PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

at SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital

Each hospital retains full and complete control over all elements of the residency program.

Founded by Mother Agnes Hazotte and the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac treated its first patient in 1896. The 146-bed hospital has grown into both an inpatient and outpatient facility providing innovative community and regional health care services to the greater Fond du Lac area.

As a nonprofit Catholic institution, SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac serves people of all faiths and beliefs. It is a leader in providing quality state-of-the-art health care services, whether it is cancer care; the accredited stroke center; comprehensive heart care through SSM Health Dale Michels Heart & Vascular Care, including angioplasty, electrophysiology services, structural heart procedures and open-heart surgery; birthing services; robotic surgery; behavioral health; women’s health; therapy services and 24-hour emergency care.

Residency Overview

SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital’s PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency was established in 2021. The program prepares residents to fill positions as clinical providers of advanced patient care services in a community hospital pharmacy setting and/or pursue PGY2 training. The program will equip the resident to provide direct patient care, engage in collaborations with physicians and other healthcare providers, educate pharmacy students and other members of the health-care team, and provide leadership for advancing hospital practice and the profession.

Pharmacists at St. Agnes Hospital provide decentralized services in the emergency department and on the medical/surgical, intensive care, cardiology, and neurology units. Pharmacist services include admission medication reviews, rounding with providers, glycemic management services, antimicrobial stewardship, kinetics services, discharge medication reconciliation, and patient education. Pharmacists are also located in the cancer center, anticoagulation clinic/infusion clinic, and ambulatory clinic.