PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at EIRMC

ASHP PGY1 PURPOSE: PGY1 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.

PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY MISSION: at EIMRC PGY1 residency program, we strive to develop competent generalists and empathetic patient advocates who are skilled at multidisciplinary teamwork and critical thinking.

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center is a 12-month program that provides outstanding clinical practice opportunities in acute patient care settings. Pharmacy residents actively participate in multidisciplinary rounds and interact closely with providers, internal medicine and family medicine residents, nurses and other healthcare professionals to improve patient outcomes. Residents have 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.

The primary training site for the residency is Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC), a 304-bed acute care hospital, the largest in the region. With its average census of 200, EIRMC provides care to patients residing in southeast Idaho, southern Montana, western Wyoming and visitors to Yellowstone National Park. EIRMC's mission is "Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life."

Our full-service community hospital offers:

• Level II trauma center
• Level I intensive care unit
• Burn center (the only one in the state)
• Level III neonatal care unit
• Pediatric intensive care unit
• Joint Commission-Certified Primary Stroke Center
• Cardiovascular surgery center
• Antimicrobial stewardship team
• Inpatient rehabilitation unit
• Inpatient Behavioral Health Center
• Idaho Cancer Center

Assisted by automated medication cabinets, electronic health records, and computerized physician order entry, EIRMC pharmacists provide excellence in patient care as part of a decentralized pharmacy department model.

• Longitudinal
  
  • Residency quality improvement project
  • Teaching and learning (Teaching Certificate program & BCPS exam preparation)
  • Staffing: typically, 20 hours every third weekend
  • Leadership and pharmacy practice management
• Rotations (4-6 weeks)
  
  • Orientation
  • Neonatal/pediatric intensive care and general pediatrics
  • Emergency medicine
  • Adult critical care
  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
• Elective learning experiences
  
  • Oncology
  • Neurology
  • Psychiatry
  • Academia
  • Opportunities exist tarrange for other experiences

• Emergency Medicine
• Inpatient Psychiatry
• Oncology
• Academia
• Pain Management
• Ambulatory Care
• Opportunities exist to arrange for other experiences

• Positions available: Two
• Starting date: typically, the fourth Monday in June
• All documents must be received by the first Friday in January
• The applicant should submit all required documents to PhORCAS
• Law exam is not required for licensure in Idaho

• Graduation from ACPE-accredited PharmD program
• Eligibility for licensure in Idaho
• Official college of pharmacy transcripts
• Current Curriculum Vitae
• Detailed letter of intent to include:
  • Why residency at EIRMC?
  • Strengths you will bring to the program
  • Personal & professional short and long-term goals
  • Ideal learning environment/residency experience
  • Three professional references submitted in PhORCAS
• Three professional letters of reference
• On-site Interview
• Registration and participation in the ASHP Resident Matching Program & PhORCAS

• Salary: Competitive
• Health benefits: As full-time pharmacist employees of EIRMC, residents are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Sick and family leave: Sick leave is deducted from PTO. Residents are expected to notify co-workers and their respective preceptor or supervisor as early as possible when illness requires absence.
• Vacation and holiday leave: Residents will accrue PTO during their residency year and are encouraged to take time off to maintain wellbeing, with prior approval from the preceptor and residency program director. Residents are required to provide two days of coverage over a major holiday, which will include two of the following: Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day. Residents are also required to staff on either Memorial Day, Labor Day, or New Year's Day.
• Office space and resources: Office space for use by pharmacy residents is provided. A desktop and laptop computers are also available for each resident. One lab coat will be provided at no charge to each resident.
• Financial assistance is provided for travel, meals, and lodging expenses for professional meetings (pending travel approval, in a typical academic year, residents attend the ISHP Fall Conference, ACCP Annual Meeting or ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Mountain States Conference).

Erin Berry, PharmD, BCPS
Residency Program Coordinator
3100 Channing Way
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404
Phone: (208) 535-4784
Fax: (208) 529-7015
Email Erin Berry
ASHP National Matching Service No. 169113

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