Managed Care / Ambulatory Care
The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, in conjunction with a local managed care organization, offers an innovative one-year residency in Managed Care Pharmacy. Residents gain specialty practice experience with University faculty in a variety of settings, research experience, and teaching experience in an innovative curriculum. The residency experience will focus on population-based pharmacy care with involvement in disease state management, claims database evaluations, pharmacoeconomic evaluations, formulary management, and policy development. The resident will also provide individual patient-specific care and drug information services. In addition, the resident will have opportunities to teach entry-level Pharm.D. students.
The goal of the residency is to prepare the resident to assume managerial or clinical responsibilities within a managed care organization.
Objectives
Assist in the organization and support of a managed care pharmacotherapeutic clinic.
Design an innovative disease state management program.
Adapt published clinical practice guidelines for local use.
Determine formulary modifications based on literature evaluation.
Implement strategies to affect prescribing within a managed care organization.
Perform pharmacoeconomic evaluations.
Enhance verbal and written communication skills through interactions with health care practitioners, patients and administrators.
Develop teaching skills through participation in didactic and experiential education of students, faculty and professional staff.
Complete a research project and present the findings at the Eastern States Residency Conference.
Submit an article for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
Residents will also have the opportunity to participate in numerous elective rotations. To view elective rotation opportunities, please click here (please note: document is in PDF format).
In addition to these unique experiences, the resident in Managed Care/Ambulatory Care is expected to participate in Pharmacotherapy Rounds, the Residency Management Seminar series, teaching activities and Journal Club. For more information about these specific activities, please click here.
Program Director
Catherine E. Cooke, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy
5106 Bonnie Branch Road
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Phone: 410.480.5012
RXServices@hotmail.com