Pharmaceutical Care Leadership Residency

Pharmaceutical Care Leadership Residency

The College's leadership efforts extend beyond the professional program. In 1999, the College committed to the development of leadership through a unique, two-year residency program.

The Pharmaceutical Care Leadership Residency is an ambulatory practice residency designed to prepare graduates for leadership in the direct delivery of medication therapy management services to patients, development of fiscally sustainable MTM practices, practice-based scholarship, and effective education of the principles of patient care delivery to student pharmacists and pharmacy practitioners.

A detailed description of this 2-year residency experience is available via Medscape.

Current Residents

  • Stephanie Swanson ('18) Alum of University of Minnesota
  • Natalie Roy ('18) Alum of Drake University
  • Anjoli Punjabi (‘19) Alum of University of Minnesota
  • Kaity Kuske (’19) Alum of South Dakota State University.

We Are Proud Of Our Graduates Of This Program

  • Health Bislew ('01)
    Clinical Instructor, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • Dan Rehrauer ('02)
    Sr. Manager, MTM Program Manager, HealthPartners, Bloomington
  • Sarah Westberg ('03)
    Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • Leslie Helou ('04)
    Senior Director, Portfolio and Project Management & Strategic Program Leadership, Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Plymouth, MN
  • Jean Moon ('05)
    Associate Professor and Residency Program Director, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • Kelly Ruby ('05)
    Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, North Point Health and Wellness Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • Andrew Traynor ('06)
    Associate Professor and Department Head, School of Pharmacy, Concordia University Wisconsin
  • Casey Gallimore ('07)
    Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  • Karen Gallus ('07)
    Clinical Pharmacist, VA Health System, St. Cloud, MN
  • Vibhuti Arya (’08)
    Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, St. John's University
  • Shannon Reidt (’08)
    Associate Director of Clinical Analytics, OptumInsight, Eden Prairie, MN
  • Janice Frueh (’09)
    Clinical Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern Illinois at Edwardsville
  • Drew Klinkebiel (’10)
    Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Avera McKennan Hospital/Univeristy Health Center
  • Dan Aistrope (’10)
    Director of Clinical Practice Advancement, ACCP, Lenexa KS
  • Kassandra Bartelme ('11)
    Associate Professor, Concordia University, Wisconsin
  • Andrew Bzowyckj ('11)
    Associate Professor, University of Missouri, Kansas City
  • Maggie Wallace ('12)
    Medication Management Pharmacist, Hennepin County Medical Center
  • Alison Knutson ('12)
    Medication Management Pharmacist and Medical Resident Clinical Preceptor, Park Nicollet Creekside Clinic, St. Louis Park, MN
  • Anusha (Raja) McNamara ('13)
    Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist, San Francisco General Hospital
  • Lindsay Sorge ('13)
    Quality Improvement Specialist, Alliance for Integrated Medication Management and University of Minnesota
  • Ashley Crowl ('14)
    Assistant Professor, University of Kansas - Witchita
  • Anita Sharma ('14)
    Medication Management Pharmacist, HealthEast
  • Zach Merk ('15)
    Medication Management Pharmacist, HealthEast
  • Andrea Rosenberg ('15)
    Medication Management Pharmacist, HealthEast
  • Cory Nelson ('16)
    Medication Management Pharmacist, Kaweah Delta Delta
  • Kyle Turner ('16)
    Assistant Professor, University of Utah
  • Lara Kerwin ('17)
    Assistant Professor, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
  • Heidi Le ('17)
    Medication Management Pharmacist, HealthPartners

For general information residencies at the College of Pharmacy, please visit our Postgraduate (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency Program Web site.