This manual is designed to provide a starting point for student pharmacists who are interested in pursuing a residency in managed care pharmacy. Due to the diversity in sites and types of managed care organizations, student pharmacists do not always have sufficient information to make rational choices when choosing residency programs. This document attempts to cover the topics of importance to those making this very significant decision for their pharmacy careers.

This manual is designed to provide a starting point for those health plans, pharmacy benefit management companies (PBMs), integrated health care delivery systems, colleges of pharmacy, and other managed care organizations (MCOs) that want to develop a managed care pharmacy residency program.