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PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency Program

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

Residents completing the Aurora Health Care PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency Program will be change-agents and skilled patient care providers in community pharmacy settings. Graduates will:

• Optimize patient care outcomes and provide medication therapy management services to a diverse population
• Develop and implement sustainable clinical services to meet patients’ and other health care providers’ needs
• Develop and strengthen analytical, communication and leadership skills
• Demonstrate a commitment toward life-long learning, education of patients and other health care providers
• Serve as a resource to the community

Rotation Sites

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center Outpatient Pharmacy

• Outpatient pharmacy within Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Wisconsin’s largest private hospital, on the south side of Milwaukee
• Offers immunization services, osteoporosis screenings, smoking cessation management, comprehensive medication reviews, and a solid organ transplant education program
• Serves the community, as well as caregivers, patients being discharged from the hospital, and clinic patients
• Has strong relationships with other hospital departments and clinics

Aurora Sinai Medical Center

• Family Medicine Residency clinic located within Aurora Sinai Medical Center, a teaching hospital in downtown Milwaukee
• Interdisciplinary team approach to treating patients
• Serves a diverse patient population

Specific rotation areas

• Orientation: Computer systems, drug distribution, personnel, policies, workflow and department structure
• Clinical services: Osteoporosis screenings, immunizations, smoking cessation management, solid organ transplant education, medication therapy management
• Practice management: Budgeting, personnel management, financial management, and development and implementation of new services
• Medication safety: Newsletter formation, assessment of medication errors and evaluating pharmacy processes for best practice
• Primary care clinic site: Interacting with patients and other health care professionals one day per week in a family medicine clinic
• Professional development: Year-long residency project, rotation projects, in-services, staffing, visits to other institutions, professional organizations, teaching and precepting, and ACPE continuing education presentations
• Electives: Opportunity to participate in other pharmacist-managed clinics, such as an anticoagulation clinic

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 of 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 sarah.ray@aurora.org or by mail to Sarah Ray 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

Program Director/Coordinator
Sarah Ray, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Coordinator, Ambulatory Care Services

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
Department of Pharmaceutical Services
2900 W. Oklahoma Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53215
Telephone: (414) 649-7926
Fax: (414) 649-5367
E-mail: sarah.ray@aurora.org

Resident 2011 – 2012
Audra Kilburg
PGY1 Community
E-mail: audra.kilburg@aurora.org

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