From the Program Director

The pharmacy profession is constantly evolving. As the PGY-1 Residency Program Director at Mayo Clinic Hospital — Arizona, my responsibility is to prepare each resident to meet today’s patient care needs and anticipate tomorrow’s possibilities.

Dr. Will Mayo’s 1910 commencement speech led to our core value, "the needs of the patient come first." Over one hundred years later, this value is consistently demonstrated through incorporation of the interdisciplinary team approach across the spectrum of patient care practice.

Our core value, along with Mayo Clinic’s three shields: patient care, education, and research, forms the foundation of our program. Each resident's experience is customized to help achieve your individual goals. Your patient care experiences will be shaped by collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team to provide care to our diverse patient population. Teaching seminars, precepting, and presenting to a variety of practitioners will strengthen your teaching skills while our research curriculum will enhance your research skills.

A PGY-1 residency is a yearlong commitment to personal and professional growth. Throughout this journey, our dedicated preceptors will support you every step of the way — helping you expand your clinical skills and tailoring the experience to meet your needs. At the journey’s end, your commitment and dedication will have prepared you to be an indispensable member of the health care team.

Lisa Buss Preszler, PharmD, BCACP
Program Director
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Mayo Clinic Hospital — Arizona

Dedicated preceptors

Our preceptors are committed to providing an individualized approach to your success. They are experts in their fields and are dedicated to providing individualized learning opportunities in a variety of specialty areas. Along with developing your critical thinking skills, our preceptors are actively involved in resident teaching, mentoring, and supporting scholarly activities. They come from diverse backgrounds and share numerous years of experience, clinical knowledge, and research interests. You have direct access to these, and many more preceptors and mentors, to optimize your learning experience.

All residency program preceptors meet the qualifications outlined by ASHP.

Quick facts about our preceptors