National Match Code: 155418

PGY1/PGY2 Program Director
Justin Konkol, PharmD, BCPS, DPLA
Director of Pharmacy
Froedtert Hospital and Oncology Service Line
Telephone: 414-805-4009
Fax: 414-805-9283
Email: [email protected]

Duration/Type: 24-month residency
Number of Positions: 2
Application Deadline: Jan. 2, 2024
Starting Date: June 17, 2024
Estimated Stipend: $53,040

The PGY1/PGY2 health-system pharmacy administration and leadership residency trains residents in the delivery of patient-centered care and pharmacy operational services to prepare residents who can assume high level supervisory, managerial, and leadership responsibilities. Areas of competence emphasized throughout the program include safe and effective medication-use systems, quality assurance and improvement, management of human resources, management of financial resources, use of technology, and advanced leadership. The residency lays the foundation for continued growth in management and leadership skills. Upon graduation, residents are prepared to assume a variety of health-system pharmacy leadership roles. 

Features

This residency program prepares residents to assume high-level managerial, supervisory, and leadership responsibilities. During the first year of the program, the resident will fulfill PGY1 pharmacy residency program requirements while participating in additional administrative responsibilities. During the second year of the program, the resident will complete rotations and learning experiences that focus on safe and effective medication utilization, operations and clinical management in both inpatient and ambulatory settings, transitions of care, quality assurance, management of human and financial resources, and the use of technology. Projects and longitudinal activities during both years will relate to resident’s interests in pharmacy leadership and administration. When available, interim leader opportunities are highly encouraged and will be tailored to the resident’s skills and interests.  In addition, residents will complete a 2-year Masters of Healthcare Administration (MHA) degree in partnership with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UW-M).

Sample resident rotation schedule

Residency Manual

Requirements for Acceptance

Applicants are required to submit a program application through PhORCAS. Please follow the application instructions.

Applicants are required to meet the Graduate School Requirements for Master’s Students as defined by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 

PGY1 Learning Experiences

Required

  • Orientation and Training (five weeks)
  • Clinical Practice Management I (four weeks)
  • Operations Management I (four weeks)
  • Policy Selective – General Medication Use (four weeks)
  • Internal Medicine (four weeks)
  • Intensive Care Selective (Choose one, four weeks)
    • Critical Care Medicine
    • Surgical/Trauma Critical Care
    • Neurosurgical Critical Care
    • Cardiovascular Critical Care
  • Ambulatory Care — a variety of clinical areas available including: Primary Care, Hematology/Oncology, Anticoagulation, HIV/ID, GI/Hepatology, Transplant, Endocrine, Specialty (four weeks)
  • Executive Pharmacy Leadership (two weeks)

Required Longitudinal Learning Experiences

  • Acute Care Clinical Practice Staffing (10 weeks and 13 weekends)
  • Resident Project
  • Committee Assignment
  • Medication Error Review (one quarter)
  • Patient Care Lab Teaching Experience (4 labs required)

Elective Rotations 

See PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program (Acute Care Focused) at Froedtert Hospital for options. Resident will work with program leadership to select from elective rotations.

PGY2 Learning Experiences

Required (all are four weeks unless otherwise indicated)

  • Health-System Pharmacy Administration
  • Chief Pharmacy Officer Leadership
  • Clinical Pharmacy Management II
  • Operations Management II
  • Ambulatory Pharmacy Leadership
  • Outpatient Pharmacy Leadership
  • Supply Chain and Contracting

Longitudinal Rotations

  • Executive Leadership 
  • Personnel Management, Scheduling, and Outcomes (management of student interns)
  • Medication Use Safety
  • Budgeting and Financial Services

Elective Rotations

  • Apexus 340B Operations
  • Community Hospital Leadership
  • Community/Retail Pharmacy Management
  • Home Infusion Services
  • Data Analytics/Decision support
  • Oncology Practice Leadership
  • Pharmacy Administration Informatics
  • Specialty Pharmacy Administration
  • Advanced elective rotation in previous required rotations
  • Others as defined by the resident

Additional Learning Opportunities

  • Monthly Leadership Mentoring Meetings
  • Student Precepting
  • Health System Site Visits (as available)

Requirements and Expectations

The following are some of the requirements and expectations for participants in the PGY1/PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration Residency at Froedtert Hospital.

  1. Wisconsin Pharmacist Licensure within 120 days of start date
  2. Enrollment in the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Master’s of Healthcare Administration program
  3. Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS) — classes provided, completed during PGY1
  4. Longitudinal Resident Projects
    • One project each year
    • Protocol development and presentation at Pharmacy Research Committee
    • Development of formal manuscripts suitable for publication
  5. Professional Organization Membership
    • American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
    • Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW)
    • American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) — recommended
  6. Conferences
    • Concordia University School of Pharmacy Precepting Workshop
    • Vizient and ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
    • Great Lakes Pharmacy Resident Conference (GLPRC)
    • ASHP Conference for Leaders
    • Pharmacy Administrative Residency Exchange (PARE; as PGY2)
    • PSW Educational Conference (optional)
    • PSW Annual Meeting (optional)
  7. Formal Presentations
    • Vizient Resident Poster Presentation
    • GLPRC PowerPoint Presentation
    • PSW Educational Conference Poster Presentation
  8. PGY1 Acute Care Clinical Staffing (based on current staffing model, subject to modification)
    • Nine staffing weeks as a decentral clinical pharmacist (Monday – Friday, 10-hour PM shifts)
    • Twelve weekends spent staffing as a central and/or decentral pharmacist (Saturday – Sunday, 10-hour shifts)
    • Four additional staffing shifts (8-hour shifts)
    • Two holidays (10-hour shifts)
    • One Monday – Sunday staffing week, either the week of Christmas or the week of New Years
  9. PGY2 Staffing
    • Seven weeks throughout the year (Monday - Friday, 10-hour shifts in central or decentral areas)
    • Ten weekends throughout the year (Saturday - Sunday, 10-hour shifts in central/decentral areas)
    • Two holidays (10-hour shifts)
  10. Participation in Departmental and Residency Program-Related Meetings
    • Weekly manager meetings
    • Weekly Academic Afternoon (required to attend weekly during PGY1 year)
      • Administrative discussions (present one)
      • Medication Safety Discussions and M&M Conferences (present one)
      • Resident Journal Clubs (present one)
      • Research Certificate/Medication Use Topics
      • Clinical Topic Discussions
    • Department staff meetings
    • Weekly inpatient pharmacist conferences
    • Additional meetings based on resident interest and rotation area
  11. Medication Use Activities (part of policy selective during PGY1 year)
    • Completion of a Medication Use Evaluation
    • Completion of a Monograph, Class-Review or Guideline
  12. Teaching/Precepting
    • Primary preceptor for IPPE Students
    • Facilitation of at least 4 patient care labs at the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy (6 labs if completing teaching certificate)
  13. Other
    • Minimum 8 hours/day (Monday through Friday)
    • Participation with the PSW Practice Advancement Leadership Team (PALT)
    • Assist and support department in additional ways as needed
    • Complete assignments and evaluations on a timely basis
    • Participate in recruitment of incoming residency class

Past Residents

2022 Aimen Naveed, Pharmacy Operations Manager, Northwestern Medicine
Sarah Steinert, Pharmacy Operations Manager, Froedtert & MCW health network
2021 Kelsey Raymer, Director of Health System 340B Operations and Pharmacy Supply Chain, University of Mississippi
Kevin Krueger, Pharmacy Operations Manager, Froedtert & MCW health network
2020 Marilyn (Gaske) Hill, Ambulatory Pharmacy Manager, Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Adam Henn, Pharmacy Operations Manager, University of Kansas
2019 Elizabeth Rodman, Clinical Pharmacy Lead – Medicare Infusion Strategy, Humana
Marshall Johnson, Coordinator for Oral Chemotherapy & Specialty, University of Kansas
2018 Alyssa Billmeyer, Specialty Pharmacy Manager, Emory Healthcare
Kristin Tiry, Pharmacy Operations Manager, Froedtert & MCW health network
2017 Christian Holm, Pharmacy Supply Chain Director, Aurora Health Care
Erick Siegenthaler, Senior Director, Visante Inc.
2016 Annie Shelton, Health-System Pharmacy Operations Manager, University of Kansas
Noah Franz, Director of Pharmacy - Home Infusion Services, Froedtert & MCW health network
2015 Chad Johnson, 340B Education & Compliance Support, Apexus LLC
Alyssa Ferrie, Pharmacy Manager, University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
2014 Lindsey Clark, Pharmacy Manager – Care Transitions, University of Michigan
2013 Richard Taylor, Director of Pharmacy, Beaumont Hospital, Wayne
2012 Ryan Fleming, Pharmacy Manager, Thrombosis Service, University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
2011 Justin Guthman, National Director Pharmacy Operations, Ascension
2010 Sara Wilke, Operations Manager, Rush
2009 Anne Zechlinski, PGY1 Program Director – Pharmacy Coordinator, Froedtert & MCW health network
Kate Lewis, Specialty Pharmacy Coordinator, Froedtert & MCW health network
2008 Melissa Theesfeld, Director of Experiential Education, Concordia University School of Pharmacy

Questions?

Please contact our pharmacy residency program directors with any questions or concerns you may have.

Froedtert & MCW Pharmacy Residency Programs Diversity Statement

The Froedtert & MCW Pharmacy Residency Program is committed to recruiting and training pharmacists from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We value the different perspectives each resident offers. In training pharmacists as one of the most accessible members on the health care team, a diverse workforce is essential to advance the health of the patients we serve.