Post Graduate Year One (PGY1) - Pharmacy Residency Program

The ASHP Accredited PGY1 Program at St. Luke's Boise and Meridian is a 12-month program that develops expertise and competency in providing clinical pharmaceutical care to a variety of different patient types. Residents train under the guidance of skilled preceptors in various specialties to grow significantly in their clinical skills and in the areas of pharmacy operations, teaching, medication use policy and evaluation.

The residency experience encompasses core area practice, elective experiences and longitudinal participation in administration, operational staffing, and teaching. Flexibility built into our program allows each resident to tailor a program to fit their individual needs.

Clinical rotations are primarily based out of our inpatient facilities located in Boise and Meridian. Rotations are typically 4-to-6 weeks in length.

Core Rotation Experiences

• Adult general medicine
• Infectious disease and antimicrobial stewardship
• Cardiology
• Pediatrics
• Adult critical Care
• Emergency medicine

Elective Rotation Experiences

• Oncology
• Advanced critical care
• Advanced emergency medicine
• Advanced cardiology
• Advanced pediatrics
• NICU
• PICU
• Advanced infectious disease and antimicrobial stewardship
• Infusion clinic
• Ambulatory care
• Rural medicine
• Population health
• Additional electives upon request

Longitudinal Rotation Experiences

• Precepting
• Central and decentralized staffing
• Teaching and learning certificate
• Major Project
• Thrombology
• Medication safety
• Presentation
• Policy/Protocol project

Conferences 

• Regional pharmacy meeting
• ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
• Mountain States Conference
  
  

Program Details

• Start date: late June or early July
• Estimated stipend: $56,000
  
  

Staffing Requirements

Boise residents will staff one weekend every three weeks and Meridian residents will staff every other Friday.

Projects & Research

Each resident is expected to complete a continuing education (CE) presentation and major project during their PGY1 year. The CE is presented within St. Luke's Health System. The major project is presented at ASHP Midyear and a regional spring conference, unless otherwise discussed with the residency program director for an equivalent.

Teaching Certificate & Residency Forum

St. Luke's has partnered with the other pharmacy residency programs across the region to bring residents together to collaborate as they work to complete the requirements to obtain a teaching certificate.

Post-Residency Directions

Typically, about half of our PGY1 residents accept a full-time clinical pharmacist position with either St. Luke's or another facility at the completion of their PGY1 program year. The other 50% of residents have gone onto a PGY2 program, typically our PGY2 Emergency Medicine or PGY2 Oncology Residency at St. Luke's Cancer Institute. St. Luke's strives to keep each of our PGY1 residents as permanent clinical staff pharmacists at the completion of their PGY1 year, however, this is always dependent on the availability of open positions.

Application Instructions and Process

1. Submit an application via PhORCAS by January 2; application to include:
   • Letter of intent
   • Three letters of reference
   • Current CV
   • Pharmacy transcripts
2. Applicants must also complete a St. Luke's online application by January 2 for Pharmacy Resident (PGY1) - Boise
3. On-site interview in February

Contact Information

Kathy Glem, PharmD, BCCCP
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director, Boise and Meridian
Director of Clinical Pharmacy, Treasure Valley
Phone: 208-381-4793
Email: [email protected] 

Aimee Mishler, PharmD, BCEMP
PGY1 Pharmacy – Boise Residency Site Coordinator
Email: [email protected]

Ryan Rickles, PharmD, BCEMP
PGY1 Pharmacy - Meridian Residency Site Coordinator
Email: [email protected]

Liam McCoy, PharmD
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident (Boise)
Email: [email protected]

Marcos Cervantes, PharmD
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident (Boise)
Email: [email protected]

Bree Mehling, PharmD
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident (Meridian)
Email: [email protected]

Liz Lopez, PharmD
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident (Meridian)
Email: [email protected]

Accreditation

The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency conducted by St. Luke's Health System, Boise, ID is accredited by ASHP.

ASHP Code: 83103
NMS Code for Boise: 148013
NMS Code for Meridian: 148021