Pharmaceutical Care Leadership

Vital Site Stats Program Length: 2 years No. of Positions: 2 per year Starting Date: July 1, 2008

Instructional Design Preceptors:
Mike Brown, Pharm.D.
Email:  brown312@umn.edu

Kristin K. Janke, Ph.D.
Email:  janke006@umn.edu

First-year Clinical Preceptors:       
Chrystian Pereira, Pharm.D.
Email: pereira@umn.edu
Smiley's Clinic

Jean Moon, Pharm.D.
E-mail: jmoon@umn.edu
Broadway Family Medicine Clinic

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.

Program Description

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.

Leadership Development

The residency addresses leadership development within 4 domains:

• Personal development: Assigned readings, preceptor-facilitate discussions and other learning activities allow residents to explore the qualities and skills consistent with those exhibited by effective leaders.
• Practice Advancement: The residency is designed so that residents gain experience taking significant responsibility for practice development in a location where pharmaceutical care practice has not been well-established.
• Teaching/Mentoring: Residents take responsibility for both didactic teaching (primarily in the College of Pharmacy's Pharmaceutical Care Learning Center) as well as experiential teaching in their clinical practice environment. With respect to didactic teaching, residents not only assist in the delivery of educational material, but work closely with faculty to design and implement student learning activities.
• Professional Advocacy: The program offers an environment for residents to increase awareness of issues facing pharmacy and actively debate strategies for resolving these issues. Residents participate in professional association policy-making activities and gain awareness of professional association activities and the legislative process during a rotation with the Minnesota Pharmacists Association.