PGY2 Ambulatory Care Portland, Oregon

Caring for our communities for 75 years, Kaiser Permanente Northwest serves over 640,000 members in the Portland metro area, from Eugene, Oregon to Longview, Washington. Approximately 1020 pharmacy employees provide services in 26 pharmacy locations and 2 hospitals.

Purpose: PGY2 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency training to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives for advanced practice areas. Residents who successfully complete PGY2 residency programs are prepared for advanced patient care or other specialized positions, and board certification in the advanced practice area, if available.

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Pharmacy Services

KPNW pharmacists work collaboratively with healthcare practitioners across the care continuum including inpatient, outpatient, transitions of care, home infusion, oncology, ambulatory care, academia, and administrative settings. With outpatient pharmacy services in nearly all of our medical offices, KPNW promotes pharmacy as an integral part of the healthcare team. KPNW pharmacists are valued and influential at every level of our organization.

KPNW is advancing the scope of pharmacy practice by developing opportunities for population management and direct patient care services in a variety of clinical specialties. With more than 50 collaborative drug therapy management protocols and authorized pharmacist prescribing, pharmacists have ample opportunity to provide direct patient care across a variety of settings.

Examples of CDTMs the PGY2 Resident is involved with:

• Diabetes
• Dyslipidemia
• Hypertension
• Anticoagulation
• Hepatitis
• Mental Health
• Neurology
• Oncology
• Rheumatology

Pharmacist Prescribing in OR and WA:

• Naloxone
• Oral Contraceptives

Awards and Accomplishments

• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) rating of 4.5, 2023
• Business Group on Health Best Employers Awards for Excellence in Health & Wellbeing, Excellence in Mental Health and Excellence in Health Equity, 2022
• The Leapfrog Group – A Grade for patient safety, 2022 (Kaiser Sunnyside and Kaiser Westside Medical Centers)
• 4.5-Star rating for Medicare health plans by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2022
• J.D.Power Highest Ranking for Customer Satisfaction with Commercial Member Plans in the NW region , 2023
• Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Excellence in Quality Award, 2022
• IDSA Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence (Kaiser Sunnyside and Kaiser Westside Hospitals)
• Excellence in Stroke Care Awards from the American Heart Association & American Stroke Association, 2023 (Kaiser Sunnyside and Kaiser Westside Hospitals)
• Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center was named one of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals by Newsweek, 2023
• ASHP Residency Accreditation visit in 2018 resulted in the maximum accreditation period allowed of eight years

Portland At A Glance

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Learning Experiences

Many of our past residents continue to serve KPNW as student and resident preceptors, which is part of the reason we place our residents’ growth and proficiency as top priorities in each learning experience we offer. We strive to create an enriching experience by offering a flexible schedule designed to drive each resident to reach their full potential.

Core Experience

• Many of our past residents continue to serve KPNW as student and resident preceptors, which is part of the reason we place our residents’ growth and proficiency as top priorities in each learning experience we offer. We strive to create an enriching experience by offering a flexible schedule designed to drive each resident to reach their full potential.
• Orientation
• Primary Care 1
• Primary Care 2 (includes pharmacy student preceptorship)
• Geriatrics/Medication Therapy Management
• Leadership and Administration

Elective Experience

• Academia / Teaching Certificate
• Anticoagulation
• Clinical Informatics
• Dermatology 
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Hepatology / Infectious Disease
• Mental Health
• Neurology
• Oncology/Hematology
• Rheumatology

Longitudinal Experience

• Community Outreach
• Staffing: Ambulatory Care – Blood Pressure Clinics
• Leadership Development
• Primary Care 
• Residency Project

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Requirements for Acceptance

• Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited (or ACPE candidate status) school of pharmacy.
• Completed a PGY1 residency.
• Must be licensed as an Intern Pharmacist in the state of Oregon by the first day of the residency.
• Must be licensed as a Pharmacist in the state of Oregon within 90 days and Washington by December 31st.
• Candidates must be registered in the National Matching Services, Inc. (NMS).
• Candidates must participate in the ASHP Matching Program. 
• Program NMS Code: 750265 and ASHP Program Code: 94033

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Application Requirements

• Application process through PhORCAS
• Statement of Interest/Letter of Intent
• Curriculum Vitae
• Official Pharmacy School transcripts sent to PhORCAS
• Three letters of references/recommendations utilizing the form in PhORCAS
• Application Deadline: January 2, 2024

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Interview Details

• • Selected applicants will be offered telephone interviews in January (required for application advancement).
  • Successful phone interviewees will be offered an on-site (or virtual, if applicable) a final interview occurring in February (required for application advancement).
  • Click here to link to the Virtual Information Sessions
    • December 13th – 12p.m. – 1p.m. PST

**This residency agrees that no person at this residency will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant**

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