Kristi Gullickson, PharmD, MBA, FASHP, FMSHP, Director of Pharmacy
PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership residency program director
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Pharmacy Department
800 East 28th Street, Mail Route 11321
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone: 612-863-4906
Fax: 612-863-7134
Email:Kristi.Gullickson@allina.com
PGY2 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. PGY2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care that improves medication therapy. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency should possess competencies that qualify them for clinical pharmacist and/or faculty positions and position them to be eligible for attainment of board certification in the specialized practice area (when board certification for the practice area exists).
The PGY2 health system pharmacy administration and leadership residency program at Abbott Northwestern Hospital builds upon PGY1 residency graduates’ competence in the delivery of patient-centered care and in pharmacy operational services to prepare residents who can assume high level managerial, supervisory, and leadership responsibilities. Areas of competence emphasized during the program include safe and effective medication-use systems, quality assurance and improvement, the management of human resources, the management of financial resources, use of technology, and advanced leadership. The residency program lays the foundation for continued growth in management and leadership skills.
A variety of pharmacy administration rotations are offered to give the residents exposure to a wide array of health system pharmacy administration experiences across the continuum of care. The resident serves as a member of the hospital site and pharmacy enterprise pharmacy leadership team. Upon graduation, residents are prepared for a clinical or operational management/supervisory role in a variety of work settings.
The resident staffs central pharmacy an average of every third weekend and will work two of six observed holidays following completion of introductory training through the end of the residency year.