| PGY2 Medication-Use Safety and Policy Pharmacy Residency The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Center for Medication Utilization (CMU) promotes the safe, effective, and fiscally responsible use of medications across the Froedtert & MCW health network. The PGY2 Medication-Use Safety and Policy resident is an integral part of the CMU team and Department of Pharmacy. The resident assists in driving many of the medication-use initiatives and policies across the organization. The Froedtert Hospital PGY2 Medication-Use Safety and Policy Residency is a 12-month program that helps develop advanced skills in formulary management, drug information, medication safety, and medication-use policy within an academic health system. The residency is designed to prepare the resident to practice in a variety of health care settings including health-system pharmacy, academia, industry, population health, or managed care. The program provides comprehensive training and leadership opportunities in medication utilization, formulary management, didactic and experiential teaching, medication safety, medication-use policy, budgeting, analytics, informatics, pharmacy operations and shortages, medical writing, research, and scholarly publication. The PGY2 Medication-Use Safety and Policy Resident will play a vital role in the following: - Health-system formulary management
- Integration of evidence-based medicine into health-system practice
- Development of medication-use policy and procedures
- Smart pump programming and analytics
- Review and investigation of medication event reports
- Prospective assessment of risk points in the medication use process
- Promotion of a culture of safety across the health system
- Performance improvement and value-based care initiatives
- Regulatory compliance
- Pharmacy and hospital committees
- Optimization of medication-use practice resources
- Education of pharmacy residents and students
- Scholarly projects and publications
- Involvement in professional organizations at a state and national level
PGY2 Medication-Use Safety and Policy Pharmacy Residency |
