Pharmacy Practice Residency

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Objectives

We are committed to helping each resident gain clinical and leadership skills and enhance professional growth. Residents completing the Pharmacy Practice Residency at Mercy & Unity Hospitals will be able to effectively provide patient care in multiple settings and lead medication improvement initiatives in community based institutional settings. The residency provides the resident with the ability to enhance their professional ethic, gain and apply pharmacy and patient care knowledge, demonstrate effective communications skills, develop independent learning proficiency and grow leadership skills.

Outcomes

The Pharmacy Practice Residency at Mercy & Unity Hospitals assists the resident in achieving skills and knowledge to enhance their competency as a pharmacy practitioner and leader. All program participants are expected to:

• Be able to independently provide quality direct patient care in multiple practice settings.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills through formal presentations, informal presentations, written communication and verbal communication.
• Develop a professional ethic consistent with the Allina Mission and Values.
• Acquire the skills to evaluate evidence-based literature to promote safe, effective and cost appropriate care.
• Design quality assessment and performance improvement initiatives to improve the medication use process and pharmacy processes.
• Develop independent learning skills for continual professional development and enhanced direct patient care skills and leadership development.

Contact us

We encourage any interested candidate to contact us with questions:

Residency Director
Mercy Hospital
4050 Coon Rapids Blvd
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Office: 763-236-7536