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In Wisconsin, Ascension operates 17 hospital campuses, more than 100 related healthcare facilities and employs more than 1,100 primary and specialty care clinicians from Racine to Appleton. Serving Wisconsin since 1848, Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension is the largest non-profit and Catholic health system in the U.S., operating more than 2,600 sites of care – including 139 hospitals and more than 40 senior living facilities – in 19 states and the District of Columbia.

Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Milwaukee is a community teaching hospital located in Milwaukee, just north of downtown. The Lake Drive Campus is made up of two hospitals, the Main Hospital and Women’s Medical Center, and two large clinics, Prospect Medical Commons and Water Tower Medical Commons. Average daily inpatient census is approximately 225 patients.

Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s offers advanced cardiovascular and neurological surgery services, a regional burn center, women’s health services, a neonatal intensive care unit,
48 adult intensive care unit beds, 130 medical/surgical beds, an inpatient behavioral health unit, an inpatient rehabilitation unit and a 45-bed emergency department. Additionally, an outpatient chemotherapy infusion center is part of the campus. Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s serves as the tertiary care referral center for seven Southeastern Wisconsin Ascension hospitals. As a result, the area’s most complex medical and surgical cases come to Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s for care.

Residency purpose statement and goals
PGY1 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.

The PGY2 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) 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 or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.

The PGY2 year builds on the clinical foundation developed during the PGY1 year to develop pharmacists capable of being future leaders of integrated health systems. Candidates interested in careers as clinical coordinators, supervisors, managers or directors in an integrated health system are encouraged to apply.

PGY1 year Required rotations
Introduction to Pharmacy Practice. . . . . . . . . 6 weeks
Critical Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 weeks
Internal Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 weeks
Pharmacy Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 weeks
Emergency Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 weeks
Experiential Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 week
Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . longitudinal
Pharmacy Practice (Staffing). . . . . . . . . . longitudinal
Elective opportunities
Antimicrobial Stewardship/ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 weeks
Chronic Discease Management (Virtual). . . 5 weeks
Medication Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 weeks
NICU and Women’s Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 weeks
Oncology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 weeks
Pharmacy Informatics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 weeks
Thrombosis/Anticoagulation Clinic. . . . . . . . 5 weeks

Optional opportunity Academic rotation at Concordia University
with teaching certificate

PGY2 year Required rotations
Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
Pharmacy Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 weeks
Informatics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
Clinical/Formulary Management. . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
Medication Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
Supply Chain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks + longitudinal
Recruitment and
 Human Resources Management. . . . . . longitudinal
Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . longitudinal
Leadership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . longitudinal
Business Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . longitudinal

Elective rotations

Ambulatory Care
 Pharmacy Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
340b Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
Advocacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
Ambulatory Care Staffing. . . . . . . . . . . . . longitudinal 

Executive Leadership..............................................4 weeks

Others developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability

PGY1/PGY2 HSPA-L Website

Submit to PhORCAS:
• Letter of intent
• Curriculum vitae, including APPE rotations
with preceptors
• Three letters of recommendation
• School/college of pharmacy transcripts
• Supplemental application form available on
program website (above) must be uploaded
into PhORCAS

About Ascension WI/Columbia St. Mary's PGY1/PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership

In Wisconsin, Ascension operates 17 hospital campuses and more than 100 related healthcare facilities and employs more than 1100 primary and specialty care clinicians from Racine to Appleton. Across the state, Ascension provides millions of dollars in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty. Serving Wisconsin since 1848, Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension is the largest non-profit and Catholic health system, operating more than 2,600 sites of care – including 139 hospitals and more than 40 senior living facilities – in 19 states and the District of Columbia. Ascension Wisconsin has five PGY1 Pharmacy residency programs (Ascension St. Elizabeth Ascension St. Joseph, Ascension Columbia St. Mary's, Ascension St. Francis, and Ascension All Saints) and one PGY1 Pharmacy & PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration residency. Please visit our residency website at https://wisconsinmeded.org/en/pharmacy.residency-programs

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