PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program

Purpose Statement

The PGY-1 pharmacy residency program builds on a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and strives to help our residents achieve their full potential as clinicians and educators. The focus of MountainView Hospital’s PGY-1 pharmacy residency is to provide each resident with a broad range of pharmacy experiences tailored to meet each individual resident's needs and interests. This is accomplished through core learning experiences, at least one elective experience, and a variety of longitudinal experiences spanning the entire year. After completion, residents will be eligible for board certification and post-graduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.

Pharmacy Department

Residents will collaborate with more than 30 professional staff members and 23 non-professional team members in a decentralized care model. They will receive mentorship from board-certified preceptors across a range of specialized practice areas.

As part of their training, residents will engage in the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) process, complete Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification to participate in code blue response teams, and contribute to clinical pharmacist consult services. These services include dosing and monitoring for aminoglycosides, vancomycin, warfarin, and total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Additionally, residents will work alongside more than 300 medical residents across 10 specialties within the Sunrise Health System Graduate Medical Education Consortium.

Looking ahead, our department remains committed to delivering exceptional patient care as MountainView continues to grow and adapt to meet the needs of the community.

Core rotations

• Administration/Management
• Central Services
• Medical ICU (MICU)
• Emergency Medicine
• Infectious Diseases
• Internal Medicine
• Oncology
• Surgical ICU (CTICU/NSICU)

Elective rotations

• Academia
• Advanced Core Rotations
• Bone Marrow Transplant
• Central Services, Overnight
• Critical Care, Evenings
• Neonatal ICU (NICU)
• Transitions of Care

Longitudinal experiences

• Leadership, Project Management, and Professional Development
• Research
• Staffing
• Public Speaking and Education
• Teaching Certificate Program (Optional)

Additional program benefits

• BLS and ACLS training
• Coverage of travel expenses and registration fees for at least one pharmacy residency conference.
• Participation in a teaching certificate program provided by Roseman University College of Pharmacy.
• Food stipend
• Personal laptop with remote access
• Free parking
• Designated resident office/workspace
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Research

• Completion of an original research project focused on pharmacy practice is required.
• The research findings will be presented at a pharmacy residency conference.
• Preparation of a manuscript suitable for publication.

Qualification and application process

Applications are accepted through PHORCAS™.

NMS Match Code: 260313

All requirements must be completed by the application deadline of January 5 and should be submitted via the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS™).

Prospective residents are required to submit:

• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Letter of intent
• Official college of pharmacy transcript
  • Class rank if a graduate of a pass/no pass College of Pharmacy
• Three letters of recommendation

Residency candidate requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship/permanent resident status
• Graduate of an ACPE Accredited College of Pharmacy or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)
• Eligible for NV Licensure
• Nevada pharmacist license by October 1^st
  • Intern Pharmacist License is required unless licensed as a registered pharmacist in Nevada by July 1^st

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