Wasson Veterinary Pharmacy Residency
Only ASHP accredited (in candidate status) Veterinary Pharmacy Residency
A welcoming, hands-on learning experience for veterinary pharmacy residents.
As the only ASHP-recognized veterinary pharmacy residency, Purdue’s program combines foundational pharmacy training, veterinary-focused coursework, and clinical experience within the veterinary teaching hospital.
Residency Objectives
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- To provide a non-degree postdoctoral education in veterinary clinical pharmacy and therapeutics.
- To prepare the resident for certification by the American Society of Hospital System Pharmacists (ASHP).
- To provide clinical experience in a variety of veterinary specialties to allow the resident to become informed and confidant in their therapeutic recommendations for veterinary patients.
- To build a working knowledge and skill set in preparing high quality, safe, effective, and legally acceptable compounded preparations for animal patients.
- To provide experience in designing and assisting in the conductance of a clinical pharmacology research project; performing research, data evaluation, and publication of seminal findings.
- To build a working knowledge of the regulatory aspects of drug use in animals and instill a strong sense of ethical responsibility in decision making regarding veterinary drug use.
Clinical training and residency experience
Build a strong foundation
The residency begins with training in the veterinary hospital pharmacy, where residents become familiar with hospital policies, procedures, and the formulary. This initial experience establishes a foundation for supporting medication use in veterinary patients.
Learn the science of veterinary therapeutics
Residents have access to the veterinary pharmacy course offered to Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students. Asynchronous learning allows residents to explore medications used in veterinary patients and the unique pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic considerations associated with their care.
Apply knowledge through specialty rotations
Residents become integrated into the veterinary teaching hospital through three-week block rotations alongside veterinary students across each hospital specialty. During each rotation, the clinical pharmacists and veterinary specialists train residents to make therapeutic recommendations for hospital patients.
Grow in a supportive learning environment
Purdue Veterinary Hospital offers a welcoming and engaging environment that fosters safe, enjoyable learning. Residents learn alongside veterinary students, pharmacists, and veterinary specialists as they develop their veterinary pharmacy practice.
Explore veterinary pharmacy industry
Optional rotations at Patterson Animal Health provide an opportunity to experience veterinary pharmacy industry, with a focus on herd health and antimicrobial stewardship.
Research and teaching opportunities
Develop and share your research
Residents are required to complete a research project of their choice with guidance from the residency program director and clinical pharmacists. A dedicated research block provides time to conduct the project. Residents are expected to present a research poster while attending the ASHP Midyear conference and share their research in a seminar for faculty, staff, and students at the Purdue Veterinary Hospital in the spring, near the conclusion of the residency.
Build your teaching experience
Residents have many teaching opportunities, including teaching at the Purdue College of Pharmacy. Residents teach an eight-week veterinary pharmacy elective, a veterinary compounding lab, and various lectures throughout the year. These experiences contribute toward the teaching certificate.
Inpatient pharmacy practice and residency expectations
Strengthen inpatient pharmacy practice skills
Through several hours of staffing the inpatient pharmacy, residents develop comfort with processing and verifying veterinary prescriptions.
Work schedule, leave, and compensation
Residents will be asked to work a minimum of 40 hours per week. Time off for sick leave and vacation will be 22 working days/year total and any unused vacation will be paid out at the end of the residency. Hours may be extended as required for travel to externship sites or rotations in the field. Salary for this residency is consistent with pharmacy residency stipends.
How and When to Apply
- This residency participates in the ASHP Match.
- Applications are due by 11:59pm on December 30, 2026.
Residency Program Director
Mindy Anderson, PharmD, DICVP, BS, RVT
Assistant Dean, Veterinary Technology Programs
Clinical Associate Professor, Basic Medical Sciences
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
AndersMJ@purdue.edu
