The Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Idaho State University College of Pharmacy offer a postgraduate year one (PGY1) ASHP-accredited, non-degree granting residency program.

Under new ASHP standards, our training programs are designed to:

• participate in pharmacist-managed outpatient clinics (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, insulin titration, obesity, smoking cessation)
• manage and improve the medication process
• provide evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy management with the interdisciplinary team
• utilize medical informatics
• exercise leadership and practice management skills
• demonstrate project management skills
• provide expertise in medication utilization and practice related education/training
• develop skills necessary to become an effective didactic and clinical educator, skilled clinician, and scholar
• conduct pharmacy practice research to present at the Western States Conference for Pharmacy Residents, Fellows and Preceptors
• exercise added leadership and practice management skills