IHS PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency Programs
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Phoenix Indian Medical Center
4212 N 16th St. Phoenix, AZ 85016
Corporate Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (CPAL)
Phone: 602-263-1506
Fax: 602-263-1621Director of Pharmacy
CAPT Lisa Olson, PharmD, BCPSResidency Program Director
CDR Dinesh Sukhlall PharmD, BCPSResidency Program Coordinator
CDR Kelly Owens, PharmD, BCPSPositions 1
Accreditation
ASHP Pre-accreditation and Candidate StatusFacility Information
Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC) serves as a referral center for reservation-based hospitals and clinics across Arizona, Nevada, and Utah, while also providing primary and acute care services to the urban American Indian population of the greater Phoenix area.Rotational Experience Opportunities
The goal of this PGY2 Corporate Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (CPAL) residency program is to recruit and retain future leaders. Graduates of this program will develop capabilities surrounding targeted strategies to impact public health/population health outcomes; apply implementation and improvement framework to impact complex systems problems; and translate evidence into practice. Learning experiences will improve cultural competence and expose the learner to a variety of leadership experiences and preceptors—the best that IHS has to offer—that will foster a desire to impact public health priorities and address health equity issues.
The resident will gain experience in corporate/headquarters pharmacy leadership, supply chain management, clinical services management, pharmacy management, clinical operations, medication safety, and regulatory compliance. Longitudinal experiences will include management of pharmacy areas, medication use policy, and pharmacy informatics. The resident will work collaboratively to develop process improvement projects, lead organizational meetings and strategic planning efforts, and manage human and financial resources to develop advanced leadership skills that are necessary to assume a variety of leadership roles and responsibilities. Upon graduation, residents are prepared for a clinical or operational management/supervisory role in a variety of work settings, especially federal service.Special Features
Phoenix offers a high quality of life year-round. Mild winters and abundant sunshine make it easy to enjoy hiking, camping, boating, fishing, and skiing, all within a short drive of the city. Phoenix is also home to professional sports teams in football, basketball, baseball, and soccer, along with a vibrant dining, arts, and entertainment scene.
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Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority
1 Choctaw Way Talihina OK 74571
Medication Use Safety and Policy
Phone: 918-567-7000 ext. 6735
Fax: 918-567-7037Director of Pharmacy
CAPT Clint Bullock, DPh, MPHResidency Program Director
CDR Ashlee Knapp Harden, PharmD, MS, BCPSPositions 1
Accreditation
Awaiting ASHP Pre-Candidate approvalFacility Information
In 1999, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma was the first tribe to build its own hospital with its own funding. The Choctaw Nation Health Care Center is a 140,000 square foot health facility with 44 hospital beds for inpatient care and 52 exam rooms located in Talihina, OK. This is the center of health care services covering 10 ½ counties of southeastern Oklahoma.
The Choctaw Nation is the third largest Indian Nation in the United States, with close to 200,000 tribal members. The first tribe over the Trail of Tears, the historic boundaries are in the southeast corner of Oklahoma. The vision of the Choctaw Nation is “To achieve healthy, successful, productive, and self-sufficient lifestyles for a proud nation of Choctaws.”
Goal
The Medication-Use Safety and Policy PGY2 Residency offers advanced pharmacist training that prepares them to assume a leadership role in devising and implementing system changes that improve the safety, efficiency, and appropriateness of the medication-use system.Rotational Experience Opportunities
The Choctaw Nation Health Services Center (CNHSA) PGY2 Medication Use Safety and Policy pharmacy residency program builds on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and residents’ prior PGY1 pharmacy residency experience to contribute to the development of exceptional clinical pharmacists in Medication Safety practice.
Rotational experiences will include required rotations in Orientation, Medication safety I including med safety principles, Medication safety II including error investigations/risk reduction strategy, Clinical Informatics, Antibiotic/Opioid stewardship, Hospital Accreditation including focus on Joint Commission medication management standards. Longitudinal rotations include Research and Quality Improvement Project and Outpatient Staffing and will include projects such as ISMP/ASHP medication safety certificate, teaching/precepting, medication safety workgroup, as well as root cause analysis participation.
Throughout the year, the resident will be involved in pharmacy student, pharmacy resident and all staff education. The resident will also be responsible for assisting in precepting student and residents during the residency year. Participation in a Teaching and Learning Certificate Program is offered. The resident will develop a research project as a longitudinal experience and present at ASHP mid-year meeting.
Other Training: Residents shall attend the Officer Basic Course (if commissioned corps), Indian Health Service Pharmacy Practice Training Program, and ASHP mid-year meeting.Special Features
The Choctaw Nation Health Services center is located in beautiful Southeastern Oklahoma, boasting a large integrated health system that spans an area roughly the size of the state of Vermont. It is the mountain gateway to the beautiful Talimena Drive and the Ouachita National Forest. It offers many outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, fishing, and hunting. This position is the first residency of its kind in the state of Oklahoma and only the third postgraduate year 2 program within the Indian Health Service. CNHSA has had a successful PGY1 program since 2004, helping to create many leaders within the health system and IHS itself.
