Banner Health offers many PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Programs.
Banner Baywood Medical Center, located in Mesa, Ariz., serves many health care needs of the growing East Valley of metropolitan Phoenix.
Our ASHP-accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy residency will provide a structured educational experience while allowing flexibility to meet resident's needs.
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Pharmacy Residency Director
Kelly Erdos, PharmD, BCACP, CACP
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator Supervisor
Residency Program Director
(480) 321-4151
Banner Boswell Medical Center has been providing excellent patient care with compassion, integrity and respect to our neighbors in the northwest area of metropolitan Phoenix since 1970. We are a nonprofit, 501-bed campus that works with more than 700 physicians to provide a full spectrum of medical services. Our supportive environment encourages family and friends to participate in the healing process. Primary specialty areas include cardiac services, neurosciences, orthopedic services, rehabilitation, and oncology services.
The Department of Pharmacy is fully automated with the use of automated dispensing cabinets and medication inventory management carousel technology. Our department provides 24-hour services, supported by over 50 full-time pharmacy personnel. We are also equipped with computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and electronic medication administration record (eMAR) through the CERNER program. With our highly functional clinical staff, we practice the decentralized pharmacy model with pharmacists located in specific nursing units to provide pharmaceutical care to patients.
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Elective Rotations (Select 2)
Maelee Brown, PharmD, BCPS
Supervisor, Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator
(623) 832-7608
Banner Desert Medical Center, located in Mesa, Arizona, is one of the largest hospital facilities in the state that provides comprehensive patient care. A flagship facility of Banner Health, Banner Desert and Banner Children’s at Desert provide a state-of-the-art medical facility whose staff is dedicated to meeting the health needs of both adults and children. Our robust residency program offers an unparalleled experience for pharmacists looking to elevate their clinical skills.
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Service Commitment
Clinical staffing: Every other weekend (centralized and decentralized)
Additional Responsibilities
Additional required activities throughout the program year(s) contribute toward resident development. These include:
Residency Program Director
Heather A. Leinbach, PharmD, BCPS
(480) 412-3286
Banner Estrella Medical Center is a 317-bed, community hospital with a full array of services. The hospital opened in 2005 and currently has one of the busiest emergency departments in the state of Arizona serving an ever-growing population in the southwest Phoenix region.
The innovative culture and the success of Banner Estrella have led to the high distinction of being recognized as a leader within Banner Health.
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Daniel Bell, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator
(623) 327-5046
Banner Family Pharmacy-Specialty Care, located in Chandler, Ariz., is the licensed pharmacy where specialty, home delivery, and central fill pharmacy services are conducted. This pharmacy is licensed as a retail pharmacy and can accommodate walk-in patients, though most prescriptions are mailed or delivered directly to patients. The specialty pharmacy service line has achieved URAC and ACHC accreditation.
The pharmacy is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm with a clinical pharmacist on-call during all evenings, weekends, and holidays. The specialty pharmacy service line is staffed with seven clinical pharmacists. The primary role of the clinical pharmacists is to conduct therapy management services and assess/verify the appropriateness of the specialty drug and supportive therapies. The pharmacy is highly automated and maintains sophisticated medication safety infrastructure.
Our PGY-1 Pharmacy residency will provide a structured educational experience while allowing flexibility to meet resident's needs.
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Pharmacy Residency Director
Amber Rollo, PharmD, CSP
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator Residency Program Director
(844) 747-6442
Banner North Colorado Medical Center is a fully accredited, non-profit facility licensed to operate 378 beds.
Located in Greeley, 50 miles north of Denver and 50 miles east of Rocky Mountain National Park, Banner North Colorado Medical Center has grown to become the largest hospital provider in the region.
Banner North Colorado Medical Center serves as a regional medical center with community-based and specialty services in a service area including southern Wyoming, western Nebraska, western Kansas and northeastern Colorado.
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Kylee Willoughby, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Senior Manager
(970) 810-6991
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Pharmacy Residency Preceptors
Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix has a national reputation for excellence.
Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix received Magnet™ accreditation from the American Nurses Association. As a major teaching hospital, we support 250 medical residents, 50 pharmacy students and 2,000 nursing students.
The Department of Pharmacy has implemented several novel clinical programs including management / monitoring in pain, solid organ transplant, anticoagulation, stress ulcer prophylaxis, and ICU sedation. The department was the recipient of the prestigious ASHP Best Practices Award for developing a novel clinical program with pharmacist prescriptive authority in the management of acid suppression therapy. Clinical preceptors are actively involved in teaching, process improvement initiatives, clinical research and publication.
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Our program participates in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Residency Matching Program and is fully accredited by ASHP.
Lanae Fox, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator
(602) 839-2162
Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Pharmacy Residency Preceptors
Located in Tucson, Arizona, Banner – University Medical Center South (BUMCS) is a 245-licensed bed hospital.
BUMCS serves as a major provider of behavioral health services for the southern Arizona community. In addition to the inpatient services, it is affiliated with several multi-specialty clinics to promote continuity of care and provide outpatient services.
Clinics include cardiology, neurology, ophthalmology, internal medicine, family medicine, OB/GYN, surgery, infectious diseases/ HIV, psychiatry, sports medicine, pain management and rheumatology infusion clinic.
BUMCS is the home to several medical residency programs, including emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, orthopedics, general surgery, psychiatry and neurology. This provides a productive environment for teaching and collaborative patient care teams.
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Elective Rotations (Select 4)
Our program participates in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Residency Matching Program and is fully accredited by ASHP.
Michaela Konecnik, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator
(520) 874-2945
Located in Tucson, Arizona, Banner - University Medical Center Tucson is a 650-licensed bed hospital.
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson is a nonprofit, academic hospital and Level I Trauma Center providing all major inpatient and ambulatory care services. With 650 beds, the hospital serves as the flagship teaching facility for the University of Arizona Health Sciences which includes: medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and public health. The hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Reports for a number of specialties and is one of the top-rated hospitals in Arizona.
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Elective Learning Experiences (Select 6)
Our program participates in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Residency Matching Program and is fully accredited by ASHP.
Jennifer Baggs, PharmD
Acute Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
520-694-2283
Banner Wyoming Medical Center is a fully accredited, acute care hospital and flagship hospital in the state of Wyoming licensed to operate 200 beds.
Pharmacy Residency Director
Bree Gray, PharmD
Supervisor Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator
(307) 577-2379
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