The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at Parkview Medical Center is an ASHP-accredited, 12 month, full-time postgraduate program that offers experiences with diverse patient populations, a variety of disease states, and a range of patient problems. The program provides an environment that is supportive of learning and training for the resident to achieve the purpose, goals, and objectives of the residency program and to progress over the course of the residency to be more efficient, effective, and able to work independently in providing direct patient care.

Residents will develop knowledge and skills in four primary competency areas:

• Patient Care
• Advancing Practice and Improving Patient Care
• Leadership and Management
• Training Education, and Dissemination of Knowledge

Program Information

REQUIRED ROTATIONS:

• Orientation
• Internal Medicine
• Cardiology
• Inpatient Anticoagulation
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Nutrition Support
• Critical Care
• Emergency Medicine

LONGITUDINAL ROTATIONS:

• Outpatient Anticoagulation
• Pharmacy Administration
• Student Preceptorship
• Major Research Project

ELECTIVE ROTATIONS:

• Antimicrobial Stewardship II
• Psychiatry
• Ambulatory Care
• Repeat of any required rotation

CERTIFICATION & EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:

• Teaching certificate through University of Colorado School of Pharmacy
• ACLS and PALS certification
• Precepting of pharmacy students
• Participating in community health fairs

PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS:

• ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting Poster
• Presentation at Regional Residency Conference
• Patient case and Journal Club Presentation with each rotation
• MUE
• Formulary management
• Guideline and/or protocol development
• Regular participation in committees and meetings

Please check our website or visit us at our booth for any questions or more information!

https://www.parkviewmc.com/medical-education/pharmacy-residency/

Eligibility

• Eligible for employment in the United States
• Graduate of an ACPE accredited Doctor of Pharmacy Degree Program
•  Pharmacist License in the state of Colorado obtained within the first 60 days of employment
• Successful completion of a background check and drug screen
• Parkview does not accept applicants who have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Committee (FPGEC) Certificate from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).

Application Requirements

Our program uses PhORCAS, the ASHP Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service. The following items are required:

• Complete PhORCAS application
• Letter of Intent
• Curriculum Vitae
• Three Reference Letters
• Academic transcripts

About Parkview Health System

Parkview was founded in 1923, and is a private, non-profit organization, licensed for 350 beds. Parkview Health System provides a full range of healthcare services including a verified Level III Trauma Center along with exceptional comprehensive cardiac and orthopedic care. Parkview Health System is the leader in all service lines in our service area. As a vital healthcare source, Parkview’s service area includes Pueblo County and 14 surrounding counties, which together represent 370,000 total lives. Uniquely, Parkview has one of the highest percentages of Medicare and Medicaid patients in the state at 78%. As the region’s largest private employer with more than 2,800 outstanding individuals, Parkview continues to strategically grow. Parkview currently offers an array of Graduate Medical Education including an Internal Medicine Residency, Pharmacy Residency, and fellowships in Gastroenterology, Pulmonology/Critical Care, and Cardiology. In the fall of 2022, Parkview Health System opened a new Orthopedic Center, Parkview Pueblo West, where patients can undergo outpatient and short-stay elective orthopedic surgeries. In addition, Parkview Health System has partnered with Rocky ...Mountain Cancer Center to open Parkview Comprehensive Cancer Center, offering a full range of the most advanced radiation and chemo/immunotherapies within the same location as teams of hematologists and radiation, surgical, and medical oncologists to provide a collaborative, strategic approach to cancer care. Parkview’s mission is to “provide the highest quality health care to the people we serve.” Our vision is “to be the provider of choice for patients, physicians, and employees.”

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