Prior to the start of the program, the resident must have graduated from a college of pharmacy accredited by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) and shall have successfully completed a post graduate year 1 (PGY1) pharmacy residency that is either accredited or in candidate status. Residents are required to be licensed in the state of Washington prior to the start of the residency year.
The applicant must meet all the requirements for employment and the professional requirements of Providence Medical Group. Strong residency candidates will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, professionalism, leadership, and demonstrate a commitment to the provision of pharmaceutical care. Candidates must participate in the ASHP resident matching program.
Matched applicants are required to go through traditional HR screening including, but not limited to, a background check and drug screen. Matched candidates must meet requirements for provider credentialling and remain compliant with any federal vaccination mandates.
To be eligible for the Providence Medical Group residency, please complete the following via the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) by January 2nd.
National Matching Service Code: 653565
What is early commitment?
The Early Commitment Process allows for current PGY1 pharmacy residents to commit to a position in a PGY2 pharmacy residency program within the Providence affiliate family in advance of the matching process. After an abbreviated application, interview, and selection process, the PGY1 resident and PGY2 residency program director (RPD) must both sign an agreement that commits the PGY2 position to the PGY1 resident. The PGY1 resident does not have to enroll in, or go through, the match for this process; only the program must be enrolled in the match. Both our program and resident must complete the online process and agreement by the designated ASHP submission deadline.
For additional information about the ASHP Early Commitment Process or the ASHP Match Schedule please visit the following websites:
ASHP Match | Early Commitment Process
ASHP Match | Schedule
Application procedure:
Interested candidates should apply through Genesis on the Providence Apps Dashboard. The completed application and the following items will need to be submitted by November 1st, 2025, at 5:00PM PST:
Interviews
Interviews will be conducted in November and the specific interview dates
and requirements will be provided to candidates by the residency program(s)
applied to.
Selection
Each program will independently review all applicants to determine which candidates are offered an interview. All portions of the interview are evaluated and scored. Total scores are added to provide an objective rank list of candidates. The Resident Advisory Committee (RAC)/selection committee will meet to evaluate the candidates. Interview evaluation scores will be used, along with committee discussion, to determine if the resident will be offered an early commit position. The final decision will be the responsibility of the RPD, RAC, and/or relevant pharmacy leader as applicable.
If offered a position, candidates need to accept or decline by the date specified in the offer. If the PGY1 resident is accepting the early commit position, then they must withdraw from the match at that time. The PGY1 resident and the PGY2 RPD will complete the online process for the Early Commitment agreement and submit to the National Matching Service by the designated ASHP submission deadline.
PGY1 residents who are not selected for Early Commitment may still enter the Match if there are positions available and rank the PGY2 program they applied to for consideration of selection for any open positions, as per normal match/ranking procedures.
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