Residency Purpose

The PGY-2 Internal Medicine residency program at Hennepin Healthcare builds on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY-1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. PGY-2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY-2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.

Program Vision

This PGY-2 Internal Medicine Residency is a 12-month specialized training program designed to advance inpatient and ambulatory care clinical skills used in the pharmacotherapeutic management of the internal medicine patient. Emphasis will be placed on transitions of care by providing direct patient care experiences in both the inpatient and clinic practice settings. Residents will participate in internal medicine rounds and serve as a vital member of an interdisciplinary care team. Graduates of this program will be skilled practitioners prepared to practice in an inpatient clinical or ambulatory care practice setting.

Required Learning Experiences

• Orientation (1 week)
• *Internal Medicine (26 weeks)
  • Internal Medicine I – General Medicine emphasis (7 weeks)
  • Internal Medicine II – General Medicine w/discharge counseling emphasis (6 weeks)
  • Internal Medicine III – Hospitalist emphasis (6 weeks)
  • Internal Medicine IV – Cardiology emphasis w/precepting (7 weeks)
• Infectious Disease (3-4 weeks)
• Cardiology Consults (4 weeks)
• Transitions of Care (3-4 weeks)
• Longitudinal Project (52 weeks)
• Longitudinal Staffing (52 weeks)
• Longitudinal Management (39 weeks; Q2-Q4)

*Internal Medicine II-IV is a combined inpatient medicine and ambulatory care rotation with residents rotating weeks between the Inpatient Medicine service and Coordinated Care Clinic. Emphasis is placed on transitions of care and patient care continuity through discharge counseling and ambulatory care pharmacist follow-up post-discharge.  

Elective Learning Experiences

• Burn (3-4 weeks)
• Oncology (4 weeks)
• Psychiatry (3 weeks)
• Toxicology (4 weeks)
• Nephrology (4 weeks)
• Medical ICU (4 weeks)
• Family Medicine (4 weeks)
• Evening Medicine (3 weeks)
• Specialty Pharmacy (4 weeks)
• Positive Care (HIV) Clinic (4 weeks)
• Solid Organ Transplant (3-4 weeks)
• Pediatrics (3 weeks) - MICU/SICU prerequisite

Teaching Experiences and Opportunities

• CE Presentation
• PGY-2 Journal Clubs
• Internal Medicine Morning Report Presentations to Medical Residents/Students  
• Precept PGY-1 residents and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) students

Service Requirement

Residents will contribute to departmental staffing:

• Residents staff every third weekend during the residency year (14 total weekends over 52 weeks)
  • Weekend coverage will focus on decentral clinical staffing
• Residents staff three holiday days throughout the residency year

On-call duties:

• Residents are designated to cover the clinical on-call pager at a minimum of twice during the year
• On-call/off-premise for seven consecutive evenings per designated call period

Residency Requirements & Opportunities

Residents will contribute to departmental teaching, management, and leadership activities:

• Active participation in a hospital or ambulatory committee
• Educate healthcare professionals through in-service lecture and/or small group discussion
• Precept/teach Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) students and PGY1 residents on Internal Medicine rotations

Residency Project Requirements

Residents will complete a longitudinal research project relating to internal medicine that is suitable for publication. Research activities include:

• Medication Use Evaluation
  • Submission of completed project in written form is required
  • Presentation of results at appropriate hospital committee

• Longitudinal Research Project
  • Submission of completed project in written manuscript format is required
  • Presentation of results to an appropriate audience within the organization or regional/national conference

Regional and National Conference Attendance

Residents receive a stipend to attend and participate in the following regional and national conferences:

• Vizient Pharmacy Conference
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Meeting
• MSHP North Star Pharmacy Residents Conference

The resident receives individual health insurance, paid time off, research project time and a professional travel reimbursement stipend.

Pharmacy degree from an ACPE Accredited College of Pharmacy, successful completion of an ASHP Accredited PGY-1 Residency Program, and eligibility for Minnesota Licensure are required.

About Hennepin Healthcare

Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes a nationally recognized Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, an acute care hospital, as well as a clinic system with primary care clinics located in Minneapolis and across Hennepin County. The healthcare system includes a 484-bed academic medical center, a large outpatient Clinic & Specialty Center, and a network of clinics downtown, in the North Loop, Whittier, East Lake Street neighborhoods of Minneapolis, and in suburban communities of Brooklyn Park, Golden Valley, Richfield, and St. Anthony Village. Hennepin Healthcare has a large psychiatric program, home care, and hospice, and operates a research institute, innovation center, and philanthropic foundation. They have been performing kidney transplants for over 60 years. The system is operated by Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., a subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County.

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