Internal Medicine PGY-2 Residency
Thank you for your interest in our program. We accepted an early commit applicant for the 2025 Match cycle and have completed recruiting for this year.
This program trains internal medicine specialists with a focus on the care of adult patients with multiple complex medical problems, primarily in the inpatient setting. Upon completion residents will be able to provide integrated pharmaceutical care at a patient-specific level as well as a patient population level across continuums of care.
Apply to our programClinical training at UW prepares residents for diverse practice settings.
Residents in our program deliver exceptional internal medicine care to a high acuity and medically complex patient population at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics — ranked #1 in Wisconsin for 12 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.
- Depth and breadth of clinical pharmacy services at UW
- Excellent relationships with physicians, APPs and nurses
- Serving a diverse patient population
- “Staffing” on a Internal Medicine unit rather than production
- Involvement with School of Pharmacy in didactic teaching and preceptorship of students
- Flexibility in tailoring the program to resident interests
- Support from a family of 29 residents and over 400 pharmacy staff
Why UW?
This residency will provide trainees with opportunities to conceptualize, integrate, and transform accumulated experiences and knowledge into skill, competence, and confidence in providing safe, efficient, and evidence-based cost-effective patient care.
Required Rotations
- Internal Medicine (three rotations)
- Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Clinical Leadership
4 week rotations
Elective Rotations
- Gastroenterology
- Hepatology
- Nephrology
- Pulmonology
- Rheumatology
- Neurology
- Endocrinology/Diabetes
- Geriatrics
- Hematology
- Oncology
- Solid organ transplant
- Drug Policy
- Primary Care
- Anticoagulation
- Nutrition Support
- Medication Safety
- Hospice
4 week rotations
Residency Program Director
Anne Rose
What makes UW Health’s Internal Medicine Residency Program unique?
The internal medicine PGY 2 at UW Health will provide the resident with a wide variety of experiences that come from practicing at a high paced, academic tertiary care center. Our pharmacists are fully integrated into every aspect of patient care. You will feel like you have made a difference everyday!
What goals do you have for residents who complete your residency program?
My goal is for my resident to leave the program feeling confident in their practice, teaching, communication, administration and research skills.
What is your best advice for prospective residency candidates?
Look outside of your regional comfort zone (if you can) and be yourself!
Contact Information
Anne Rose, PharmD
Pharmacy Manager - Inpatient Services
PGY-2 Internal Medicine Residency Program Director
UW Health Department of Pharmacy
600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792
(608) 263-1290 | ARose@uwhealth.org
Clinical Activities
- Collaboratively managing drug therapy with other members of the health care team
- Daily rounds with the health care team
- Admission histories and discharge teaching
- Patient monitoring and problem solving
- Pharmacokinetic calculations and dose adjustments
- Investigation of medication error reports and patient/medication safety follow-up
- Adverse drug event reporting
- Drug information, literature review, reading and contributing to team files
Teaching Opportunities
- Clinical instructor status at the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
- Teaching second- and third-year student pharmacotherapy lab
- Co-precepting of pharmacy students on clinical rotation
- Additional elective rotations with School of Pharmacy faculty
- Option to complete the UW School of Pharmacy teaching certificate program
- Instructional and patient case presentations
Other Experiences
- Assist in the development and update of guidelines and protocols
- Participation in clinically focused committees
- Every resident is provided a mentor to meet with monthly for guidance and support
- Participation in resident group service projects and volunteering
- Opportunities to interact with other clinical and administrative pharmacy residents
- Quality improvement activities
- Team-related research projects
Stipend/Benefits
Travel
Support to attend one national conference
- ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting OR
- ACCP Annual Meeting OR
- Other meeting of residents choice
AND choice of one local conference
- Great Lakes Pharmacy Residents Conference OR
- Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin Educational Conference
UW School of Pharmacy
Example Previous Resident Projects
Implementation of an inpatient pharmacist-led smoking cessation intervention program
Standardization of direct oral anticoagulant management across a health system
Prevention of Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism: Implementation of VTE Risk Reassessment and Extended Duration Prophylaxis
Beta-lactam Dosing in the Morbidly Obese Patient Population
Multicenter analysis of the safety and efficacy of direct-acting oral anticoagulants for the treatment of venous thromboembolism in obesity
Pharmacy Practice Model and Staffing
Pharmacy services are provided by teams of pharmacists within an integrated practice model. Decentral pharmacists provide care through interdisciplinary rounds, clinical monitoring, medication order review, admission histories, discharge teaching and care coordination, code and stroke response teams, drug information resource and medication use stewardship. The resident will staff as a decentral pharmacist over the course of the residency year. On average, the resident will staff 24 hours every two weeks, including every other weekend.
Ready to Join our Resident Class?
Apply Now Application Deadline: Jan 2nd, 2025Program Start Date: Jul 7th, 2025