Responsibilities
All residents at OSU participate in various patient care, teaching and educational activities:
- Manage chronic disease states
- Work as a member of an interdisciplinary care team through the use of collaborative practice agreements
- Precept pharmacy students and take part in didactic teaching and small group facilitation at the College of Pharmacy
- Oregon Pharmacy Teaching Certificate
Benefits
Individuals appointed to the school’s residency programs are entitled to the following:
- Yearly stipend of approximately $47,500
- Professional liability insurance provided at affiliated institutional sites
- Benefits include 12 personal leave days (including sick days); 9 observed holidays; and Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
- Upon completion of their training
OSU residents are highly sought after
Requirements
To be admitted to one of the OSU College of Pharmacy’s residency programs, one must complete the requirements as found on our Application Process Page.
Contact Us
Residency Program Director
203 Pharmacy Building
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-737-5791
The OSU College of Pharmacy PGY-1 Community Pharmacy program was established as a single site program in 2011. In 2016, the program expanded to a multi-site program which includes OSU College of Pharmacy, Community Health Centers of Benton and Linn Counties and Yakima Valley Farm Worker’s Clinic.
Admission
The OSU College of Pharmacy’s residency programs provides exceptional clinical preparation and education. Entry into the programs is competitive and applicants are encouraged to review all admission requirements and deadlines prior to beginning the application process.
OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.
Professional Development
Resident activities include community practice, primary care practice, and drug therapy preparation and distribution. Clinical practice activities vary depending on the area of practice, providing a variety of experiences for leadership practice and development.
Community Pharmacy Program
The OSU College of Pharmacy Community Pharmacy program was established as a single site program in 2011. In 2016, the program expanded to a multi-site program which includes OSU College of Pharmacy, Community Health Centers of Benton and Linn Counties and Yakima Valley Farm Worker’s Clinic.
Purpose Statement
The purpose of the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy PGY-1 Community‐Based Pharmacy Residency Program is to build upon the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop community‐based pharmacist practitioners with diverse patient care, leadership, and education skills. This residency prepares pharmacists to pursue advanced training opportunities, including professional certifications.
Activities Include
- Engage in 340B pharmacy practices and provide care to underserved populations
- Provide direct patient care in ambulatory settings
- Participate in team-based health care
- Provide clinical pharmacy services in a patient-centered primary care home
- Serve as an educator of patients and health care providers
- Instruct and precept pharmacy students in various settings
- Gain the skills and experience needed to operate and manage a community pharmacy
- Facilitate interrelationships between, and within, the healthcare systems in our community to deliver high quality, culturally appropriate care and to improve patient transitions between care settings.
Core Topics
- Practice Development and Management
- Collaborative drug therapy management agreement and standards of care development
- Business Plan Development
- Professional Development
- Drug information presentations (Provider education and literature review)
Staffing/Administration
During this longitudinal rotation, resident will build skills in utilizing pharmacy dispensing software and will be responsible for taking on pharmacist tasks.
Tasks include:
- Performing pre-verification
- Writing prescriptions
- Final verification on prescriptions (ensuring correct drug, dose, interactions, and appropriateness of therapy)
- Counseling patients on prescriptions and OTC recommendations
- Calling prescribers for clarification
- Answering patient and provider questions
Other daily responsibilities include:
- Providing patient care by counseling
- Preparing medications for dispensing
- Conducting drug utilization reviews (DUR), drug therapy dose checking, and recommendations.
Throughout the year resident will assume greater responsibilities in the pharmacy including participating in operations and management tasks, and supervising/directing technicians and students on APPE rotations.
Disease State Proficiency
Common disease states encountered in this residency program in which the resident will be expected to gain proficiency through reviewing medication information resources, guidelines, and/or direct patient care include, but are not limited to:
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Anticoagulation
Project
The major project is a required, longitudinal learning experience to provide the resident with an opportunity to apply project management, research, leadership, and communication skills while conducting practice-based research. The resident will be the Principal Investigator (PI) and will be in control of all major aspects of the project including developing the study design and methodology, implementing the intervention and data collection, analyzing the collected data, and disseminating the knowledge gained from the scholarly work.
Teaching/Academia
The teaching rotation is a required, longitudinal learning experience to familiarize the resident with the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy and the role of the pharmacy practice faculty member. The College of Pharmacy at Oregon State University offers a four-year, didactic curriculum leading to the Pharm.D. degree. The final year implements all that the student learned through hands-on experience at various pharmacy practice locations throughout the Northwest or around the world.
The pharmacy resident will complete the required courses and assignments for the Oregon Pharmacy Teaching Certificate. The resident will have the opportunity to practice small group facilitation while paired with a faculty member for a course in the P1 or P2 year. The resident will also gain precepting experience with APPE students on rotation when available. The resident may also have the opportunity to gain insight into faculty development and life in academia including managing services, scholarship, and teaching through discussions with faculty members and administrators.
Ambulatory Care
The clinical programs and direct patient care experience is a longitudinal training experience taking place August through June. The learning experience encompasses pharmacist-driven outreach for medication adherence, diabetes, anticoagulation, and other patient care services.
The resident will collaborate with health care professionals to improve health literacy in culturally diverse and underserved patient populations. The resident will work directly with providers to assure that patients' medication lists are reconciled and therapy is adherent to disease state guidelines and work with patients to address medication adherence.
Professional Development/Management
Practice management and professional development is a required, longitudinal learning experience. Discussions and activities are designed to address issues pertaining to application of clinical knowledge and development of clinical practice; pharmacy and formulary decision making; professional involvement in local, state and national pharmacy affairs; interprofessional education; performing as a role model for pharmacy students; and continuous professional development through self-assessment and goal setting.