Memorial Health System is located in Colorado Springs at the base of the beautiful Rocky Mountains and serves the southern Colorado communities. Memorial is a level II trauma center with three hospitals - Memorial Hospital Central and Memorial Hospital for Children (583 beds), Memorial Hospital North (83 beds) - and outlying clinical facilities throughout Colorado Springs.

Memorial’s Pharmacy department has more than 60 full-time equivalents (FTEs) and offers a 24/7 service with kinetic dosing services, decentralized pharmacist practice, anticoagulation services, rounding with each specialty service, participation on the Code Blue team and more.

Our residency program offers two Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY1) program positions. We are accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). This 12-month program offers an excellent opportunity for residents in our large acute care facility.

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Rotations

Our flexible rotations adapt to your interests while providing a solid foundation in core therapeutic areas. Rotations enhance skills and knowledge in:

• Cardiology

• Critical care

• Infectious disease

• Internal medicine

• Medication safety

• NICU

• Oncology

• Pediatrics

• Practice management (longitudinal)

• Electives - select from the following to meet your interests and professional goals:

• pain service

• palliative care

• operating room

• anticoagulation

• and more

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Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited program

• Obtain a license to practice as a pharmacist in the State of Colorado by  December 1 of the residency year

Responsibilities

• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and provide patient care
• Provide pharmaceutical care to patients in a variety of settings
• Participate in journal review conferences and patient case conferences
• Answer drug information questions
• Newsletter contributions
• ACLS certification
• Manage the Adverse Drug Reaction database

• Manage the Drug Information database

• Committee participation: Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Medication Use Safety Committee and others
  
• Residents are assigned to staff every other weekend to develop their operational skills

Residency Project

• Design and complete a self-directed residency project suitable for presentation and publication that will be beneficial to the institution

• Prepare project presentation for IRB approval and poster at ASHP CMC
  
• Present the residency project at the Western States Residency Conference
• Complete manuscript for publications prior to completion of the residency

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Preceptors

Sarah Boardman, PharmD (Cardiology

Jill Cassaday, PharmD (Oncology)

Melissa Foss, PharmD, BCPS (Practice Management)

Jim Lewis, PharmD (Practice Management)
David Nash, PharmD (Pediatrics)
Jessica Peterson, PharmD, BCPS (Internal Medicine)

Joanne Peterson, RN, CCRN (Medication Safety)

Christy Witherspoon, PharmD, BCPS (Critical Care)

Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Paula Moyers, PharmD, BCPS (Practice Management, Infectious Disease)

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Salary & Benefits

• Annual stipend of approximately $37,500
• Travel expenses and professional leave for the ASHP clinical mid-year meeting
• Travel expenses and professional leave for the Western States Residency Conference
• 24 days vacation earned, 13 of which may be taken during 12 month residency
• Benefits package including health, dental, life and short term disability insurance

• PERA retirement benefits

Application Process

• Enrollment in the National Matching Program
  

• Letter of intent

• Curriculum vitae
• Three letters of recommendation (letter preferred, not ASHP form)

• College of Pharmacy transcripts

• Packet deadline: January 7, 2011
  

Send information as packet or individually to:

Paula Moyers, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Memorial Health System
1400 East Boulder Avenue

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

Telephone: (719) 365-1109
Fax: (719) 365-5145

E-mail: paula.moyers@memorialhealthsystem.com

If selected, you’ll be invited for a personal interview in February. The interview includes a tour of the facility and one-on-one time with the preceptors, residency director, department director and residents. You’ll be asked to give a 30-minute clinical presentation to the staff.