Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Ambulatory Care Residency

Program Overview

Our ASHP-accredited ambulatory care PGY2 residency, established in 1995 is an award-winning program. We have trained top pharmacists in Ambulatory Care across the country. The program was honored as the recipient of the 2019 ASHP Residency Excellence Program Award. 

The state-of-the-art University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is our home base. This campus, a complete complement of educational and clinical enterprises, is a major integrated academic health sciences center that includes Schools of Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, Physical Therapy and Dental Medicine. The University of Colorado Health System has ambulatory clinics all across the state of Colorado. 

The longitudinal learning experiences are in Family Medicine at the University of Colorado Family Medicine Clinic (AF Williams Family Medicine Center), the Marcus Institute for Brain Health, in Academia within the Anschutz Medical Campus, and in Population Health at the University of Colorado Medicine. Other required core learning experiences are in geriatrics and primary care; there are several different elective experiences in a variety of specialty and primary care settings. 

We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits. Additionally, there is no staffing component in our residency program.  


Current Residents:

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Jennifer Tran, PharmD 

Jennifer is a PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident with CU Anschutz Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. A proud born-and-raised Texan, she earned her PharmD and MPH from The University of Texas and completed her PGY-1 Acute Care Pharmacy Residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Her professional interests include transplant medicine and complex chronic disease management. Her goals are to improve the patient care experience by expanding access, advocating for patients, and empowering them in their care. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her three dogs, reading, watching bad horror movies, nature walks, and shopping for vintage jewelry. She looks forward to continuing her career in Colorado following residency.


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Emily Johnson, PharmD 

Emily is a PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident with CU Anschutz Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. She graduated from pharmacy school at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy and completed her PGY-1 at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, CO. Her goals are to obtain BCACP board certification and teach and precept students. In her free time, she likes to hike, practice yoga, and play video games with her friends. She looks forward to continuing her career in Colorado following this year.

Program Director

Trevor Beutel

Trevor Beutel PharmD, BCACP

Assistant Professor, Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist
  • Department of Clinical Pharmacy
  • Secondary Appointment - Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine

Email Address:[email protected]

I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado SSPPS and the clinical pharmacist at Lowry Internal Medicine. As a graduate of CU's PharmD and PGY-2 Ambulatory Care programs, I am proud to continue my professional journey as a University faculty member. My clinic is one of the largest primary care clinics in our system, and my clinical focuses include hypertension, diabetes, anticoagulation, and osteoporosis. I precept students and residents at my clinic, and provide case facilitations and didactic lectures for the University. I have called Colorado my second home since 2014, and in my free time I enjoy many of the outside activities our state has to offer - snowboarding, hiking, camping, fishing, paddling and climbing. 

Areas of Expertise

  • Ambulatory Care

Education, Licensure & Certifications

  • PharmD (2020): University of Colorado SSPPSS
  • PGY-1 (2021): Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center
  • PGY-2 Ambulatory Care (2022): University of Colorado SSPPS

Program Coordinator 

Trevor Beutel

Trevor Beutel PharmD, BCACP

Assistant Professor, Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist
  • Department of Clinical Pharmacy
  • Secondary Appointment - Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine

Email Address:[email protected]

I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado SSPPS and the clinical pharmacist at Lowry Internal Medicine. As a graduate of CU's PharmD and PGY-2 Ambulatory Care programs, I am proud to continue my professional journey as a University faculty member. My clinic is one of the largest primary care clinics in our system, and my clinical focuses include hypertension, diabetes, anticoagulation, and osteoporosis. I precept students and residents at my clinic, and provide case facilitations and didactic lectures for the University. I have called Colorado my second home since 2014, and in my free time I enjoy many of the outside activities our state has to offer - snowboarding, hiking, camping, fishing, paddling and climbing. 

Areas of Expertise

  • Ambulatory Care

Education, Licensure & Certifications

  • PharmD (2020): University of Colorado SSPPSS
  • PGY-1 (2021): Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center
  • PGY-2 Ambulatory Care (2022): University of Colorado SSPPS

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