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Veterinary Pharmacy Residency

Offered in partnership with the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, Illinois

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Residents work with a wide variety of services, seeing species from large animal, small animal, zoological medicine and wildlife. Diverse practice settings include required rotations at a compounding pharmacy and inpatient hospital pharmacy, as well as elective opportunities to experience practice at contract zoos, Medical District Primary Care in Chicago, UIC College of Pharmacy, and Midwest Equine where residents apply veterinary pharmacy fundamentals. There are also optional rotations to develop critical management skills.

Applications for the 2023-2024 residency are due December 31, 2022.

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Pharmacy residency and training takes place at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, Illinois.

Residents receive support from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and UIC’s Department of Pharmacy Practice, the home department of all our residency trainees. The department educates and trains students, residents, and fellows as well as practicing pharmacists to become recognized for their leadership, knowledge and competence in practice, research, and teaching.

Lauren Forsythe, PharmD, DICVP, FSVHP Heading link

Pharmacy Service Head and Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois

1008 West Hazelwood, 004, Urbana, Illinois 61802