Advocate Health Population Health Pharmacy – Midwest Region's PGY1 managed care pharmacy residency is part of Advocate Health Midwest, an integrated health care system in Wisconsin and Illinois. The population health pharmacy department encompasses 3 distinct pharmacy teams: the virtual outreach team, the managed care team, and the pharmacy benefit management team. Together these teams perform many functions to optimize health outcomes, including medication therapy management, chronic disease state management, development of utilization management policies and protocols for medical benefit plans, and prior authorization reviews for select medications through pharmacy and medical benefit plans.

Advocate Health Population Health Pharmacy – Midwest Region PGY1 Managed Care Pharmacy Residency provides post-graduate pharmacists with a foundation of experience in a managed care setting, one-on-one training, and engaging opportunities to match each resident’s personal goals and interests. Residents receive the experience and mentoring needed to perform as competent, independent managed care pharmacists in tomorrow’s challenging healthcare environment.

This program is based in Illinois with a remote-first work format. Advocate Health Midwest supports multiple other PGY1 and PGY2 residency programs across Illinois and Wisconsin. Pharmacy residents gain real-world perspective and benefit from enterprise-wide resources!

Required Learning Experiences

Residents will work with all 3 pharmacy teams (the virtual outreach team, the managed care team, and the pharmacy benefit management team) performing the functions of each team to optimize health outcomes. Residents will also assist with facilitation of P&T Committee meetings and gain experience with leaders and their roles within the organization.

Core Block LEs:

• Orientation
• Chronic Disease and Medication Therapy Management
• Pharmacy Partnerships and Innovation
• Pharmacy Analytics
• Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM)

Core Longitudinal LEs:

• Pharmacy Services (staffing)
• Pharmacy Administration
• Medical Benefit Pharmacy Utilization Management
• Pharmacy Continuing Education (CPE)
• Year Long Project

Elective LE Opportunities:

• Teaching Certificate

Additional resident activities include assisting with resident recruitment at the AMCP Nexus Meeting and the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and co-precepting pharmacy students.

Other Program Information

• Number of Positions: 1
• Begins: The last Monday in June
• Staffing requirement
• Competitive salary
• Health, dental, and life insurance available
• Allowance for meeting expenses
• Paid Time Off

Preceptors

Our preceptors, with diverse backgrounds in pharmacy and a wealth of experience, are excellent role models and teachers for our resident.

Meet the Preceptors [PDF]

Our resident

Meet our current resident [PDF]

Candidate requirements

Applicants must meet the following qualifications to be considered for the program:

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy (or one in process of pursuing accreditation) or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).
• Eligible for pharmacist licensure in Illinois or Wisconsin. Residents are expected to be licensed as a pharmacist in the state of Illinois or Wisconsin prior to starting the residency program and sit for exams at the first available opportunity.
• Not employed outside the organization during the program.
• US citizen or permanent resident of the US.

Pharmacy Residency programs participate in the Residency Matching Program ("The Match"). After "The Match," employment as a pharmacy resident is contingent upon the applicant satisfying the organization's employment eligibility requirements, including:

• Application evaluation by Human Resources
• Pre-employment physical and drug screen

How to apply

Please apply through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS). You’ll need to submit an application to each program you are applying to, and must include the following:

• Letter of interest
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Three references (separate letter not required)
• Pharmacy school transcripts

Application submissions are due January 2

PhORCAS will not solicit, accept or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant.

Interview information

Interviews will be conducted virtually. Please check with program representatives for further details regarding virtual interviews.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

• We’re committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion every single day, and in everything we do. Learn more in our D&I Impact Report as well as our statement declaring racism as a public health crisis.

Contact Us

Melinda Sharp, PharmD, BCPS
Managed Care Pharmacist II
PGY1 Managed Care Residency Program Director
Advocate Health Midwest Region
Melinda.Sharp@aah.org