About the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program - Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks
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Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks

 

About the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program

Facilities

VHSO is a 58-operating bed facility with general medicine, surgical, intensive care and mental health beds available. Our Primary Care Clinics serve approximately 55,000 veterans through our main campus, in Fayetteville, and our six other Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC).  The mission of our facility is to: “Honor America’s Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.”

Benefits

  • Paid administrative leave to attend local, state, and national pharmacy conferences
  • Rotation flexibility and diversity
  • Teaching opportunities with pharmacy students
  • Required participation in the UAMS College of Pharmacy Teaching Certification Program; http://go.uams.edu/tcp 
  • Vacation and sick leave that accrues through the year
  • Ten days of paid holiday leave
  • Health insurance with prescription coverage, dental, and vision
  • Office space with computer
  • Scrubs and professional lab coats provided

Competency Areas

The complete list of the competencies, goals, and objectives commensurate with those of the ASHP Learning Objectives for PGY1 Residency Training will be provided to each successful candidate. The global competency area of the residency include, but are not limited to:

• In collaboration with the health care team, provide safe and effective patient care to a diverse range of patients, including those with multiple co-morbidities, high-risk medication regimens, and multiple medications following a consistent patient care process.
• Ensure continuity of care during patient transitions between care settings.
• Prepare, dispense, and manage medications to support safe and effective drug therapy for patients.
• Demonstrate ability to evaluate and investigate practice, review data, and assimilate scientific evidence to improve patient care and/or the medication use system.
• Demonstrate leadership skills.
• Demonstrate management skills.
• Provide effective medication and practice-related education to patients, caregivers, health care professionals, students, and the public (individuals and groups).
• Effectively employs appropriate preceptors’ roles when engaged in teaching (e.g., students, pharmacy technicians, or other health care professionals).

Residency Handbook

Find the residency handbook here.


 

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