Pictured above, the new WSU Affiliated pharmacy residents
on campus at WSU Spokane in August 2009.
Residency Programs
The College of Pharmacy has affiliated residency programs at hospitals in Spokane and Yakima and community pharmacies in Spokane and Seattle. Applicants must be graduates of accredited pharmacy schools and eligible for licensure in Washington state.
Community Pharmacy Residencies
WSU-Affiliation
The College of Pharmacy is split between Pullman and Spokane. Pullman hosts the pre-pharmacy work as well as the 1st and 2nd-year curriculum. The 3rd-year brings students to the Spokane campus where the Department of Pharmacotherapy is based, including most of its faculty. 4th-year rotations are held throughout the state with the residency sites playing and integral part in their education.
Affiliation with the College, affords the resident many opportunities throughout the year. Some of these include the following; Adjunct Faculty status as Clinical Instructor can be obtained. Teaching opportunities occur throughout the curriculum, these include; didactic lectures, small group teaching in Pharmaceutical Care Laboratory and assistance with precepting 4th-year students on rotations. In the broadest sense, affiliation encourages an academically motivated environment.
Open and print a WSU residency affiliation agreement
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Hospital Residency Programs
Applicant must be a graduate of a college of pharmacy accredited by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education, and be eligible for licensure in Washington State. Previous experience in hospital pharmacy practice and a sound academic record are also important considerations. The applicant must also demonstrate a commitment to excellent verbal and written communication skills, professionalism and leadership, and to the provision of pharmaceutical care. For specialty residencies, the candidate should hold the Doctor of Pharmacy degree and have completed a general residency.
All three sites are American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited and participate in the resident matching program. An application for the matching program and other helpful information regarding residencies can be found on the ASHP website at www.ashp.org
The three sites are Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane, Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, and Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital in Yakima.
Applications are accepted beginning November 1. See application materials for deadline. After applications are reviewed, qualified candidates will be contacted to schedule an onsite interview. The start date is July 1, and the program is 12 months in duration.
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Applications and Contact Information:
Deaconess Medical Center PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Application -- Download here
Deaconess Medical Center PGY2-Infectious Diseases Residency Application -- Download here
Colleen M. Terriff, Pharm.D, BCPS (AQ-ID)
Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Deaconess Medical Center
Department of Pharmacy
800 West 5th Ave.
Spokane, WA 99210
phone: 509-473-2364
fax: 509-358-7744
e-mail: terrifc@empirehealth.org
Sacred Heart Medical Center Residency Application -- Download here
Brent A. Albertson, Pharm.D., BCPS
Manager, Advanced Pharmacy Practice & Research
Sacred Heart Medical Center, Department of Pharmacy
101 West 8th Ave. PO Box 2555
Spokane, WA 99220
Phone: (509) 474-2213
fax: (509) 474-4468
AlbertB@shmc.org
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Residency Application -- Download here
Angela S. Stewart, Pharm.D
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
Department of Pharmacy
2811 Tieton Dr.
Yakima, WA 98902
phone: 509-577-5070
fax: 509-575-8700
e-mail: Angela.Stewart@yvmh.org
For more information about the hospital, visit our web site:
www.yakimamemorial.org
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Community Pharmacy Residencies
Washington State University College of Pharmacy supports Community Pharmacy Residency positions located in Seattle. The affiliation between WSU and progressive community pharmacies will provide exciting new opportunities for pharmacists interested in obtaining advanced training in the community pharmacy setting.
The primary goals for the Community Pharmacy Residency programs include:
1. To advance the skills of the Resident by providing direct patient care in community pharmacy settings in which the Resident can contribute and actively participate in daily patient care activities.
2. To provide a supportive environment for the Resident to develop and implement innovative pharmacist care services as well as expand and maintain existing programs.
3. To prepare the Resident to make appropriate decisions in managerial core competencies, such as financial and human resource management, marketing, and legal considerations essential to the ownership/management of a community pharmacy practice.
4. To provide an opportunity for the Resident to educate pharmacy students through active instruction in introductory and/or advanced community pharmacy practice experiences and didactic education.
5. To complete a residency project suitable for publication and presentation.
Application and Contact Information:
Community Residency Application -- Download here
Linda Garrelts Maclean
Residency Program Coordinator
College of Pharmacy
Washington State University at Spokane
P.O Box 1475
Spokane, Wash., 99210-1475
phone: (509) 358-7732
fax: (509) 358-7744
e-mail: lmaclean@wsu.edu
Community Pharmacy Residency
at Medicine Ladies Inc., Seattle
Medicine Ladies, Inc. is an independently owned corporation operating four pharmacies in Seattle. The pharmacies include a traditional neighborhood pharmacy, one located in a small medical clinic with a pediatrics specialty, one located in a senior residential community, and one located inside a skilled nursing facility. Within the corporation, pharmacists offer a wide range of pharmacist care services including immunizations, cholesterol monitoring, blood pressure monitoring, body fat composition measurement, anticoagulation monitoring, bone density screening, compounding, emergency contraception, nursing home consulting and custom medication packaging. New services are added regularly. A quarterly newspaper highlighting the pharmacist services is written and published in-house and distributed to over 16,000 households.
The resident will engage in clinical activities and be encouraged to develop and hone management and marketing skills, and help evaluate new business opportunities. The wide variety of experiences available within the four pharmacies will provide the resident the latitude to tailor the residency to suit his/her needs, while emphasizing core competencies in direct patient care, communication and practice-based research.
The principal preceptor is Holly Whitcomb Henry, co-owner of Medicine Ladies, Inc. She is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, and earned a Specialty Certificate in Geriatric Pharmacy Practice from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. She holds Affiliate Faculty Appointments at both WSU and UW Pharmacy Schools. Holly is a recognized leader in the pharmacy community, having served as President of the Washington State Pharmacists Association. She is currently the President of the National Community Pharmacists Association, and serves on the Board of the NCPAPAC. She and her business partner received the Innovative Practice Award, and Holly was chosen one of the Top 50 Most Influential Pharmacists in 1999 by American Druggist magazine. She received the Preceptor of the Year Award from WSU and was named their Outstanding Pharmacy Alumnus in 1999.