Managed Care Pharmacy Practice Residency

Group Health Cooperative offers a one-year residency in managed care pharmacy practice, accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (ASHP/AMCP). The training sites include pharmacy administration, primary care, and specialty care.

Also see: Pharmacy Residency Application Information

We train our residents in the role of the pharmacist in the development and implementation of medication use management initiatives, formulary development and management, as well as drug use policy development. In addition, we train residents to function as leaders in implementing pharmaceutical care plans for patients in a managed care setting.

We provide training opportunities in a variety of practice settings and provide an opportunity to gain valuable clinical and administrative experience in a managed care setting. Clinical experiences include ambulatory rotations, such as family medicine, internal medicine, oncology, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, anticoagulation, nephrology, pain management, and home infusion. We designed our administrative training to provide experience in pharmacy administration policies and procedures.

About Group Health Cooperative

Opened in 1947, Group Health is a consumer-governed, nonprofit health care system that coordinates care and coverage. Based in Seattle, Group Health and Group Health Options, Inc., serve members in Washington and Northern Idaho at our 26 primary care centers. We are known for our innovative and progressive style of practice, particularly in the area of evidence-based medicine, pharmacy, and disease state management.

Goals and Objectives

We have structured this residency to ensure the achievement of certain goals. The goals specify those areas in which the resident's competence must be developed and serve as the principal guidelines by which the year is structured.

Goals include:

  • Pharmacy practice foundation skills
  • Direct patient care
  • Drug information
  • Population-based pharmaceutical care
  • Business administration and management activities
  • Practice management

Resident Projects

We require residents to complete an official residency project, which may be in the form of original research, a problem-solving exercise, or development or enhancement of some aspect of our pharmacy services. We expect the resident to make formal presentations of his or her project.

Presentation opportunities include:

  • Western States Conference for Pharmacy Residents, Fellows, and Preceptors
  • Seattle Area Society of Health Systems Pharmacists
  • Group Health Pharmacy Administration
  • Group Health Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee