About Our Managed Care Residency
The Advocate Health IL & WI Divisions PGY1 Managed Care Pharmacy residency program is within the integrated health care system Advocate Health and occurs primarily within the Enterprise Population Health Pharmacy department. The department performs many functions to optimize health outcomes, including medication therapy management, chronic disease state management, development of utilization management policies and protocols for medical benefit plans, and prior authorization reviews for select medications through pharmacy and medical benefit plans.
The Advocate Health IL & WI Divisions PGY1 Managed Care Pharmacy Residency program provides post-graduate pharmacists with a foundation of experience in a managed care setting, one-on-one training, and engaging opportunities to match each resident’s personal goals and interests. Residents receive the experience and mentoring needed to perform as competent, independent managed care pharmacists in tomorrow’s challenging healthcare environment.
This program is based in Illinois and Wisconsin with a remote-first work format. The program requires the resident to be physically located within the Advocate Health IL & WI Divisions footprint (Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, or Indiana) due to the use of collaborative practice agreements in some learning experiences. Advocate Health’s IL & WI Divisions support multiple other PGY1 and PGY2 residency programs across Illinois and Wisconsin. All pharmacy residents gain real-world perspective and benefit from enterprise-wide resources!
Required Learning Experiences
Residents will work with multiple pharmacy teams, learning and performing the functions of each team to help optimize patient health outcomes. Residents will also assist with facilitation of Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee meetings, gain experience with leaders and their roles within the organization, develop and present a Continuing Education session, and complete a Year Long Research Project.
The resident will participate in the following Learning Experiences over the course of their residency year:
Core Block LEs:
- Orientation
- Chronic Disease and Medication Therapy Management
- Medication Safety and High Reliability in Healthcare
- Pharmacy Analytics
- Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM)
- Specialty Pharmacy Pre-Services
Core Longitudinal LEs:
- Pharmacy Services (staffing)
- Pharmacy Administration
- Utilization Management
- Pharmacy Continuing Education (CPE)
- Year Long Project
Elective LE Opportunities:
- Teaching and Learning Curriculum Certificate
- Drug Policy Committee
- Core Block LE Repeat
Additional resident activities include assisting with resident recruitment at the AMCP Nexus Meeting and the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and co-precepting pharmacy students.
Other Program Information
- Number of Positions: 1
- Begins: The last Monday in June
- Staffing requirement
- Competitive salary
- Health, dental, and life insurance available
- Allowance for meeting expenses
- Paid Time Off
Preceptors
Our preceptors, with diverse backgrounds in pharmacy and a wealth of experience, are excellent role models and teachers for our resident.
Meet the Preceptors [PDF]
Our resident
Meet our current resident [PDF]
Candidate requirements
Applicants must meet the following qualifications to be considered for the program:
- Graduate of an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy (or one in process of pursuing accreditation) or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).
- Eligible for pharmacist licensure in Illinois or Wisconsin. Residents are expected to sit for licensure exams at the first available opportunity and be licensed as a pharmacist in the state of Illinois or Wisconsin prior to starting the residency program.
- Not employed outside the organization during the program.
- US citizen or permanent resident of the US.
Pharmacy Residency programs participate in the Residency Matching Program ("The Match"). After "The Match," employment as a pharmacy resident is contingent upon the applicant satisfying the organization's employment eligibility requirements, including:
- Application evaluation by Human Resources
- Pre-employment physical and drug screen
How to apply
Please apply through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS). You’ll need to submit an application to each program you are applying to, and must include the following:
- Letter of interest
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- Three references (separate letter not required)
- Pharmacy school transcripts
Application submissions are due January 2
PhORCAS will not solicit, accept or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant.
Interview information
Interviews will be conducted virtually during the first week of February. Please check with program representatives for further details regarding virtual interviews.
Contact Us
Melinda Sharp, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist Advanced – Utilization Management
PGY1 Managed Care Residency Program Director
Advocate Health IL & WI Divisions
Melinda.Sharp@aah.org