Residency Showcase Program Listings

Billings Clinic offers two PGY1 pharmacy residency programs:

• Acute care setting (ASHP program code: 84001): 3 resident positions
• Ambulatory care setting (ASHP program code: 84102): 1 resident position

The program in the acute care setting was established in 2009, and the program in the ambulatory care setting started in July 2022. 

Mission: To develop well-rounded, evidence-based, pharmacist clinicians who are prepared to attain the following:

• Direct patient care or PGY2 pharmacy resident positions
• Adjunct clinical faculty or preceptor appointments
• Board certification 

Pharmacists completing our residency programs will be competent practitioners, skilled in evidenced-based, therapeutic medication management and direct patient care using an interdisciplinary team model.  They will develop expertise in educating other healthcare professionals, students, patients, and the community on medication-related issues.  Residents will gain confidence with drug literature evaluation, pharmacy research, and professional communication as well as leadership and pharmacy management.  They will exhibit a profound commitment to the advancement of the pharmacy profession through continued self-monitoring and development of their own performance.

Billings Clinic is an educationally-focused, integrated healthcare system that offers residents well-balanced experiences in direct patient care; advancing practice and improving patient care; leadership and management; and teaching, education, and dissemination of knowledge.  The program in the acute care setting also focuses on the management of  medical emergencies.  

Core Rotations

• Both programs: orientation/drug information and pharmacy practice
• Program in the acute care setting: cardiology, critical care, infectious diseases, and internal medicine
• Program in the ambulatory care setting: anticoagulation, cardiology, primary care, and psychiatry

Other Rotation Options

• Both programs: oncology, pediatrics, transitions of care
• Program in the acute care setting: ambulatory care (primary care), emergency medicine, neonatology, pain, and psychiatry
• Program in the ambulatory care setting: neurology and specialty pharmacy

Longitudinal Experiences

• Both programs: academia, administration, process improvement, research, and staffing
• Program in the acute care setting: medical emergencies
• Program in the ambulatory care setting: anticoagulation and primary care

Website: http://billingsclinic.com/pharmacyresidency

Eligibility Requirements

To be appointed to the PGY1 program, applicants must:

1. Have a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree or equivalent from an accredited college of pharmacy.
2. Be licensed or eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in the state of Montana.
3. Be enrolled with the ASHP Resident Matching Program. Billings Clinic’s National Matching Services Codes
   • Acute care setting: 157713
   • Ambulatory care setting: 292013
4. Be a United States citizen or eligible to work without needing visa sponsorship as the organization does not sponsor visas.

Application Process

1. Apply via PhORCAS (http://www.ashp.org/phorcas) 
2. Deadline: January 2nd

About Billings Clinic PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Programs

Billings Clinic is an integrated, progressive, not-for-profit, community, teaching healthcare organization with over 4,500 employees. As Montana’s largest healthcare organization, Billings Clinic is distributed among the main campus, branch clinics within Billings, and multiple partnerships across the region. The main campus consists of a 600+ provider multi-specialty clinic and a 336-bed hospital with a multitude of services and Montana's only Level 1 Trauma Center. The downtown campus also has a Cancer Center, Outpatient Pediatrics Center, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center, Research Center, and Surgery Center. Billings Clinic is nationally recognized for exceptional quality achievements and dedication to excellent patient care, friendly service, and leading-edge technology. The organization offers multiple residency programs including pharmacy, internal medicine, psychiatry, surgery, and nursing. As employees of the organization, our physicians and providers are invested in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, including pharmacists, to achieve our vision.

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