The PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program at Regions Hospital offers the learning environment, instruction, mentoring, and evaluation necessary to prepare pharmacists to work in an acute care setting, pursue further post-graduate pharmacy training, and precept pharmacy students upon completion of the residency.

We offer a variety of rotational learning experiences with BPS certified specialists.  The resident will have the opportunity to work with University of Minnesota pharmacy students as well as medical students and residents.  Our residents complete ACLS certification and respond to medical emergencies throughout the hospital.  The rotating staffing component allows the resident to work on skills in the inpatient, sterile products, and decentralized clinical areas throughout the year.

All learning experiences involve rounding with a multidisciplinary team and include

• Burn Care
• Cardiology
• Emergency Medicine
• Hematology/Oncology
• Infectious Diseases
• Internal Medicine
• Medical ICU
• Psychiatry
• Surgical ICU
• Trauma

Residents also complete a variety of longitudinal learning experiences involving medication safety, pharmacy leadership & management, research project, and written/oral presentations.

Benefits include a competitive stipend, 15 days paid time off, travel and meeting allowance, medical and dental insurance, free access to onsite fitness center, and free parking in addition to others.