At Aetna, we invest in our pharmacist clinicians. Our pharmacy residency program is designed to develop postgraduate pharmacists for operational, clinical and leadership roles in managed care. Learn more about joining our pharmacy residency program and how we can help you get the training you need to succeed.
This program builds on the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education. It aims to develop pharmacist clinicians with diverse patient care, leadership and education skills, who will then be eligible for board certification and postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training. A managed care pharmacy residency will give organized training to pharmacists. So they can gain professional experience in the delivery of patient care and managed care pharmacy practice.
The postgraduate year one (PGY1) managed care pharmacy residency at Aetna® Medicaid will train postgraduate pharmacists for leadership, clinical and operational roles in managed care. These roles include:
The Aetna PGY1 managed care pharmacy resident will be a core part of the Clinical Pharmacy Quality team. This team performs quality initiatives for Medicaid plans, Part D Special Needs Plans and Medicare-Medicaid plans. These actions help boost our Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Star Ratings and Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) measures. Residents will get experience in:
They will join in Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) committee meetings and interdisciplinary team meetings. They also must do a residency project and go to national and regional pharmacy conferences.
The Aetna Medicaid PGY1 Managed Care Pharmacy Residency is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) in partnership with the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP).
This residency site agrees that no person at this site will ask for, accept or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant. This residency takes part in both the ASHP Resident Matching Program (the Match) and the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS). Applicants must register for the Match. Then, they can send applications to participating residencies using PhORCAS.
92% of past residents were placed in managed care positions after graduation, with:
The remaining 8% were placed at a fellowship.
Our residency showcases include the:
Residency Program Director
Send Donna an email.
Or you can reach Donna by phone at 602-798-2713.
Residency Coordinator
Send Adrianna an email.
Or you can reach Adrianna by phone at 602-659-1128.
You can call us at
602-659-1100 (TTY: 711).
Or send a letter to:
Aetna Medicaid Administrators
4500 E. Cotton Center Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Read more about the Aetna Medicaid PGY1 Managed Care Pharmacy Residency program.
Read more about the Aetna Medicaid PGY1 Managed Care Pharmacy Residency program.
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