PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center (PHSW) began offering a one-year ASHP-accredited residency in pharmacy practice in July of 1996. When the program began, two residents were selected to participate in the program. After successful completion of the third resident class, the program expanded to the selection of three residents in 1999, four residents in 2007. In 2017, PHSW joined with PeaceHealth St John to offer six residency positions between the two hospital sites. Starting in 2019, each hospital offered their own residency program and PHSW resumed training four residents.  PHSW has continued to expand our residency program with the addition of a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy residency position.  While structured to meet the intent of the current ASHP Post-graduate year one (PGY1) residency program standards, training experiences are individualized based on existing resident competencies and personal interests.

The purpose of this residency program is to develop competent clinical practitioners who have accelerated their growth beyond entry-level professional competence in patient care and in practice management, and have further developed leadership skills that may be applied in any direct patient care position in a variety of practice settings upon completion of the residency.