| The PGY2 residency in Population Health Management and Data Analytics (PHMDA) builds upon PGY1 residency graduates’ competence in the delivery of patient-centered care and support of optimal medication therapy outcomes. The residency trains individuals to integrate health information, evidence-based medicine, outcomes measurement, and data analytics to inform decisions surrounding pharmacy services and population health management. Graduates are adept in discovering and optimizing synergy between clinical knowledge, information technology, and pharmaceutical operations, equipping them to function in a multifaceted professional environment and lead change to improve patient outcomes. Graduates of this program will become skilled in concepts of population health management, applied pharmacoeconomic principles, and data analytics, thereby enabling them to create, implement, and optimize population health care initiatives designed to improve health outcomes of patients covered by government, managed care, or public/private health care systems, agencies, companies, and organizations. Core rotations will be in the areas of: Data Management and Analytics Pharmacy Benefit Design and Formulary Management Population Health Management Pharmacy Practice, Foundation, and Leadership Clinical Research Project The residency is conducted in the VA Heartland Network, the regional unit that directs activities for Veteran Itntegrated Service Network (VISN) 15. The VA Heartland Network is one of 18 VISNs in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). It is composed of seven integrated healthcare systems that include 9 medical centers (all provide ambulatory care services), 56 community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), 7 long-term care facilities, and numerous specialized services. The VA Heartland Network spans a geographic area of 162,207 square miles across Kansas and Missouri, as well as parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Arkansas. VISN 15 provides health care services to over 275,000 Veterans annually and has an annual operating budget of $2 billion with 11,000 employees. VA Heartland Network is one of the only VA networks in the country to be endorsed by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). |
