Community Practice Residency

    PGY1 Community-Based Residency Program

    Creighton Community Practice residents will gain experience and confidence in the development, implementation and delivery of community-based patient care services for multiple populations through direct patient care activities, interdisciplinary collaboration, and management activities designed to foster the economic viability of patient care services.

    Residents will be prepared for positions in a community practice setting, ambulatory care setting, and/or as an adjunct or clinical educator faculty member.

    The School of Pharmacy and Health Professions offers two postgraduate year-one community practice residency positions.

    The residency is 12 months (July 1 to June 30).

    Learning Areas of Community Practice Residency

    Residents will create a customized learning plan to guide their learning throughout the year and will be required to prepare and submit a paper for publication and present a research project at the Midwest Pharmacy Residency Conference.

    Community Practice residents have access to several educational opportunities in diverse areas including: 

    • Community Practice and Pharmacy Services
    • Ambulatory Care
    • Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
    • Academia (lectures, labs, journal clubs, case studies, etc.)
    • Anticoagulation Clinic
    • Drug Information
    • Research
    • Practice management
    • Preparing and Publishing a Manuscript
    • Teaching certificate program
    • Elective areas (Dental Clinic, Psych, Management, Lifestyle Medicine, Specialty Pharmacy, etc.)

    Community Practice Residency Goals and Outcomes

    A partnership between Creighton University and the Creighton University Campus Pharmacy enhances students’ educational experience in a variety of settings that focus on the core areas of practice specified in the ASHP/APhA Accreditation Standards, including patient care and practice management.  

    Residency Goals 

    The residency is designed to build upon the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop community-based pharmacist practitioners with diverse patient care, leadership, and education skills who are eligible to pursue advanced training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies and professional certifications. 

    Residency Outcomes 

    Upon completion, participants will be competent and confident practitioners with the abilities to: 

    • Provide direct patient care to multiple populations within the community setting 
    • Educate patients, students, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals 
    • Develop collaborative practices with other healthcare providers 
    • Exercise leadership skills in the areas of education, teaching and research 
    • Provide clear and concise verbal and written information to healthcare providers, patients and the community 
    • Develop investigative and problem-solving skills through the design, implementation, and completion of a research project with a manuscript suitable for publication 
    • Manage a pharmacy with a focus on providing economically sustainable patient care services 

    Primary Residency Location

    The Creighton University Campus Pharmacy is at:  

    2412 Cuming St., Suite 201 
    CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center University Campus
    Omaha, Nebraska 

    The Campus Pharmacy is a community pharmacy that provides outpatient services to ambulatory clinic patients, University and CHI employees as well as patients in the community. The pharmacy is owned and operated by Creighton University and is an active teaching site for community residents, clerkship students and student employees. 

    pharmacist giving meds
    smiling pharmacy student

    Residency Candidate Qualifications

    Candidates for the Community Practice Residency must:

    • Be graduates of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy degree program.
    • Be licensed or eligible for licensure in the state or jurisdiction in which the residency program is conducted.

    Individuals making application to residency programs that have applied for accreditation or that are accredited by ASHP must participate in and adhere to the rules of the Resident Matching Program (RMP) process as set forth in Rules for the ASHP Pharmacy Resident Matching Program.

    Stipend and Benefits

    The PGY1 Pharmacy Program offers a competitive stipend. Additional benefits include paid time off, medical/dental insurance, a laptop computer for use during the residency and financial support to attend the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and Midwest Pharmacy Residents’ conference.

    • Laura Klug, PharmD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
    • Craig Kessler, PharmD, Director of Creighton University Campus Pharmacy, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
    • Emily Knezevich, PharmD, BCPS, CDE, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
    • Jessica Skradski, PharmD, Residency Program Director, Assistant Director of Creighton University Campus Pharmacy, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
    • Shana Castillo, PharmD, MBA, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
    • Mallory McKenzie, PharmD, Staff Pharmacist, CHI Health Clinic Pharmacy at Florence
    • Molly Goessling, PharmD, BCGP, Director of Center for Medication Therapy Management
    • Eric Hoie, PharmD, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice

    Contact Us

    Jessica Skradski, PharmD
    Residency Program Director
    Assistant Director of Creighton University Campus Pharmacy
    Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice 

    2412 Cuming Street, Ste 201
    Omaha, NE 68131
    402.449.4560 option 0
    jessicaskradski@creighton.edu 

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