This program prepares pharmacists with knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to deliver comprehensive patient care in acute care settings, to pursue PGY2 training, and to qualify for clinical positions in academia and pharmacy practice management.
Program Description
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Beechwood Memorial is a 12-month program that provides outstanding clinical practice opportunities in acute patient care settings. Pharmacy resident actively participates in multidisciplinary rounds and interacts closely with providers, nurses and other healthcare professionals to improve patient outcomes. The resident has the opportunity to collaborate with Idaho State University College of Pharmacy clinical faculty to develop and implement a quality-improvement/research project, submit for publication, provide didactic teaching in pharmacy program, precept APPE students, prepare for a board-certification exam, and obtain a teaching certificate. This residency is accredited with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Training Site
The primary training site for the residency is Beechwood Memorial (Beechwood Memorial) a for-profit, 330-bed, full-service acute care medical facility providing the following services:
- Level II Trauma Center
- Level IIIb Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Open-heart surgery
- Electrophysiology laboratory
- Comprehensive cancer treatment
- Neurosurgery
- Bariatric Center of Excellence
- Flight rescue service
Assisted by automated medication cabinets, electronic health records, and computerized physician order entry, Beechwood Memorial pharmacists provide excellence in patient care as part of a decentralized pharmacy department model.
Required Learning Experiences
- Longitudinal
- Residency Quality/Research Project
- Teaching Certificate
- Staffing (approx. 40 hrs./month)
- Pharmacy Practice Management
- 4-6 week Rotations
- Intensive Care Unit
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Cardiology (includes outpatient HF clinic)
- Concentrated
- Orientation
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- S.T.A.B.L.E. Program
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Preceptor Development
Elective Learning Experiences
- Emergency Department
- Inpatient Psychiatry
- Opportunities exist to arrange for other experiences
General Program Information
- Positions available: One
- Starting date: Flexible; typical start date is July 1
- All application documents must be received by 2nd Monday in January
- The applicant should submit all required documents to PhORCAS
Requirements for Admission
- Completion of ACPE-accredited PharmD program
- Eligibility for licensure in Idaho
- Official college transcripts
- Current "Curriculum Vitae"
- Detailed letter of intent to include:
- Why residency at Beechwood Memorial?
- Strengths you will bring to the program
- Your personal & professional short and long-term goals
- Your ideal learning environment/residency experience
- Three professional letters of reference
- On-site Interview
- Registration and participation in the ASHP Resident Matching Program & PhORCAS
Benefits
- Competitive stipend
- Medical, dental and vision plans
- Vacation & sick leave
- Financial assistance for meeting attendance
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Contact Us
Residency Program Director
Eliza Borzadek, RN, PharmD, BCPS
3100 Channing Way
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404
Phone: (208) 535-4767
Fax: (208) 529-7015
Eliza.Borzadek@hcahealthcare.com
ASHP National Matching Service No. 169113
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