Managed Care Pharmacy Residency Program

This residency provides an individualized program designed to prepare the resident to become a competent pharmacist in a managed care organization and ambulatory care setting. Residency period is July 1 through June 30. The primary training site is HealthPartners Department of Pharmacy Services. HealthPartners, a nonprofit HMO located in Minneapolis with affiliated clinics throughout the Twin Cities and Western Wisconsin.

At the end of the residency program, the resident will understand the drug distribution process; be proficient in designing and implementing medication and practice-related information, education, and/or training; able to design effective benefit structures; exercising leadership and practice management skills; understand the process by which managed care organizations contract with pharmaceutical manufacturers and efficiently demonstrate project management skills.

Goals

The following are examples of the goals for this residency program:

• Participate in the design or redesign of disease management and/or medication therapy management programs for patient populations.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the managed care organization’s formularies.
• Participate in the design or redesign of disease management and/or medication therapy management programs for patient populations.
• Understand the interrelationship of the pharmacy benefit management company/function, the health plan and plan sponsor, and the delivery system functions of managed care.
• Understand how the managed care organization contracts with community pharmacies to form effective networks to fulfill the drug therapy needs of members.
• Understand the organization’s process for contracting with pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Provide effective medication and practice-related education, training, or counseling to patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and the public.

Residency Activities

Residency activities include performing clinical pharmacy functions at HealthPartners Medical Group clinics, drug utilization reviews, P&T Committee presentations, completion of a residency project, education of patients and health care professionals, journal club, and a seminar presentation. Elective rotations can be arranged based on the resident’s interests.

Applicant Qualifications

• Pharm.D. degree from an accredited college of pharmacy
• State of Minnesota pharmacy license or eligible for Minnesota licensure

Application Procedure

• Application Form
• Curriculum vitae and cover letter explaining your career goals and interests
• Copies of college of pharmacy transcripts (submit separately)
• Three completed professional reference forms (submit separately)
• Onsite interview
• Register for the Match

Program code is 124214 (PGY1-Managed Care Pharmacy).

Program Accreditation

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists  

Contact Information

For more information, email Dan Rehrauer or call 952-967-5133.