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, free parking, every third weekend staffing, and dedicated work space in addition to others.
Application requirements
Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy
Ability to meet licensure requirements in Minnesota
Pharmacy school transcript
Curriculum vitae
Letter of intent
We recommend that your letter of intent highlight your strengths as an incoming resident as well as the qualities you value in a prospective residency program.
Three letters of recommendation
We request a minimum of one (two is preferred ) of your three references should come from a person who has worked with you in a clinical setting. The references should include comments on your clinical problem-solving abilities, scope of responsibility, level of autonomy, and time management skills.
Essay. Our pharmacists are deeply integrated in the healthcare team, making clinical recommendations to providers on a daily basis. We are requesting an essay to learn how you approach clinical questions and how you may integrate into our healthcare team. The essay should be no longer than one page in length and the application will not be reviewed if this statement is missing. Please note that the essay is separate from your letter of intent.
Reflecting on your APPE rotations, please provide an example of how you approached a recommendation in a patient care situation that was clinically "gray." Explain how your thought process in these situations has evolved over time.
Established in 1872, Regions Hospital is a
private, not-for-profit organization. The
hospital provides health care services in
St. Paul and its surrounding communities,
as well as for patients from throughout
Minnesota, western Wisconsin and other
Midwestern states.
Regions Hospital is part of HealthPartners,
the largest consumer-governed, nonprofit
health care organization in the nation with
a mission to improve health and well-being
in partnership with members, patients
and the community. Regions Hospital is
a Level I Trauma Center serving adults
and children in Minnesota and western
Wisconsin for more than 140 years.
We are a teaching facility that offers
strong critical and surgical care in tandem
with excellent trauma, emergency,
behavioral health and burn center
programs. The health professionals at
Regions Hospital are involved in teaching
and research focused on improving health
and medical care.
