This residency is designed to transition PGY1 residency graduates from generalist practice to specialized roles as an organizational leader in the development of safe and effective medication-use processes and policies. The program is designed to develop residents into experts in analyzing, synthesizing, and disseminating medication-related information and stewards of evidence-based medication utilization across a health system. Graduates will possess the advanced facilitation skills to inform the organization’s policy-making bodies, influence their decision making, and participate in the management of the decision-making process. The superior communication skills developed in this residency enable a graduate to function as a leader for activities such as conducting mediation safety initiatives and drug information practice-related projects.

Philip J. Trapskin

What makes UW Health’s Medication Use Safety and Policy Residency Program unique?
The breadth and depth of pharmacy services, and the flexibility to tailor the residency to match the resident's learning and development goals.
What goals do you have for residents who complete your residency program?
To leave with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be an agent for change for patients and the profession.
What is your best advice for prospective residency candidates?
Enjoy the unique opportunity to learn about multiple practice settings and to build relationships with future colleagues.

Contact Information
Philip J. Trapskin, PharmD, BCPS
Director - Medication Use Safety, Policy, Compliance and Informatics
UW Health Department of Pharmacy
600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792
(608) 263-1290 | ptrapskin@uwhealth.org