PGY1 Pharmacy Residency - Portland

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency program has been accredited by ASHP since 1994, offering residents the opportunity to participate in collaborative, integrated care in health system pharmacy practice. Residents apply advanced practice-based skills, expand leadership skills, participate in professional organizations, and participate in innovative approaches to delivery of care.

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency is one program with two sites: Providence Portland Medical Center and Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Both Providence Portland Medical Center and Providence St. Vincent Medical Center have implemented a layered learning model, with pharmacy student/resident/attending pharmacist teams on each of the core clinical services, modeled after the medical education model. The teams work collaboratively with health care practitioners to provide patient care and improve medication management across transitions in care. The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency program provides broad experience and confidence in practice-based skills across diverse practice settings while offering the opportunity to obtain focused experience in areas of interest.

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program offers 11 resident positions. Each of our larger tertiary care (500-bed) medical centers serves as home base for eight pharmacy residents. The sixth resident at Providence Portland Medical Center is reserved for the PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Administration resident, whose PGY1 year is identical to the PGY1 Pharmacy residency, with the addition of MBA coursework.

• Providence Portland Medical Center (five PGY1 residents, NMS 158213)
• Providence St. Vincent Medical Center (six PGY1 residents, NMS 158221)

All 11 residents from Providence Portland Medical Center and Providence St. Vincent Medical Center are part of a single PGY1 program. All residents rotate throughout our health system and come together regularly for meetings, conferences and projects. Though each site has its own NMS matching number, candidates are encouraged to rank both sites when applying.

Here are some common questions asked:

• What are the staffing requirements?
  Residents staff 32 hours per month, every other weekend.
• Where will I be staffing?
  Residents staff at their respective home base site, and staffing includes a mixture of clinical and distributive shifts.
• Am I allowed to switch staffing shifts with another co-resident?
  Absolutely! As long as it is approved by your site manager, switching is acceptable.
• Do I have to staff on holidays?
  Each resident is required to staff one of the four major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year’s Day.
• At which site do I complete my rotations?
  Residents complete core rotations at their home site, and the locations for elective rotations depend on site availability.