Specialty pharmacy community residency
This 12-month post-graduate program offers a unique community practice environment to develop expertise in specialty pharmacy.
Postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) community residency in specialty pharmacy
Gain the skills and knowledge needed to work with high-level specialty disease states. Our American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and American Pharmacists Association (APhA) accredited community-based pharmacy residency program is a 12-month post-graduate program that provides a unique community practice environment to develop expertise in specialty pharmacy.
Based at the Optum® Specialty Pharmacy National Distribution Center in Phoenix, Arizona, the program offers a variety of patient care services to support chronic or complex specialty disease states and treatments, including:
- Oncology
- Autoimmune disorders (inflammation, asthma, multiple sclerosis)
- Infectious diseases (hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV)
Our residency offers the fundamental chronic disease state management/learning for clinical programs. Additionally, it offers expanded learning opportunities through partner sites, such as Optum Care Primary Care and Genoa Pharmacy.
The clinical pharmacists work with manufacturer industry, third-party payer and other health care professionals to manage patient medication therapy and help improve patient outcomes.
By completing our residency, you will gain skills and work with leaders not otherwise afforded to an entry-level pharmacist.
Based at the Optum Specialty Pharmacy National Distribution Center in Phoenix, Arizona
12-month post-graduate program
ASHP-APhA accredited
Block learning experiences
Specialty patient care
- Oncology and limited distribution drugs
- Inflammatory and immune-mediated diseases (rheumatology, dermatology, gastrointestinal, asthma, multiple sclerosis)
- Infectious Diseases (HIV, HCV, HBV)
- Utilization Management
- Specialty Clinical Counseling
- Elective
Management
- Learn responsibilities of upper-level management
Longitudinal Experiences
- Operations Staffing
- Chronic Disease Management at Optum Care Clinic
- Education and Professionalism
- Midwestern University – Glendale Campus
- Clinician Educators Program
- Introduction to Specialty Pharmacy course
- Optum Nursing Continuing Education Program
- Midwestern University – Glendale Campus
- Projects
- Research
- Quality Improvement
- Pharmacy Services
More information
All you need to know about the PGY1 Community Residency in Specialty Pharmacy, including common frequently asked questions.
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