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Pharmacy Residency Program

PGY-1 Community Based Pharmacy Residency Program

General Overview

Residency Purpose – Program Purpose Statement

To build upon the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop community-based pharmacist practitioners with diverse patient care, leadership, and education skills who are eligible to pursue advanced training opportunities including postgraduate year 2 (PGY2) residencies and professional certifications.

Program Description

The PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency Program at Queen’s Medical Center – QCIPN, in collaboration with the Queen’s Medical Center POB Pharmacies will focus on developing pharmacists as leaders within the profession with an emphasis on the role of pharmacy in community health centers.

The intent of the program is to prepare independent pharmacy practitioners to practice in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. This program offers the opportunity for a pharmacist to:

  • Provide direct patient care in ambulatory settings, participate in team based health care, and provide clinical pharmacy services in a patient-centered primary care home;
  • Serve as an educator of patients and health care providers, as well as instruct and precept pharmacy students in various settings;
  • Gain the skills and experience needed to operate and manage a community pharmacy;
  • Facilitate interrelationships between, and within, the healthcare systems in our community to deliver high quality, culturally appropriate care and to improve patient transitions between care settings.

Description of Residency Program

The Queen’s Medical Center QCIPN/POB Pharmacies PGY-1 Community-Based Residency Program (CBRP) is a single-site residency program. The intent of this program is to build upon the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop community‐based pharmacist practitioners with diverse patient care, leadership, and education skills who are eligible to pursue advanced training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies and professional certifications. PGY1 graduates in community‐based practice aims to develop pharmacy leaders who are capable of improving the health of patients within the communities they serve. The PGY-1 resident will be based in Honolulu, Hawaii at Queen’s Medical Center Punchbowl.

This residency program is fully dual accredited by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA).

Code: 93101

Experiences

All experiences are longitudinal in nature in order to allow the resident to develop long term relationships with the patient.

Required

  • QCIPN/Population Health
  • Family Medicine
  • Medication Therapy Management
  • Specialty Pharmacy (Transplant/Hepatitis)
  • Academia
  • Research
  • Leadership/Management

Electives

  • Transitions of Care
  • Core Rotation Extension
  • Individualized Rotation
  • Tobacco Cessation
  • Pharmacogenomics
  • Geriatrics

Staffing

  • Two Saturdays every month
  • # of residency positions: 1 for 2023-2024

Sample Schedule:

*No Sundays

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thrusday Friday Saturday
AM
QCIPN/Population Health
QHCC Kahala Primary Care Clinic (Family Medicine)
Empower Health Clinic (Family Medicine)
Medication Therapy Management (Queen’s West)
Specialty Pharmacy – Transplant/ Hepatitis (Queen’s Punchbowl)
Staffing at POB Pharmacy (2 Saturdays per month)
PM
Tobacco Cessation (Queen’s Punchbowl)
Leadership & Management (Queen’s Punchbowl)
Research or Academia (Queen’s Punchbowl)

Stipend and Benefits

  • Stipend: $50,000
  • Medical, dental, and vision
  • Vacation/Holidays: 5 personal days and 10 major health-system observed holidays (15 days total)
  • Conference support for Midyear and Western States
  • Resident office
  • Laptop computer

Application Requirements

Deadline:  January 6, 2024

For more information, please contact Lily Van, PGY-1 Community Based Pharmacy Residency Program Director at Lvan@queens.org or via phone at 808-691-6346.

Cody Porter, PharmD

Cody received his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry degree from Franklin College in 2018 and his Bachelor of Arts in Pharmacy Studies and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Hawaii Hilo, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy in 2022. His career goals are to pursue a career in an outpatient setting with an emphasis in ambulatory care pharmacy.

Patrice (Baba) Morita, PharmD

Patrice received her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Pacific University in Oregon in 2018. She completed the PGY-1 Community Based Residency program at Queen’s Health System 2022-2023 and accepted a position as ambulatory care pharmacist at the Queen’s Clinically Integrated Physician Network (QCIPN). Patrice’s clinical interests include endocrinology and transitions of care. Her favorite memory from her residency year was attending ASHP Midyear in Las Vegas with the team and getting to spend time together outside of clinic. In her free time, Patrice enjoys eating good food, playing with her pet corgis and taking naps.

  • Lily Van, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. She went on to complete a PGY-1 Community Based Pharmacy Residency at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy in Jackson, MS and a PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA. She currently works as an ambulatory care pharmacist at QCIPN and Queen’s Kahala Primary Care Clinic.
  • Christie Nemoto, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Midwestern University College of Pharmacy in Arizona. She went on to complete a PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, CA. She currently works as an ambulatory care pharmacist at QCIPN and Queen’s EmPower Health Clinic.
  • Gavin Sanjume, PharmD, BCPS, MBA received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Purdue University and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is currently the Director of Retail and Contract Pharmacy Services at Queen’s Medical Center and also serves as a Medical Service Corps Officer in the United States Navy.
  • Mia Taylor, MSN, FNP-BC, APRN-Rx received her Masters of Science in Nursing and completed her clinical training as a family nurse practitioner at Michigan State University. She is currently the Director of Community and Post-Acute Care Services for the Queen’s Health Systems.
  • Richard Mejia, BSPharm received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from Washington State University. He currently serves as the manager of Physicians Office Building (POB) West Pharmacy in Ewa.
  • Miki Morita, PharmD received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. She went on to complete her PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. She currently serves as the manager of Physicians Office Building (POB) 3 Pharmacy in Honolulu.
  • Nicole Young, PharmD, BCCCP received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Hawaii at Hilo. She went on to complete her PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, WA and returned to Hawaii to complete her PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at the University of Hawaii at Hilo and The Queen’s Medical Center. She currently serves as Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Hawaii Hilo, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy.
  • Shogo Miyagi, PharmD, PhD, MS, BCPPS received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco and his Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine. He went on to complete his PGY-1 and PGY-2 Pharmacy Residencies at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. He currently serves as Assistant Clinical Faculty in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Hawaii Hilo Daniel K Inouye College of Pharmacy.
  • Wes Sumida, PharmD, BCPS received his B.S. in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Washington. He also went on to complete his PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Harborview Medical Center/University of Washington Hospital in Seattle. He is works as associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Hawaii Hilo, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy.

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program Honolulu, HI

General Overview

This program is a hospital-based, 12-month program that strives to develop well-rounded clinical practitioners. Experiences are uniquely tailored to match the needs and interests of each pharmacy resident. ASHP accredited since 1988.

Experiences

Required

  • Acute Care Medicine
  • Operations
  • Diabetes
  • Research
  • Administration

Electives

  • Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Behavioral Health
  • Cardiology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Medical ICU
  • Oncology
  • Surgical ICU
  • Transplant

Longitudinal

  • Administration
  • Staffing; every other
    weekend and select
    holidays
  •  Research project

Stipend and Benefits

  • Stipend: $50,000
  • Medical, dental, and vision
  • Vacation: 10 working days
  • Holidays: 5 major days
  • Conference support for Midyear and Western States
  • Resident office
  • Parking pass or bus pass
  • Cell phone and laptop computer for in-hospital use

Application Requirements

Deadline: January 5, 2022

For more information, please contact Lauren Sakamoto, Residency Program Director at lasakamoto@queens.org or via phone at 808-691-7293

Equal Opportunity

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