Asante PGY-1 pharmacy residency
Program goals
Based on the goals and objectives set forth by ASHP, Asante’s PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Programs, at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center and Asante Three Rivers Medical Center, build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for post graduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training. Residents completing the PGY1 program at Asante will be prepared to provide patient-centered care to a diverse patient population.
The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Programs, at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center and Asante Three Rivers Medical Center, are fully accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
Asante is not-for-profit health system located in Southern Oregon. This systems serves residents from a large geographical area in Southern Oregon and Northern California.
Training opportunities
Asante Residents will have the opportunity to participate in a broad range of required experiential training segments with a focus on inpatient pharmacotherapy and numerous electives in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center is the 378 bed regional referral and trauma center featuring the latest medical technology and clinical expertise. The hospital team delivers nationally recognized heart and stroke care, orthopedic services, cancer care and diabetes care, as well as a comprehensive range of key services including neurology and neurosurgery, bariatric surgery, rehabilitation services, the region’s only neonatal intensive care unit, home care and hospice services, and the only hospital-based sleep center in Southern Oregon.
For the tenth year in a row, Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center has been named a 100 Top Hospital in the nation by Fortune/Merative. The 100 Top award recognizes excellence in clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, patient experience and financial health. In addition, for the third time starting in 2020, Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center has been named a Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital in the nation by Merative. ARRMC employs approximately 2,900 employees and has a registered nurses bargaining unit, Oregon Nurses Association (ONA). ONA represents 900 nurses at present, which is about 15% of the total workforce of Asante and the current contract expires in September of 2023. Asante is investing over $1 billion over a ten-year period for new construction, renovation, deferred maintenance, planned replacement, equipment and information technology.
Asante Three Rivers Medical Center (ATRMC) in Grants Pass, Oregon is a fast-paced 125-bed community-focused center built in 2001. ATRMC combines careful attention to patient needs and a healing environment in the service of a rural, medically underserved population of well over 100,000 people across essentially all extreme SW Oregon. ATRMC is DNV Stroke Certified and operates as the second busiest and most acute Level Three trauma center in Oregon. ATRMC became the first hospital in the nation to receive the designation of “Mother Friendly” by the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services.
Asante Health System Pharmacy is committed to increasing racial and ethnic diversity, equity and inclusivity of our pharmacy residency programs and the pharmacy workforce.
Resident responsibilities
The resident is involved in all aspects of patient care throughout the health system. Some of the resident responsibilities include the following:
- Providing medication therapy management to a diverse populations.
- Assessing, monitoring, and delivering pharmacotherapy.
- Participating in Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee activities.
- Providing education to health care professionals, patients, and the community.
- Presenting a major project locally, regionally, and nationally.
- Attending national, state,and local pharmacy meetings.
- Providing departmental, organizational, and community service.
- Serving as authors for the Asante Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Asante Medication Safety Bulletins.
Conferences (required)
Research project (required)
- One original research project.
- IRB approval (if applicable).
- Project presentation at ASHP Midyear and Regional Pharmacy Residency Conference.
- Final manuscript written in publishable format.
Education and teaching
- Provide continuing pharmacy education sessions to pharmacy staff (required).
- Publication in Asante Pharmacy and Therapeutics Bulletin and Asante Medication Safety Bulletin (required).
- Interact with and mentor pharmacy students/interns.
Teaching certificate program
- Academic Teaching Certificate available through affiliations with the Pacific University and Oregon State University Colleges of Pharmacy.
Benefits
- Competitive yearly stipend.
- Comprehensive medical and life insurance coverage options.
- 23 days earned time off.
- Educational and professional leave.
- Reasonable reimbursement for professional travel.
- Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certifications.
- Resident advocates.
- Discounted meals.
Application requirements
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy.
- Holds or is eligible for Oregon Pharmacist Licensure.
- Eligible to work in the United States.
- Able to start last full week of June.
- PhORCAS application: https://portal.phorcas.org/.
- Match Program Codes:
- Rogue Regional: 162613.
- Three Rivers: 265113.
- Individual Assessment for Residency Training (.doc).
- Letter of intent.
- Curriculum Vitae.
- 3 references through PhORCAS.
- Official pharmacy education transcripts.
- On-site or virtual interview as appropriate.
- Application deadline:
- Asante Rogue Regional: Jan. 1.
- Asante Three Rivers: Jan. 2.
