Pharmacy Residency Programs

Current Pharmacy Residents

Melissa Staats

Position
PGY1 Community Pharmacy Resident

Hometown
Des Moines, IA

Pharmacy School/Graduation Year
University of Iowa, 2012

PGY1 Residency Location
Froedtert Hospital

PGY1 Rotations
Anticoagulation Clinic, Inpatient and Outpatient Oncology, Transplant Clinic, Diabetes/CHF Clinic, Policy, Academia

PGY1 Residency Project
Increasing Prescription Capture in the Clinical Cancer Center Life Clinic
The goal of my project is to identify barriers to prescription capture from the Cancer Center’s Life Clinic, and develop a plan to address these problems. One of the Cancer Center’s goals is to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care in one place, and this project seeks to refine and expand upon the pharmacy services we offer these patients to improve their quality of care.

Why did you choose to pursue a residency?
Pursing a residency was important to me because I wanted the opportunity to gain more experience, develop my clinical skills, and further explore my areas of interest.

What attracted you to Froedtert’s pharmacy residency program?
Ambulatory care focus, teaching opportunities, and ability to provide patient care in a variety of health care settings.

Professional interests
Oncology and teaching

Hobbies
Cooking, sewing, shopping, spending time with friends and family.

What's your favorite thing to do in Milwaukee?
Brewers games, attending various festivals.

Date: Nov. 7, 2012