South Minneapolis is a community rich in diversity and culture. Smiley’s Family Medicine Clinic is located directly south of downtown Minneapolis and 2 miles away from the University of Minnesota. Smiley’s Clinic is one of the oldest Family Medicine Residency sites in Minnesota and has served the South Minneapolis community since the 1960s.
Smiley's serves an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse patient population that includes immigrants and populations that are underserved with limited access to health care. In 2024 the patient community make up was described as the following: 33% African, 32% white, 13% African American, 13% Unknown, 3% American Indian, 3% Asian, 1% Latinx. The payer make-up of those served by Smiley’s clinic was: 62% Medical Assistance/Prepaid Medical Assistance Program, 24% commercial insurance, 13% Medicare, 2% uninsured
Organization Description
Organization
Smiley’s Family Medicine Clinic
Smiley’s Clinic is home to the University of Minnesota Medical Center Family Residency program. Smiley’s is a Family Medicine clinic that serves as a primary care clinic within the M Health Fairview health system. There are 13 faculty on staff (11 physicians, 1 pharmacist, 1 psychologist), 18 family medicine physician residents, 1 pharmacy resident and 1 Psychologist fellow. The clinic serves as the medical home for approximately 5000 patients, most of which live within a 5-mile radius. Smiley’s Clinic serves an ethnically, socioeconomically and gender diverse patient population. The practice at Smiley’s Clinic has always looked to care for immigrants and populations that are historically underserved with limited access to health care. There is a large East African patient population in Minneapolis and 30% of visits are Interpreted visits (phone, webcam and in-person available). Services provided at Smiley’s Clinic includes: OMT, MAT, prenatal care, gender-affirming care, and family planning. As well as limited outpatient procedures.
M Health Fairview-University of Minnesota Medical Center-West Bank Hospital:
At the M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, we balance the latest in technology and treatments with patient-centered care. As the core teaching hospital of the University of Minnesota Medical School and College of Pharmacy, our hospital is among the most respected in the nation, providing superior health care results. M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center's West Bank campus has more than 900 single occupancy beds. The West Bank campus includes separate adult and pediatric emergency rooms, walk-in addiction clinic, inpatient psychiatry hospital, the UMN orthopedics service, a pediatrics general and specialty hospital, inpatient maternity care, and an adult general hospital.
Lead and Supporting Preceptor Bios
Smiley's Family Medicine Clinic Rotation
Chrystian Pereira, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Kristyn Williamson, PharmD, BCACP
UMMC Inpatient Adult Medicine Rotation
Kristin Hewitt, PharmD, BCPS
Kristin earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Drake University. She completed her PGY1 Residency at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. Her practice interests include internal medicine, infectious disease, and behavioral health. She serves on the UMMC Residency Advisory Committee and RESPECT Committee, and is a coordinator for the pharmacy intern program. In her free time, she enjoys playing sports, baking, and hiking.
Tom Baumann, PharmD
Tom earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy. He then completed a PGY1 Residency at Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus. His practice interests include internal medicine, critical care, and infectious disease. He serves on Fairview's system Pharmacy User Group committee. In his free time, he enjoys trying new restaurants, drinking tea, rock climbing, and hanging out with his cat, Loki.
Rotation / Learning Experience
Program Overview
Program length: 6 blocks (3–9), 30 weeks, starting end of July through early April.
Required Learning Experience Descriptions
Smiley's Family Medicine Clinic
Description: The Ambulatory Care APPE rotation is a 5-week learning experience within Smiley's Family Medicine Clinic. Pharmacy students will serve as a participating member of the outpatient primary care team. The student's primary role will be to work with the Medication Therapy Management pharmacy team and provide direct patient care. Smiley's Clinic pharmacists practice within a collaborative practice agreement and focus on addressing patient and population needs in the area of chronic disease. Students learn from a diverse group of patients and will gain experience in areas such as diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, asthma, COPD, depression, osteoporosis, and gender-affirming care. Over the 5 weeks, students will gain skills in patient-centered interviewing, interprofessional communication, documentation, transitions of care, and panel management.
UMMC Inpatient Adult Internal Medicine
Description: The Adult Internal Medicine Rotation is a ten-week (2-block) learning experience at the University of Minnesota Medical Center West Bank Campus. The pharmacy student will become an integral part of the health care team. In addition to identifying and resolving medication therapy issues, the student will provide pharmacokinetic, warfarin, and TPN monitoring, distribute requested drug information, perform literature searches, and participate in daily morning rounds with the Smiley's Family Medicine team — a medical teaching team comprised of a staff physician, medical residents, and medical students. The student will also be expected to perform medication histories as directed by the preceptor. Students will encounter a wide variety of disease states on the rotation, including but not limited to: hypertension, heart failure, acute renal failure, end-stage renal disease, asthma, COPD, pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus, infectious diseases, alcohol withdrawal, opioid withdrawal, pain management, syncope, hepatitis, thyroid disorders, drug overdoses, electrolyte disorders, and DVT/PE treatment.
Outpatient Rotation
Site: WB Outpatient Pharmacy (possibly "the Hub Pharmacy" — pending confirmation)
(This section is still being finalized — the source notes "Katy to reach out to Sean" for site details. Flagging for follow-up rather than filling in unconfirmed information.)
Elective Learning Experience Descriptions
Students choose two of the following as elective rotations. Each rotation is 5 weeks (1 block).
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Description: A rotation with the infectious disease pharmacist on West Bank, who provides antimicrobial stewardship services to Fairview West Bank, Northland, and Lakes Hospitals. The rotation involves working up admitted patients to present and make recommendations to the infectious disease physician on daily antimicrobial stewardship rounds. Topic discussions and Infectious Disease Clinical Conundrums attendance are other activities within the rotation.
Behavioral Health
Description: The student will follow patients on an inpatient psychiatric unit and attend daily table rounds alongside their preceptor, an attending physician, a psychiatry resident, and a medicine student. Other rotation activities include completing medication histories, attending inpatient medication education groups with the preceptor, and topic discussions.
General Pediatrics
Description: The student will follow internal medicine pediatric patients and round daily in the morning with the medical team of physicians, residents, and students. Other activities include topic discussions, medication histories, and additional pediatric-related activities as directed by the preceptor.
Neonatal ICU
Description: This rotation involves rounding in the morning with the NICU team, composed of physicians, medical residents, and medical students. Experiences include TPN management, pharmacokinetic dosing, and topic discussions.
Obstetrics
(This elective appears to still be in development. The source notes a "tentative idea and support from the OB RN practitioners," a possible 2–4 week experience, and possible partnership with an APRN in OB with QI/order set exposure — but nothing finalized. Flagging for follow-up rather than presenting this as a confirmed offering.)
Pharmacy Operations & Leadership (Non-Patient Care Elective)
Description: A rotation with West Bank Pharmacy leadership. Rotation activities may include medication utilization reviews, attendance at pharmacy leader meetings, quality and/or process improvement implementation and evaluation, utilization reviews, and additional projects as directed by the preceptor.
Longitudinal Project
Throughout the year, students will work with the health system to complete a longitudinal project focusing on quality improvement in the area of patient care.