How is your program structured?
Each pharmacy practice resident will complete ten different one month rotations. Additionally, one month each will be devoted to orientation and residency projects. Required PGY1 rotations include: internal medicine, ambulatory care, drug information, management, and pediatrics. Each PGY2 specialty residency program has specific rotation requirements. Applicants are encouraged to visit our website for a more comprehensive list of available rotations.

What PGY2 specialty residencies do you offer?
Our specialty residencies include: cardiology, critical care, infectious diseases, informatics, hematology/oncology, and pediatrics.

How many residents do you accept?
The composition of the residency class changes each year depending on the quality of the applicant pool and the match. This year, our residency program includes four PGY2 specialty residents and five PGY1 residents.

Do you have personal resident space?
Our residents share office space in the pharmacy administrative office. Each resident has their own personal workspace and computer. Residents also have a personal Tablet PC that can function as a laptop computer.

What sort of teaching responsibilities do you have?
Our residents receive an adjunct clinical instructor appointment with the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. In this role, residents assist clinicians with precepting PharmD students on clinical rotation and serve as co-instructors for a one-semester patient monitoring course for third-year PharmD students. In addition, some of our PGY2 specialty residents receive the opportunity to lecture in elective courses at the College of Pharmacy. We are also in the process of developing a teaching certificate program.

What research and writing projects do you complete?
Residents are required to complete a research project suitable for publication within the year. An abstract for the project will be presented at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and the results of the project will be presented at the Great Lakes Pharmacy Resident Conference. Residents are also required to complete a writing project in collaboration with a preceptor. Writing projects are comprehensive reviews that are also suitable for publication and often qualify as continuing education programs.

What is the staffing requirement?
Each PGY1 resident is required to work an average of two weekends per month. The resident spends one weekend per month staffing in a satellite pharmacy and provides pharmacokinetic coverage to the hospital during the other weekend. Each PGY2 resident is required to work an average of one weekend per month by providing pharmacokinetic coverage. The oncology PGY-2 resident provides service in the infusion pharmacy.

How do I get a complete application packet?
Our application process is paperless. All application materials should be submitted online. For more information regarding this process, please visit the University of Michigan Pharmacy Residency website at: http://www.pharm.med.umich.edu/public/residencies/application/index.htm.