Pharmacy Residency Program
ASHP Accredited Residency Program
The Highline Medical Center residency is a one-year post- graduate residency in pharmacy practice.
Clinical rotations assist the residents to expand their knowledge of therapeutics and aid in the development of problem-solving skills. Leadership skills and professionalism will be strengthened through the administrative component of the residency program.
The residency experience is tailored by a learning plan that is established to help the resident achieve individual career goals. A variety of opportunities will be afforded the resident in direct patient care, teaching, and management experience.
This residency is fully accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Residents completing this program have taken positions in a wide variety of practice settings.
Residency Purpose
The purpose of this residency is to assist the resident in developing the necessary clinical judgment needed to manage patient-centered care. This training will be evidence-based and allow the resident to become an integral member of an interdisciplinary team. The resident, upon completion of the program, will be able to provide direct patient-centered care in acute, long-term, or ambulatory settings.
Residency Project
Residents will be required to design, execute, and report results of investigations of pharmacy-practice related issues. A systematic procedure will be utilized to identify potential practice-related issues, perform a comprehensive literature search, draw appropriate conclusions, and generate a research question to be answered by an investigation. A valid conclusion will be drawn based on the collection and analysis of data. The findings of this project will be reported in a manuscript and presented at a regional residency conference or a national pharmacy meeting. If appropriate, publication in a peer-reviewed pharmacy journal will be encouraged.
Highline Medical Center
Highline Medical Center is a large primary care network. The hospital has two campuses: the Main Campus for acute care and the Specialty Campus for long-term care, including a long-term ventilator unit. Other services provided include a pharmacist-run anticoagulation clinic, a cancer center, and hospice program.
Our mission is to work together to promote excellence as we provide safe, compassionate, and accessible healthcare. There are over 275 physicians in the healthcare network representing more than 30 medical specialties. The medical center employs approximately 1,500 people and is accredited by the Joint Commission.
The Pharmacy Department provides 24-hr/7 days per week service at the Main Campus and 12-hr/7 days per week at the Specialty Campus. The department is staffed with 20 pharmacists, 9 pharmacy interns, and 11 technicians.
A block-staffing model provides a balance of clinical and distributive professional roles. Clinical services include pharmacokinetic and drug information consultations, code blue response, anticoagulation management, and total parenteral nutritional management. Pharmacists are involved with staff education, committee participation, medication utilization evaluation, continuous quality improvement, and competency assessment.
Burien and the Greater Seattle Area
You will find the glorious Puget Sound shoreline, expansive mountain views, and the quiet pleasures of a small town in the city of Burien. Incorporated in 1993, Burien is actually a 100-year-old community with a rich heritage. The quaintness is seen in the events that happen year round in Burien. There are perennial events like the Wild Strawberry Festival in the summer, the enchanting Burien’s Amazing Lantern and Procession of the fall, the charitable Empty Bowls campaign in winter, and the Moshier Pottery sales during the spring. There is always something to enjoy each season that is uniquely Burien.
Burien is located just 10 miles southwest of Seattle for those who also enjoy the hustle and bustle of a metropolitan city. Here, the region’s art, architecture, and culture attraction centers buzz well beyond its renowned coffee shops. The iconic Pike Place Market, Space Needle, and Experience Music Project provide a strong draw and attract millions of visitors to the downtown Seattle area where they can also enjoy the spectacular waterfront views, topnotch dining, and stellar shopping. The world-class attractions and excitement of the greater Seattle area is easily accessible from Burien.
Pharmacy Practice Settings
The Department of Pharmacy provides clinical and distributive services to the acute- and long-term care facilities, the ambulatory anticoagulation clinic and cancer center.
Required rotations for the residents include:
| Orientation | 6 weeks |
| General Medicine | 4 weeks |
| Critical Care/Telemetry | 5 weeks |
| Pulmonary/Critical Care | 8 weeks |
| Anticoagulation/Ambulatory | 4 weeks |
| Oncology | 8 weeks |
| Administrative | 2 weeks & longitudinal |
| Informatics | 2 weeks & longitudinal |
| Electives (2 rotations/4 weeks each) | 8 weeks |
On-going clinical services include infectious disease, nutritional support, and drug information. Electives include gero-psych, emergency medicine, infectious disease, and therapeutic instruction at the University of Washington.
The resident and the residency program director, in conjunction with the individualized learning plan, can determine the electives.
For Additional Information Contact:
Leigh Channel, PharmD, BCPS
Residency Program Director
Highline Medical Center
16251 Sylvester Rd SW
Burien, WA 98116
Phone: 206-988-5787
Fax: 206-439-8559
Email: lchannel@highlinemediclal.org