
Ambulatory Care Residency Program > Emphasis Areas and Site Descriptions > Pharmaceutical Care Leadership
Vital Site StatsProgram Length: 2 years Learn about the current residents | ![]() |
First-Year Clinical Preceptors:
Chrystian Pereira, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor
Email: pereira@umn.edu
Smiley's Clinic
Jean Moon, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor
Email: jmoon@umn.edu
Broadway Family Medicine Clinic
Instructional Design and Delivery Preceptors:
Jeannine Conway, Pharm.D., BCPS
Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Care Learning Center
Email: pluha003@umn.edu
Kristin K. Janke, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Assessment
Email: janke006@umn.edu
Amy Pittenger, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor
Office of CyberLearning and Outreach
Email: alp@umn.edu
Advocacy Preceptor:
Julie Johnson, Pharm.D.
Executive Vice President, Minnesota Pharmacy Association
Email: julie@mpha.org
Program Rationale
This residency experience was designed as a result of a recognized need for leadership in the practice of pharmaceutical care. As the profession continues to work towards its stated mission, it is in need of individuals who can provide leadership in the following areas: the direct delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients, development of pharmaceutical care practices, development of reimbursement models for pharmaceutical care, practice-based research in pharmaceutical care, and the provision of effective education of the principles of pharmaceutical care to pharmacy students and practitioners. It is unreasonable to expect an entry-level professional degree program to develop in its graduates the knowledge and skills required to actively lead the profession in these pursuits. As a result, most practitioners are required to develop these attributes individually. This residency experience was developed to expedite and formalize the acquisition of characteristics required to engage in leadership roles with respect to pharmaceutical care practice.
The program offers one or two residency positions annually. All activities are coordinated through the Collegeof Pharmacy. The first year of the residency includes clinical practice at one of the two University affiliated Clinics: Smiley's Clinic and the Broadway Family Medicine Clinic. Significant time is also devoted to teaching (both didactic and experiential) responsibilities. During the second year of the residency, residents move to a new clinical practice site where they take significant responsibility for practice development in a setting where pharmaceutical care practice is not well established. Teaching responsibilities continue during this year and other "elective" experiences are also completed. General leadership development activities (see below) occur throughout both years of the program.
There is tremendous opportunity for residents to explore personal interests falling within the overall purpose of the program. These experiences are developed collaboratively between residents and program preceptors and may include (but are not limited to) activities related to payer reimbursement, political advocacy, professional association activities, writing for publication, etc.
A full description of the philosophy and structure of this residency experience is available via the following citation: Pharmaceutical Care Leadership: An Innovative Residency Model. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2003;43:527-32.
The residency addresses leadership development within 4 domains: