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Pharmacy Residency Program


University of Missouri Health Care offers three pharmacy residency programs for pharmacy graduates — post-graduate year one (PGY1) pharmacy at University Hospital, PGY1 community-based (ambulatory care focused) and post-graduate year two (PGY2) critical care program.

These programs address skills such as critical thinking, self-management and independent decision-making to help participants achieve proficiency and confidence as practitioners in patient care environments. MU Health Care stresses the importance of patient-focused practice in collaboration with all health care professionals.


PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at University Hospital

The PGY1 pharmacy residency program will facilitate the development of educators and leaders in pharmacy practice. The program is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Our graduates demonstrate excellence in direct patient care and medication use systems, enabling them to confidently pursue their desired area of practice.

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PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy — Ambulatory Care Focused — Residency Program

This program is tailored to the education and development of ambulatory care pharmacists with advanced patient care skills. Rotations are designed to provide the resident with the skills necessary to begin successful careers in innovative ambulatory care practice settings and to become leaders in the profession. The program is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the American Pharmacist Association.

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PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program

The PGY2 training program is in precandidate status with American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. This program offers two positions in critical care pharmacy alongside three PGY1 pharmacy co-residents. The program is designed to provide residents with the skills and experiences to become experts in critical care pharmacotherapy, master critical thinking and analytical skills necessary to become competent and independent practitioners as clinical pharmacy specialists, demonstrate excellence in the education of other health care professionals, peers, students and community members, and acquire leadership and organizational skills that will enable residents to pursue multiple professional positions.

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About MU Health Care

MU Health Care is an academic health system with a mission to save and improve lives. Caring for patients from each of Missouri’s 114 counties, our specialists treat the simplest and most complex medical conditions as they lead their fields, discover breakthroughs and train the next generation of health care professionals to do the same.

Committed to collaboration, research and innovation, MU Health Care has more than 8,000 physicians, nurses and health care professionals in over 80 specialties working together to give patients seamless care with the most advanced treatments and safest procedures. MU Health Care also serves as the regions Level 1 trauma, Level 1 STEMI and Level 1 stroke center. Serving more than 260,000 patients each year, MU Health Care provides a range of hospital and ambulatory services as well as multiple quick care, urgent care, primary care, specialty and affiliate locations.

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