The Pharmacy Practice Residency Program at Mercy Health Muskegon believes that pharmacists can and must have an active role in patient care within the health system. This program offers a positive atmosphere to learn and grow professionally by providing opportunities to teach, to collaborate with other healthcare professionals, and provide direct patient care.

Accredited by ASHP since 2001, our residency program at Mercy Health Muskegon is designed to train pharmacists in central hospital pharmacy, decentralized clinical pharmacy practice and ambulatory pharmacy practice. We offer two PGY-1 residency positions focused on institutional practice and two PGY-1 positions focused on ambulatory care. Our program prides itself on molding rotations to meet individual resident educational goals, building on the foundation of advanced clinical pharmacy practice.

Graduates of the program have successfully pursued clinical, staff, faculty, and managerial roles in various health systems throughout the United States.

https://www.mercyhealth.com/medical-education/muskegon/programs/pharmacy-practice/

Mission Statement

The mission of the Pharmacy Practice Residency Program at Mercy Health Muskegon is to provide educational and experiential opportunities in order to help its residents:

• Rapidly develop clinical and professional skills used by pharmacists
• Contribute to and participate in the education of other health professionals
• Promote pharmacy as an essential component of hospital-based health care
• Provide personalized care to Mercy Health Muskegon patients

Statement of Purpose

PGY-1 pharmacy residency programs including the Mercy Health Muskegon residency program build on Pharm.D. education and outcomes to contribute to the development of a clinical pharmacist responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY-2) pharmacy residency training.

Our Services

• Nineteen ambulatory care pharmacy practice sites throughout the Muskegon and surrounding areas including a family medicine residency clinic, an internal medicine residency clinic, a HIV clinic, and a Hepatitis C clinic
• Four pharmacist-managed outpatient anti-coagulation clinics
• Decentralized pharmacy model which provides inpatient pharmacy services (pharmacokinetic dosing services, emergency department services, and antimicrobial stewardship) for  three hospital campus sites
• Five community pharmacies, including a specialty pharmacy, serving the Muskegon area providing outpatient Hospice services