Mercy & Unity Hospitals are a mix of elements -- leading edge technology, equipment, procedures, renovations and expansions, highly skilled professionals and a humanity that transcends the daily task of caring for sick patients.

Mercy & Unity are a composite of nurses and physicians, lab techs, dietitians, workers who clean and sterilize, and many more who play a key role in keeping things running smoothly. The hospitals have more than 3,300 employees, 782 affiliated physicians and 800 youth and adult volunteers.


Mercy & Unity Hospitals are dedicated to providing quality, cost-effective health care to over 225,000 households in more than 26 neighboring communities in the northern metro.

Pharmacy Practice Residency Program

Objectives
Residents completing the Pharmacy Practice Residency at Mercy & Unity Hospitals will be able to effectively provide patient care in multiple settings and lead medication improvement initiatives in community based institutional settings. The residency provides the resident with the ability to enhance their professional ethic, gain and apply pharmacy and patient care knowledge, demonstrate effective communications skills, develop independent learning proficiency and grow leadership skills.

Program Outcomes
The Pharmacy Practice Residency at Mercy & Unity Hospitals assists the resident in achieving skills and knowledge to enhance their competency as a pharmacy practitioner and leader. All program participants are expected to:

* Be able to independently provide quality direct patient care in multiple practice settings.
* Demonstrate effective communication skills through formal presentations, informal presentations, written communication and verbal communication.
* Develop a professional ethic consistent with the Allina Mission and Values.
* Acquire the skills to evaluate evidence-based literature to promote safe, effective and cost appropriate care.
* Design quality assessment and performance improvement initiatives to improve the medication use process and pharmacy processes.
* Develop independent learning skills for continual professional development and enhanced direct patient care skills and leadership development.

Rotation descriptions
In addition to rotations at Mercy & Unity Hospitals, we offer elective rotations at other Allina accredited residency sites. Each rotation requires application of clinical knowledge, effective communication and critical thinking. Our preceptors provide ongoing feedback and guidance to enhance the resident's learning and professional growth. The rotations offered: Drug Information Service, Cardiology, General Medicine, Oncology, Critical Care, Drug Use Policy, HIV Medicine, Infectious Disease, Medication Safety, Pain Management, Practice Management.