Swedish Pharmacy Residency Program

Required rotations are 4 weeks in duration while longitudinal rotations will span the duration of the residency year.

• Orientation (July)
• Internal Medicine
• Infectious Diseases
• Cardiology
• Medical/Cardiac ICU
• Trauma ICU
• Administration/Med Safety
• Emergency Medicine
• Academia
• Staffing (longitudinal)
• Research (longitudinal)

Elective rotations are typically 4 weeks in duration. Residents will choose 3 electives.

• Pediatrics (Off-site at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s in Uptown Denver)
• Infectious Diseases Advanced Elective
• Neuro Critical Care
• Oncology
• Internal Medicine Advanced Elective
• Critical Care Advanced Elective
• Emergency Medicine Advanced Elective
• General Neurology

The PGY1 residency program at Swedish Medical Center is closely affiliated with Regis School of Pharmacy and has a significant teaching emphasis. The resident will assist faculty in didactic lectures and group facilitation during a month long, focused academia rotation as well as longitudinally throughout the year. Residents will also be enrolled in a longitudinal Teaching Certificate Program through the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Residents may also assist in precepting PharmD students during rotations.

More information about Regis School of Pharmacy can be found here.

The resident will be paired with a preceptor to oversee the staffing learning experience throughout the year. Residents will be expected to staff approximately every 3rd weekend. Weekend staffing will initially focus on order verification and distribution services in the main pharmacy and progress to staffing de-centralized areas based on resident interest. In addition, residents will staff an average of one 4-hour weekday evening shift (typically 1700-2100) every other week.

• Research Project
• Medication Use Evaluation
• Drug class review, Drug Monograph, treatment guideline, or protocol (choose 1)
• Grand Rounds presentation
• Attendance and presentation of a longitudinal project at two regional/national conferences (typically ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Mountain States or Western States Conference)
• Participation and completion of a teaching certificate program (See “Teaching”)

Salary: $48,700 for 2022-2023 year

Insurance: The resident is eligible for Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

PTO: The residency will accrue PTO throughout the year equating to a total of 20 days PTO. PTO is expected to be used for holidays, vacations, interviews, and sick time. No more than 5 days of PTO are allowed to be used during one learning experience without approval from the Residency Program Director.

Travel: Residents will be reimbursed for registration and travel costs associated with attendance to required conferences.

Resident is eligible to participate in 401k, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (purchase stock at 10% discount), consumer discount programs, and all other benefits offered to full time employees.