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Pharmacy Residency Program at Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend

PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend (PHSHMC) offers a Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) residency program with rotations in Springfield, Oregon. Training experiences are individualized based on existing resident competencies and personal interests.

The purpose of a PGY1 pharmacy residency program is to build on the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training.

This residency program is specifically designed to train pharmacists who wish to practice as an integrated professional on the healthcare team. Residents shall be prepared for practice in a position that requires development and execution of patient-centered treatment plans, participation in the development of drug use policy and the ability to develop, implement and evaluate new pharmacy programs. To accomplish this goal, this residency program will promote development of the clinical, analytical, organizational, and leadership skills necessary to provide pharmaceutical cared and to develop and implement systems of care.

The PHSHMC PGY1 Residency Program recruits for two resident positions each year.

Application Timeline

  • Resident candidates must apply using ASHP’s PhORCAS website by January 3, 2025.
  • Consider beginning your application process in November or December as all materials must be submitted by the deadline.
    • Include your current goals and interests as well as strengths and weaknesses in your personal statement.
  • Residency interviews will be held on-site and online February 21st and 24th. Interview invitations will be sent out in the latter half of January.
  • 2025 Interview dates: Friday, February 21st and Monday, February 24th

Practice Area Rotations

Rotations are scheduled to fit the needs and interests of the resident.

Core Rotation Learning Experiences (Required)

  • Cardiology (6 weeks)
  • Critical Care (6 weeks)
  • Emergency Medicine (6 weeks)
  • Infectious Disease (5 weeks)
  • Internal Medicine (6 weeks)
  • IV Room (2 weeks)
  • Pediatrics (4 weeks)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine (2 weeks)
  • Order Verification (1 week)
  • Orientation (4 weeks)
  • Pharmacy Administration (2 weeks and Longitudinal Experience)
  • Precepting and Teaching, includes Oregon Pharmacy Teaching Certificate (Longitudinal Experience)
  • Residency Project (Longitudinal Experience)
  • Staffing (3 weeks and Longitudinal Experience)

Electives

  • Ambulatory Care
  • Oncology
  • Others may be developed in conjunction with the resident's interests

Meet Our Team

Residency Program Director

  • Angie Christianson, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

Pharmacy Leadership Team

  • Pharmacy Director
    Jarrod Brubaker, BPharm, MBA, FOSHP
  • Clinical Manager
    Don Cowin, BPharm, BCPS
  • Operations Manager
    Joe Evans, PharmD

Preceptors (Instructors)

  • Casey Aaby, PharmD, BCPS
  • Steven Barton, PharmD, BCCCP
  • Chris Davidson, BPharm
  • Kohl Dorrington-Thacker, PharmD, BCCP, BCPS
  • Joan Erwert, PharmD, BCPS
  • Ruby Gale, PharmD, BCPS
  • Gina Giesbrecht, PharmD, BCPS
  • Courtney Gill, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
  • Tyler Lantz, PharmD, BCPS
  • Brett Lawson, PharmD, BCCCP
  • Amy McCarthy, PharmD, BCPS
  • Darin McDaniel, BPharm
  • Brittany Moon, PharmD, BCPS
  • Alyssa Nguyen, PharmD, BCCP, BCPS
  • David Rochon, BPharm, BCPS
  • Lynn Thongsithavong, PharmD
Pharmacy Leadership Team

Current and Past Residents

2025

  • Zhuo (David) Chen, PharmD
    Oregon State University
  • Maddie Moss, PharmD
    Oregon State University

2024

  • Song Thao Truong, PharmD
    Oregon State University
    PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend

2023

  • Lisa Cahill, PharmD
    University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
    Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

2022

  • Tyler Lantz, PharmD, BCPS
    Oregon State University College of Pharmacy
    PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center
  • Sadie Mackin, PharmD, BCPS
    Oregon State University College of Pharmacy
    Salem Health

2021

  • Casey Aaby, PharmD, BCPS
    Washington State University College of Pharmacy
    PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center
  • Crystal Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS
    Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy
    UC Davis

2020

  • Kyle Grech, PharmD
    Oregon State University College of Pharmacy
    Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
  • Jordan Haas, PharmD
    University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy
    PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center

2019

  • Katie Lusby, PharmD
    Oregon State University College of Pharmacy
    Salem Health
  • Alyssa Nguyen, PharmD, BCCP, BCPS
    Pacific University School of Pharmacy
    PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center

2018

  • Kohl Dorrington-Thacker, PharmD, BCCP, BCPS
    Oregon State University College of Pharmacy
    PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center
  • Shana Eighan, PharmD, BCACP
    Pacific University School of Pharmacy
    Providence Ambulatory

2017

  • Steven Barton, PharmD, BCCCP
    University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy
    PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center
  • Marta Stueve, PharmD, MHA
    Pacific University School of Pharmacy
    Milford Campus at Bridgeport Hospital
Pharmacy Residents

 

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