College of Pharmacy

Pharmacotherapy Department

 

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.

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


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.

If you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader* you can download the Applications for the hospital residencies listed below.

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Application and Contact Information:

Deaconess Medical Center Residency Application -- Download here
Colleen M. Terriff, Pharm.D
Deaconess Medical Center
Department of Pharmacy
800 West 5th Ave.
Spokane, WA 99210
phone: 509-473-2364
fax: 509-473-7531
e-mail: terriff@mail.wsu.edu


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


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Community Pharmacy Residencies

Washington State University College of Pharmacy supports two Community Pharmacy Residency positions located in Spokane and Seattle, Washington. The affiliation between WSU and these 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.

The residency training sites are two of the most advanced community pharmacy practices in the state of Washington. In addition, the on-site preceptors are state and national leaders in pharmacy practice. Descriptions of each of the sites are provided below.

Application and Contact Information:


ICommunity 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
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WSU COMMUNITY PHARMACY RESIDENCY
JONES PHARMACY, SPOKANE

 

Jones Pharmacy and Home Health Care Center currently occupies 8,800 square feet of sales floor space. The business provides a multi-faceted retail establishment that includes durable medical equipment, retail merchandising (gifts, cards, variety items) and contract centers that include an in-store U.S. Postal Service station, UPS pick-up, and payment center for AT&T Broadband. Jones also provides an array of pharmacy services such as specialty medication packaging for assisted living facilities, enteral nutrition products, manual/electric breast pumps and supplies, ostomy and catheter supplies, and stocks hard to find prescription items. Providing exceptional customer service is one of Jones Pharmacy’s priorities. Due to this commitment, the pharmacy was awarded the Spokane Pharmacy Association’s “2002 Pharmacy Appreciation Award.”

Jones pharmacists have always been committed to promoting the pharmacy profession through mentoring aspiring pharmacists and encouraging and supporting existing practitioners. Pharmacists at Jones have also strived to develop and implement innovative services to better serve patients. Smoking cessation, diabetes self-management, wellness education, specialty compounding, and lipid management are examples of some of the programs that are offered in the Spokane community pharmacy. In addition, pharmacists at Jones currently practice with prescriptive authority for vaccinations, emergency contraception, and rapid strep throat testing.

The Jones Pharmacy residency program provides new pharmacists with the flexibility, time, resources, and support needed to develop innovative pharmacist care activities. In addition, the program allows pharmacists to strengthen their management knowledge and skills. Residents are also encouraged to pursue practice areas that they find interesting and build upon clinical knowledge and skills. This residency program will offer the pharmacist a unique opportunity to learn and practice contemporary, entrepreneurial pharmacy in the community setting.

Jones Pharmacy preceptors include W.D. Evans, owner, Linda Garrelts MacLean, R.Ph, CDE, Catrina Schwartz, Pharm.D.

W. D. Evans has been involved in all phases in community pharmacy management. He worked with a Northwest chain of pharmacies for 12 years in many capacities, which included new store development, operations, personnel management, and store management. Before purchasing Jones Pharmacy in Spokane in January 2002, Mr. Evans served as the director of operations for Jones Pharmacies in Spokane and Deer Park. Working with Mr. Evans will afford the resident the opportunity to become knowledgeable about the business aspects of owning or managing a community pharmacy.

Linda Garrelts MacLean is the former owner of Jones Pharmacies located in Spokane and Deer Park. She is active in many state and national pharmacy organizations and has served as president of the Washington State Pharmacists Association. Linda has always been and continues to be a pioneer in the pharmacy profession and was voted the “Most Influential Woman Pharmacist,” in 1997, in The Pharmacy Times. Linda currently is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacotherapy at WSU College of Pharmacy. She received the College's 2003 Outstanding Pharmacy Alumnus award.

Catrina Schwartz graduated from the University of Washington Pharmacy School in 2002. She then completed a community pharmacy residency at Jones Pharmacy from 2002-2003. During the residency, she implemented a rapid strep throat testing protocol with prescriptive authority. Jones Pharmacy is the first pharmacy in Washington State to offer this service. In addition, Catrina assisted with teaching EWU and WSU students at the Riverpoint campus. She currently staffs at Jones Pharmacy and Shriners Hospitals for Children.

For more information:
www.jonesrx.com
www.communires.com
www.advancepharmacy.org


WSU COMMUNITY PHARMACY RESIDENCY
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 1st Vice 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 Fifty 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.

 

 

 

workshop for residents

Residents in pharmacy practice and other specialites attended a College of Pharmacy residency workshop in July 2006 in Spokane. The group is pictured here. Participants were from Deaconess Medical Center, Sacred Heart Medical Center, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital and Central Washington Hospital (Wenatchee).

 

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