Ascension in Wisconsin - In Wisconsin, Ascension operates 17 hospital campuses, more than 100 related healthcare facilities and employs more than 1,100 primary and specialty care clinicians from Racine to Appleton. Serving Wisconsin since 1848. Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. 

The diversity of healthcare services we provide allows us to offer five unique PGY1 pharmacy programs,  one PGY1/PGY2 health system pharmacy and leadership-combined residency program and one PGY2 ambulatory care program. Residents will be given the opportunity to develop their clinical skills during many diverse required rotations. Throughout the year, the resident will become confident in making pharmaceutical recommendations, working collaboratively with physicians, nurses and other medical staff, as well as advancing their written and verbal communication skills. We are confident you will find a training program that matches your professional interests and prepares you for a career in an advanced practice environment.

Program           Location                                                                                  Positions

PGY1                  Ascension SE Wisconsin - St. Joseph Hospital, Milwaukee          2

PGY1                  Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee                   4

PGY1                  Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Milwaukee                                   3

PGY1                  Ascension All Saints Hospital, Racine                                           3

PGY1                  Ascension NE Wisconsin-St. Elizabeth, Appleton                         2

PGY1/PGY2        Health System Pharmacy Administration, Milwaukee                  1

PGY2                  Ambulatory Care                                                                          1

All programs offer the following rotations: Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Oncology, and Teaching Certificate.

Elective opportunities vary by site.  Example rotations include: Ambulatory Care, NICU, Women's Health, Cardiology, Geriatrics, Informatics, Medication Safety.  Please see each sites website for their offerings.

Each resident’s research project will be presented at the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin Pharmacy Residency Conference and the Ascension national residency virtual conference. Residents are required to attend the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and will be expected to present a poster about their residency research project.

Additional experiences include participation on local, market and national projects, attending cardiac, respiratory and stroke alerts,  precepting pharmacy students, and involvement the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin.  

Application requirements
Submit to PhORCAS:
• Letter of intent
• Curriculum vitae, including APPE rotations with preceptors
• Three letters of recommendation
• School/college of pharmacy transcripts
• Supplemental application form available on program website (above) must be uploaded into PhORCAS

Completed applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on Jan. 2, 2022.

About Ascension Wisconsin PGY1 Pharmacy , PGY1/PGY2 HSPA-L and PGY2 Ambulatory CarePrograms

In Wisconsin, Ascension operates 17 hospital campuses and more than 100 related healthcare facilities and employs more than 1100 primary and specialty care clinicians from Racine to Appleton. Across the state, Ascension provides millions of dollars in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty. Serving Wisconsin since 1848, Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension is the largest non-profit and Catholic health system, operating more than 2,600 sites of care – including 139 hospitals and more than 40 senior living facilities – in 19 states and the District of Columbia. Ascension Wisconsin has five PGY1 Pharmacy residency programs (Ascension St. Elizabeth Ascension St. Joseph, Ascension Columbia St. Mary's, Ascension St. Francis, and Ascension All Saints) and one PGY1 Pharmacy & PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration residency. Please visit our residency website at https://wisconsinmeded.org/en/pharmacy.residency-programs

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