From the program director

Mayo Clinic’s primary value, the needs of the patient come first, provides the foundational core for what it means to be a trainee at Mayo Clinic. If you want to train in an advanced, patient-focused critical care environment I encourage you to consider our program.

With more than 200 intensive care unit (ICU) beds across 9 specialties learners are immersed in diverse critical care environments. We have numerous highly trained preceptors in various specialty areas that are heavily engrained in the multidisciplinary practice. This allows for individualized mentorship and opportunities for collaboration on research and education.

Our program offers robust training in research, professional development, and teaching. We prepare you to be a well-rounded, skilled leader. We believe in the importance of fostering teachers and mentors of the future and investing time in developing trainees not only as clinicians, but also as people.

Mayo Clinic is at the forefront of innovation in research, education and patient care. It is humbling to see our institution and program strive to grow in forward-thinking ways to better the care for our patients. 

Please reach out with any questions regarding our program. We look forward to welcoming you to our Mayo Clinic family.

Andrea Nei, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM
Program Director, PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Critical Care at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine & Science

Department of Pharmacy

Mayo Clinic is the first and largest integrated, not-for-profit medical group practice in the world. Every year, more than 1.3 million people from all 50 states and nearly 150 countries come to Mayo Clinic, where the primary value is "the needs of the patient come first."

Mayo Clinic is consistently recognized on U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals list as one of the best hospitals in the nation. With more than 34,000 employees, Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, is among the largest, most advanced medical centers in the world.

Dedicated preceptors

Preceptors for the PGY-2 critical care residency provide direct patient care in virtually every specialty area and are actively involved in resident teaching and other scholarly activities. The preceptors come from diverse backgrounds and share numerous years of experience, clinical knowledge, and research interests. Residents have direct access to these and many more preceptors and mentors to optimize the learning experience.

Thirty+ preceptors for the PGY-2 critical care residency at Mayo Clinic are certified by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties in one or more areas, including Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist (BCCCP). All residency program preceptors meet the qualifications outlined by the ASHP.

Pharmacy services

The Department of Pharmacy at Mayo Clinic employs nearly 730 individuals, including approximately 350 pharmacists, to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical services.

Pharmacy services provided include:

• Central pharmacy distribution
• Clinical pharmacy decision-support software
• Collaborative practice agreements
• Computerized intravenous admixture and unit dose dispensing
• Decentralized clinical pharmacy practice
• Drug information services
• Infusion therapy center
• In-service education and other scholarly activities
• Investigational drug studies
• Medication reconciliation and discharge huddles
• Medication therapy management and specialty clinic ambulatory care services
• Outpatient distribution
• Patient education programs
• Perpetual inventory control
• Pharmacist-led research and research support services
• Pharmacist-managed anticoagulation services
• Pharmacokinetic monitoring and management
• Pharmacy informatics and technology support
• Pharmacy, therapeutics and formulary committee support
• Sterile and nonsterile compounding

Practice areas

A broad range of pharmacy practice work areas are available at one of the world's pre-eminent medical institutions. Whether your interests lie in inpatient medication management and monitoring or outpatient services and consultation, you are afforded countless learning and teaching opportunities in a resource-rich environment.