Boise va pharmacy residency program | veterans affairs

TRAINING SITE OVERVIEW The Boise VA Medical Center is part of VA NW Health Network (VISN 20), which includes facilities in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.  The Boise VA Medical Center

is an 87-bed facility, which includes an adjacent 32-bed extended care and rehabilitation unit, and 18 bed inpatient substance abuse unit. The Boise VA Medical Center also operates

Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Twin Falls and Caldwell, Idaho and Outreach Clinics in Burns, Oregon and Salmon, Idaho. The Boise VA Medical Center is an acute care teaching

hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology, as well as education and research.  Comprehensive health care is provided with onsite specialty

areas including medicine, surgery, geriatrics, psychiatry, women’s health, cardiology, oncology, and rheumatology. PROGRAM PURPOSES PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM PURPOSE: PGY1 residency

programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency

areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be

prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2)

residencies. PGY2 PHARMACY RESIDENCIES: PROGRAM 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. BENEFITS A competitive

annual stipend is provided to residents as well as 13 paid holidays, annual leave, sick leave, health care benefits, personal office space, and free parking. Additionally, residents may

receive a teaching certificate through the Boise Learning and Teaching program. Through the program, residents will become Idaho State University affiliate faculty members, and have

opportunities to lecture or lead case discussions for pharmacy students. Residents may also precept APPE or IPPE students on rotation at the VA. The Boise VA Medical Center is also one of 

seven facilities in the nation chosen to participate in the VA Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education. The goal of this program is to encourage transformation of clinical education

by preparing graduates of health professional programs to work in and lead patient‐centered inter-professional teams that provide coordinated longitudinal care. Both PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy

residents will be involved in this exciting program will be involved in this exciting program by participating in quality improvement projects, and providing education to medicine,

psychology, and nurse practitioner residents.