Pharmacy Practice Residency

Special Features

Presbyterian Healthcare Services offers a Post-Graduate Year One Residency Program accredited by the American Society for Health-System Pharmacy. The residency offers a flexible program designed to provide the residents with unique experiences in clinical, administrative, and patient safety practices. Written and oral communication skills are emphasized throughout the program. The resident will gain experience teaching through inservice presentations and serving as preceptor for pharmacy students on clinical rotations. Required and elective rotations include:

• Cardiology (general and intensive care)
• Adult medicine (general and intensive care)
• Pediatrics/neonatology (general and intensive care)
• Infectious disease
• Oncology
• Managed care
• Anticoagulation
• Teaching and precepting
• Ambulatory care
• Practice management
• Skilled nursing
• Emergency medicine
• Palliative Care

Residency Program

• Duration/Type: 12 mo./residency
• Number of Positions: 2
• Application Deadline: Contact the Residency Program Director
• Starting Date: July 1
• Estimated Stipend: $41,000
• Interview Required: Yes
• Training Site Type: Hospital
• Owner/Affiliate: Private
• Model Type(s): Tertiary
• Tax Status: Nonprofit
• Total Beds: 583
• Average Daily Census: 421
• Number of Medical Centers: 8
• Accreditation Status: Accredited by the Joint Commission and CMS

Benefits

• Health plan and life insurance provided
• Financial support to selected professional meetings
• 14 vacation days
• 6 holidays
• 7 days professional leave
• Membership to the New Mexico Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Requirements

Eligibility for New Mexico licensure, letter of intent, college transcripts, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and on-site interview with presentation.

Contact Info

Director of Pharmacy
Matthew Nagy
(505) 841-1831
Fax: (505) 841-1872
mnagy@phs.org

Contact Person and Program Director
Rachel Hroncich, Pharm.D.
(505) 841-1686
Fax: (505) 724-6024
rhroncic@phs.org

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

PHS is New Mexico's largest integrated healthcare system, including:

• A 453 bed tertiary care hospital
• Health Maintenance Organization
• Skilled nursing facilities
• Pharmacist-managed outpatient clinics
• Five regional facilities throughout New Mexico

Presbyterian Healthcare Services is recognized as a national leader in the use of automated systems to improve patient safety and quality of care.