Mission and Vision

Our Mission
Leading pharmaceutical care practice in the community through the advanced preparation of patient-centered practitioners.

Our Vision
Our residency graduates excel at providing patient-centered care in ambulatory care settings. While taking responsibility for ensuring safe and effective medication use processes in the environments in which they practice. They are experts in pharmacotherapy and reflective in their management of their practices. Program graduates value opportunities to mentor learners and advocate for the procession.

The Pharmaceutical Care Residency Program is recognized nationally for innovation in residency education and for the quality practitioners we graduate. The program serves as an instrument for pharmaceutical care practice development and as a key source of leadership at the academic-practice interface in Minnesota.

Program Outcomes
General outcomes are similar for all residency participants, regardless of their specific residency experience. The degree and scope of activity with respect to each of these outcomes may vary depending on the specific residency experience.

• Provide pharmaceutical care to ambulatory patients.
• Teach the philosophy, patient care process and practice management principles of pharmaceutical care to others.
• Conduct practice-based research rooted in the practice of pharmaceutical care.
• Demonstrate leadership in implementation and management of a pharmaceutical care practice.