Residency benefits

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Our residency experience includes the following benefits:

• Health insurance
• Professional liability coverage
• Professional travel stipend
• 22 days paid vacation
• Tuition waiver on University of Minnesota courses
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance

Residency features

Here’s a taste of some features as the resident of the Pharmacy Practice Residency Program at Mercy and Unity Hospitals:

Clinical

• Contribute at patient rounds
• Become an active member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
• Make clinical interventions
• Pharmacist Code Response
• Participate on several interdisciplinary teams

Educational

• Attend local and state educational seminars and society meetings
• Attend ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
• Present at the Midwest Pharmacy Residency Conference
• ACLS/BLS training provided
• Learn from preceptors active at state and national level
• Enjoy Allina system educational opportunities

Self-learning & time management

• Have your own office
• Work on your own computer
• Balance of structured and independent activities

Recreational

• Enjoy Allina negotiated employee discounts on entertainment, vacation/travel, and other services (such as child care, banking, eye care, and more)
• Opportunities to network with residents and residency directors in the local area
• Utilize fitness facilities within our hospitals --- free of charge

Financial

• Park free of charge
• Receive travel reimbursement for residency-related meetings
• Enjoy health and dental benefits at low costs