PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency

Purpose:

To build upon the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency program to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in ambulatory care pharmacy. PGY2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge, thus allowing for the provision of patient care or other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (BCACP).

Program Overview:

• Springfield Family Physicians is an independent Family Medicine primary care practice located in Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. The pharmacy department includes an anticoagulation clinic, a transition of care team, Annual Wellness Visit and quality team.

Training Experience:

• Work collaboratively with physicians, physician's associates, nurse practitioners, psychologists, other health care professionals, and office staff to prevent and alleviate medication related problems and optimize patient outcomes.
• Provide patient-centered, evidence-based care for complex patients with chronic conditions.
• Effectively educate patients and staff, precept pharmacy students, and lead clinical topic discussions.
• Perform Medicare Annual Wellness Visits and work alongside our Quality Team to focus on achieving insurance metrics.
• Experience the administrative operations of an independent, physician owned, primary care clinic.
• Learn to speak the language of billing, insurance contracts, and reimbursement models.
• Gain the knowledge and skills required to market yourself to any primary care clinic in the country so that you can create your own ambulatory care practice upon residency completion.

Rotations:

• Ambulatory Care
• Leadership
• Teaching
• Research
• Business Development
• Federally Qualified Health Center

Benefits:

• Stipend to attend both ASHP Midyear and Northwestern States regional residency conference
• Health insurance including vision and prescription coverage; optional dental insurance
• 16 days PTO
• Free parking
• Online resource access

Previous Residency Projects completed at Springfield Family Physicians:

• PGY2 Ambulatory Care
  • Implementation of a Hepatitis C Treatment Program in a Patient Centered Primary Care Home (Dr Sara Puchalla, 2020-2021)
  • Pharmacist and Behavioral Health Interventions to Reduce Concomitant Use of Benzodiazepines and Opioids in the Ambulatory Care Setting (Dr Viet Nguyen, 2020-2021)
• PGY1 Community Practice
  • The utilization of Clinical Pharmacists to Reduce High Risk Medication Use in the Elderly (Dr Jonathan Duke, 2019-2020)
  • Effect of Clinical Pharmacist Intervention on Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) star ratings related to glucose control (Dr Rachel Gibas, 2019-2020)