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Mission Hospital serves as the region's only Level I trauma center and regional referral center serving patients from North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. The majority of the experience will occur in the center’s 94-bed emergency department with an average of 110,000 patient visits per year.

Emergency medicine (EM) pharmacy is a rapidly growing field with new residency programs and job openings appearing every year. The purpose of the Mission Hospitals Emergency Medicine residency program is to graduate proficient pharmacy clinicians who have advanced practice and precepting skills needed to be confident in an emergency department, academia, or other specialized positions. Residents become equipped to be integral members of a multi-disciplinary team possessing a broad knowledge of evidence-based emergency medicine drug therapy.

Opportunities for elective experiences exist throughout the health system and may be tailored to fit the resident’s needs. The resident will also serve as a primary preceptor for a student or PGY1 resident in the D and has lecture opportunities in critical care and/or toxicology. The goal of the residency is to provide advanced training in emergency care through the following experiences:
• Prospective order review
• Response to traumas and other code-type situations
• Discharge antibiotic follow up
• Patient education
• Drug information
• Toxicology training
• Consultations
• Interdepartmental committee participation

About Our Team
Emergency services at Mission Hospital include clinical pharmacist coverage in the emergency department 7 days a week and 24 hours per day. During these hours there are always one to two clinical pharmacists staffing within the department. A medication history team consisting of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are also available to obtain patient medication histories and assist with medication reconciliation process.

The Asheville Experience
It cannot be ignored that Mission Hospital is conveniently nestled in the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains. Within a short drive, you can hike or bike to one of more than 300 waterfalls in Western NC or to 360-degree mountain-top views. We encourage you to visit the famous Biltmore Estate and enjoy the diverse food scene in cultural downtown Asheville! 

We are using the ASHP-supported application portal, PhORCAS, for residency application submissions. Applications must include a letter of intent, CV, college/pharmacy school transcripts, and 3 letters of recommendation using the standardized form on PhORCAS. *The application deadline for Mission Hospital is Friday, January 2, 2026* 

The preference is to have residents licensed by the start of residency. Residents must be licensed within 90 days of starting the program.

About Mission Hospital

Located in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina, Mission Hospital is the largest facility in the Mission Health System, serving an 18-county area of Western North Carolina. Mission's 815-bed community teaching hospital serves as the regional referral center for tertiary and quaternary care, a comprehensive stroke center, and a level I trauma center. Mission is also home to a 94-bed emergency department, 85-bed children’s hospital and 120-bed behavioral health hospital. In addition, Mission outpatient clinical pharmacy services provide support in a variety of settings for primary care, specialty care, anticoagulation, and transitions of care. Mission Health System is a part of HCA Healthcare, one of the largest health systems in the world. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, HCA Healthcare is comprised of approximately 190 hospitals and 2,400 sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, and outpatient clinics, in 20 states and the United Kingdom.

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