PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Northern Illinois
Program summary
The PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program at SwedishAmerican Hospital’s URAC-accredited Specialty Pharmacy builds 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.
Our program aims to develop each residents’ professional, clinical and leadership skills through outpatient pharmacy services. Training within SwedishAmerican’s URAC accredited Specialty Pharmacy, Outpatient Pharmacy and various clinics provides a wide range of outpatient practice areas necessary to become leaders in pharmacy. Resident experiences are tailored to meet individual goals and expectations.
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Required learning experiences
- Anticoagulation Clinic
- Endocrinology Clinic
- Oncology
- Pharmacy Administration
- Primary Care Clinic
- Specialty Pharmacy
- Weight Management Clinic
Longitudinal learning experiences
- Community Outreach
- Community Pharmacy Project
- Outpatient Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Precepting/Drug Information
- Specialty Pharmacy On-Call Program
Elective learning experiences
- Accreditation
- Advanced Clinical
- Headache
- Medicine/Emergency Medicine
- Teaching Certificate Program
Specialty disease states
- Allergy
- Dermatology
- Headache
- Hyperlipidemia
- Infectious disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Oncology
- Rheumatology
- And more
Program contact
Ellyn Chwistek, Pharm.D., CSP
PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Email: echwistek@uwhealth.org
Khrystyna Savchuk, Pharm.D., BCACP
PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator
Email: ksavchuk@uwhealth.org
Fatima Khaleq, Pharm.D., BCACP
PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator
Email: fkhaleq@uwhealth.org
Current residents
Iveta Totoryte, Pharm.D.
Email: itotoryte@uwhealth.org
Maram Quhshi, Pharm.D.
Email: mquhshi@uwhealth.org