PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center offers 6 resident positions. Our 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, and participate in innovative approaches to delivery of care.

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center is a 523-bed community teaching hospital and tertiary care center located in the west hills of Portland, OR. Established in 1875, it was the first permanent hospital in Oregon, and it is the largest Providence hospital in Oregon. Notable for adult, pediatric, and neonatal critical care services, the medical center also has advanced heart failure and heart transplantation services, a comprehensive stroke program, and the busiest emergency department in the Portland area.

The Department of Pharmacy at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center offers well-established clinical pharmacy services across a wide variety of patient populations. The department utilizes a layered learning model, with pharmacy student, resident, and attending pharmacist teams on each of the core clinical services, structured in the same way as the medical education model. These teams work collaboratively with other clinicians to provide patient care and optimize medication management across the continuum of care.

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency program at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center 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. Pharmacy residents can also complete learning experiences at other Providence hospitals and clinics in the Portland area, offering a wide variety of elective experiences. The residents at PSVMC are also connected with other Providence PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residents in the Portland area.

Here are some commonly asked questions:

• Are PGY1 Pharmacy residents at Providence Portland Medical Center part of the same program?
  No, as of the 2025-2026 residency year, the PGY1 Pharmacy residency programs at Providence Portland Medical Center and Providence St. Vincent Medical Center will operate as independent programs, as both medical centers can support their own programs. However, residents of both programs will still be able to take elective rotations at either medical center, and the residents will still be connected to each other throughout the year through various Portland area Providence events and projects.
• What are the staffing requirements?
  Residents have a longitudinal staffing experience that includes clinical and operational practice (de-centralized clinical services and Central Pharmacy distribution). Residents staff Saturday and Sunday every other weekend (with some breaks for conferences and holidays). Former residents consistently note that the staffing experience is one of the most important opportunities to grow in autonomy and confidence as a hospital pharmacist.
• Am I allowed to switch staffing shifts with another co-resident?
  Yes, if the switch is approved by your site manager, switching is permitted.
• Am I required to staff on holidays?
  Yes, each resident is required to staff one of the following major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, or New Year’s Day. Residents work together to select their holidays at the beginning of the year so that they can determine their schedules and plans accordingly.