitals, numerous ambulatory, diagnostic and treatment centers, home health care, social services agencies, physician clinics, retail pharmacies and more
Department of Pharmacy Services is affiliated with Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy and Rosalind Franklin University School of Pharmacy

Residency Program

Goal

The PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency is structured to provide a broad base of skills, knowledge and experience to the entry-level practitioner. Candidates interested in careers as clinical pharmacists in the acute and/or ambulatory care setting are encouraged to apply.

Resident rotations will be based at Aurora West Allis Medical Center

Aurora West Allis Medical Center is a community hospital providing a full range of inpatient and outpatient services to patients in the Milwaukee area and surrounding communities. In addition to internal medicine, critical care and other specialty services, Aurora West Allis Medical Center is home to the Aurora Women’s Pavilion, which provides comprehensive women’s health services including maternal and fetal medicine and a level III neonatal intensive care unit.

Specific Learning Experiences

Residents will complete core learning experiences in drug policy, administration and patient care, and customize their residency based on individual needs and interests.

Orientation: Computer systems, drug distribution, personnel, policies, workflow and department structure
Drug use policy: Medication use evaluation, Pharmacy & Therapeutic Committee, drug information, development of clinical policies and procedures, drug policy and medication safety
Practice management: Budgeting, personnel management, financial management, managed care, development and implementation of new services and hospice services
Patient care area readiness: Assessment of selected hospital sites for TJC readiness
Patient care: Work with health care providers and patients in a range of settings including general/internal medicine, women’s health, critical care, infectious diseases and neonatal intensive care
Professional Development: Year-long residency project, rotation projects, in-services, staffing, medication safety, visits to other institutions, professional organizations, teaching and precepting, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program Budgeting, personnel management, financial interviewing/recruiting and ACPE continuing education presentations

Candidate Qualifications

Graduate of an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy
Eligible for pharmacist licensure in Wisconsin
U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.
The Pharmacy Residency programs at Aurora Health Care participate in the Residency Matching Program (“The Match”). Employment with Aurora Health Care as a pharmacy resident is contingent upon the applicant satisfying Aurora Health Care’s employment eligibility requirements

Quality Benefits

Each resident is eligible for full-time employee benefits. This includes medical/dental insurance, 23 days paid time off and travel support.

Stipend

We update competitive salaries annually. The current stipend is $52,000.

Application Information

Each candidate must submit the following application materials: letter of interest, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and pharmacy school transcripts. Letters of recommendation should be sent by the reference directly to the program rather than by the applicant. Pharmacy school transcripts should be sent by the school directly to the program rather than by the applicant. No separate application form is required. All application materials must be received by January 10. Letter of interest must specify which program you are applying for (PGY1 Pharmacy Practice - Milwaukee, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice - Aurora West Allis Medical Center, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice - Green Bay, PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency, PGY1 and PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration, PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration, PGY2 Oncology, or PGY2 Critical Care). Letter of interest must also specify your career goal, why you are interested in a residency, what you are looking for in a residency, and why you are applying for a residency specifically at Aurora Health Care. Application materials may be submitted electronically to pharmacy.residency@aurora.org or by mail to Julie Dagam at the address listed below. Applicants will be contacted for an on-site interview. The Pharmacy Residency programs at Aurora Health Care participate in the Residency Matching Program (“The Match”) and agree that no person at the sites will solicit, accept or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant.

Contact

Jennifer Halsey, MS, Pharm.D., BCPS
Specialty Pharmacy Coordinator
Aurora West Allis Medical Center
8901 W. Lincoln Avenue
West Allis, WI 53227
Email: Jennifer.Halsey@aurora.org

Julie Dagam, Pharm.D., BCPS
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Director
Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
Department of Pharmacy Services
2900 W. Oklahoma Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53215
pharmacy.residency@aurora.org