Medication Safety Specialty Residency

Our Medication Use Safety Pharmacy Residency Program focuses on the development of clinical, analytical and leadership skills for future leaders in health care. The program offers advanced training in patient safety best practices and emerging technologies with an emphasis on clinical applications and impact on patient care.

This specialized residency is a one-year program designed to foster knowledge and appreciation for the opportunities in a hospital pharmacy practice setting for patient safety and automation.

Our residents gain experience with the implementation and management of National Patient Safety Goals, ADE surveillance, computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE), smart pump management, controlled access cabinets (Pyxis), RFID, point-of-care barcoding, clinical documentation, and PADE rules-based alerts engine.

Our residents have the opportunity to work with nationally recognized leaders in patient safety and further develop their personal leadership skills. Residents completing this program will be positioned well to function as a medication safety officer in a health system setting.

Learn more about our Medication Use Safety Residency Program (pdf).