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Pharmacy Medication-Use Safety & Policy (PGY-2)

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Pharmacy medication-use safety and policy (PGY-2)

The establishment of a one-year Medication-Use Safety and Policy residency position with the Marshfield Clinic Health System encompasses all aspects of the medication-use system.  Training will include assessment of safe and effective medication-use systems and policies, data collection and analysis, designing safe and effective systems/policies, drug shortages, technology, research, leadership and management, and teaching, education, and dissemination of knowledge.

The Medication-Use Safety and Policy residency will be designed to equip the resident with the necessary tools and experiences to function as a pharmacy leader upon completion of the program. The resident will have a variety of project opportunities that will be tailored to a combination of the resident's interests and current needs of the Division of Pharmacy and the Institute of Quality, Innovation, and Patient Safety (IQIPS). The resident will also have responsibilities which are consistent with guidelines from ASHP. The goals, project opportunities and resident responsibilities are outlined below.

Program structure

Overview

The program consists of a series of educational rotations and a number of longitudinal experiences. The PGY2 Pharmacy Residency Program Curriculum has been developed with the goal of fulfilling the required purpose listed above.

Residents will regularly attend meetings (in and outside the Division of Pharmacy) and complete assigned projects under the guidance of preceptors. Successful residents will become medication-use safety leaders and pioneers in this Pharmacy Practice specialty.

Rotations

  • Orientation/Training (2 weeks)
  • Drug Information (6 weeks)
  • Internal Medicine (6 weeks)
  • Technology and Automation (4 weeks)
  • Data and Data Management (4 weeks)

Longitudinal experiences

  • Medication-Use System Safety Leadership (6 months)
  • Medication-Use Safety Research (12 months)
  • Presentations/ACPE/CPE (12 months)
  • Staffing and Committees (12 months)
  • Pharmacy Quality and Safety Policy (10 months)
  • Drug Shortages (10 months)
  • Event Investigation and Root Cause Analysis (12 months)

Program purpose statement

PGY2 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice.  PGY2 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 PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.

Program competency areas

  • Assessing safe and effective medication-use systems and policies
  • Medication-use data collection and analysis
  • Designing safe and effective medication-use systems and policies
  • Drug shortages and supply interruptions
  • Medication-use technology  
  • Medication-Use Research
  • Leadership and management
  • Teaching, education, and dissemination of knowledge

Program information

Application criteria

Overview

We are now accepting application materials for the Pharmacy Medication Use-Safety and Policy Residency Program for the 2026-2027 academic year. The application deadline date is January 16, 2026 and the academic year begins on June 30, 2026.

Our application is a new two-part process.

Part one

The pharmacy residency program will be utilizing the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) for the following application materials:

  • Curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Official college transcripts from school of pharmacy
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Personal Statement/Cover Letter

Part two

Please fill out the Marshfield Clinic online application using the following directions:

  1. Our application is found on this page: Employment Center Link 
  2. We ask that you create UserID/Password, located at the top of the page. You will only have to create this UserID one time. You can then enter the site as often as you wish.
  3. Once you are able to log in to the Employment Center web site., enter the Pharmacy Residency job number: Pharmacy Resident.
  4. Click on the link under Job Title to access the details of the Pharmacy Residency. Click on Apply for this position when ready to complete the online application.
  5. Please be sure to answer the four open-ended questions at the end of the application form prior to submitting. This application will take 10-15 minutes to complete. You may save your session and come back to it at a later time.

Any questions, please contact the Pharmacy PGY-2 Medication-Use Safety and Policy Residency Program Director.

Luanne Sojka, PharmD, BCPS
Marshfield Clinic Health System
1000 North Oak Avenue
Marshfield, WI 54449
(800) 782-8581, ext 19758 or (715) 221-9758
Fax: (715) 221-7880
E-mail: sojka.luanne@marshfieldclinic.org

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Salaries & benefits

Salaries for 2023-2024  (effective July 1, 2023)

PGY-2  $54,000

2026 Benefits Summary

Faculty

Residents learn with close support from attending faculty who actively choose to teach as part of their role. Faculty provide frequent one-on-one guidance, allowing residents to benefit directly from their experience and expertise.

Faculty

  • Angela Brenner, Pharm.D., BCPPS
  • Connie Folz, Pharm.D., BCPS
  • Sara Griesbach, PharmD, BCPS, AE-C, BCACP, Assistant Program Director
  • Jennifer Grimm, Pharm.D., BCPS
  • Mary Ellen E. Gullickson, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP
  • Luanne Sojka, PharmD, BCPS, Residency Program Director
  • Andrew Starzinski, Pharm.D., BCACP