1. PGY1/PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration Residency Program
Tom Woller, MS, FASHP
System Vice President, Department of Pharmacy Services
Residency Program Director - PGY2 Administration

2. Presentation Overview
Advocate Aurora Health Overview
Residency Training History
PGY1 Overview
PGY2 Overview
The “Aurora Advantage”

4. Wisconsin Service Area

5. Department of Pharmacy History
Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc.
Milwaukee-area sites share resources and work together as a single department since 1997
“System” department since 2008
Aurora pharmacy residency programs historically based at the Milwaukee-area hospitals and clinics; expanded to Green Bay in 2012
Aurora Pharmacy Inc. added in 2013 (retail/community)
Advocate Aurora Health merger finalized April 2018

6. Aurora Pharmacy Department
Inpatient Pharmacy
Fully integrated electronic medical record (EPIC)
Computerized provider order-entry (CPOE)
Robot, Smart pumps, Carousel, etc.
Aurora Discharge Rx Program
Integrated site-based pharmacists with remote order verification pharmacists
Inpatient revenue > $2,000,000,000

7. Aurora Pharmacy Department
Aurora Pharmacy Inc. (Retail Pharmacy)
Fully integrated electronic medical record (EPIC)
70+ stores: traditional, clinic, and telepharmacy
Central fill pharmacy
Specialty pharmacy
Medication Therapy Management services
Immunizations: ~4,500 immunizations/year
~3 million prescriptions/year
~$237 million annual revenue

8. History of Aurora Residency Program
Starting our 25th year of resident training!
First PGY1 Pharmacy resident in class of : 1 resident at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center (ASLMC)
Now: 200+ graduates across all programs
Continued evolution: increased number of positions, specialties, and rotations offered each year
Previous residents
Many employed within Aurora Health Care: 25+ Aurora residency graduates practice at ASLMC alone
PGY2 spots consistently early-committed

9. PGY1 Residencies Offered
Residency Program
# Residents
PGY1 Pharmacy – Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc. 16
PGY1 Pharmacy – Aurora West Allis Medical Center 3
PGY1 Pharmacy – Aurora BayCare Medical Center
PGY1 Community Pharmacy – Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc. 2
PGY1 Specialty Pharmacy 1
PGY1/PGY2 Informatics
PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration

10. PGY2 Residencies Offered
Residency Program
# Residents
PGY2 Oncology 3
PGY2 Infectious Disease 1
PGY2 Critical Care
PGY2 Cardiology
PGY1/PGY2 Informatics
PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration 2

11. HSPA Core Foundation
Successful leadership of today’s integrated health systems requires application of clinical knowledge with administrative skills
PGY1 year:
Develop a solid clinical core by working alongside clinical pharmacists and coordinators
PGY2 year:
Administrative skills are built upon clinical foundation
Extension of pharmacy leadership team
Graduates earn a residency certificate for successful completion of each year of the program

12. PGY1 Rotations Core Direct Patient Care rotations (3 blocks)
Internal Medicine + choose 2 (Surgical Medicine, Cardiology, Oncology)
Core Administration/Drug Use Policy
Three electives
Clinics (Family medicine, anticoagulation, oncology, heart failure, transplant)
Abdominal and cardiothoracic transplant
Critical Care (6 different ICUs, including neonatal ICU)
Investigational drugs
Emergency Department
Operating Room
Infectious Diseases
Pharmacy Informatics
Population Health
Etc.

13. PGY2 Rotations Pharmacy Operations Retail Operations
Metro region
North/central region
South region
Retail Operations
Health System Pharmacy Leadership
Ambulatory Care Administration
Clinical Services
Pharmacy Supply Chain
Pharmacy Informatics
Pharmacy Recruitment
Direct Supervision Experience

14. PGY2 Longitudinal Opportunities
PSW Practice Advancement Leadership Team
Work with PSW leaders, Wisconsin HSPA residents, and program directors
Leaders for the PGY1 resident class
Resident Conference Topics
Topic discussions
Medication Safety Dashboard
Citywide Resident Conferences
Residency project
Staffing
Participation in pharmacy leadership team meetings (Cabinet, PLC, etc.)
Networking at local, state, and national levels

15. The Aurora Advantage Multi-state health care system
Variety of inpatient practice sites across Advocate Aurora Health
Retail operations
Ambulatory services
Integrated experience
Spend 4-6 weeks as the director of an Aurora inpatient department
Report to regional operations director
Provides real-life, day-to-day operations experience
Personnel management
Inventory management and distribution
Quality and compliance issues
Project development
Option for MBA

16. For more information Please contact: Current PGY2 HSPA residents
Christina Andros, PharmD, MBA
Melissa Shively, PharmD
PGY2 HSPA Residency Program Director
Tom Woller, MS, FASHP