McKay-Dee PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

Core rotations

• Ambulatory care (4 weeks)
• Central operations / Compounding (1 week)
• Critical care (4 weeks)
• Internal medicine (4 weeks)
• Pharmacy practice management (4 weeks, completed at home facility)

Electives (5 rotations)

• Over 100 rotations across the enterprise
• Opportunities to complete rotations outside of home facility

Application Deadline

• All application information must be received in PhORCAS prior to 10 pm MST on January 2nd, 2026

Applicants must submit the following information through the PhORCAS system:

• PhORCAS standard residency application
• Expected to obtain Pharmacist licensure within the first 90 days in the state of the residency program
• Current curriculum vitae
• Three letters of reference using the ASHP standard form (ideally including one from a work supervisor, if available)
• Letter of intent
• College of pharmacy transcripts; if no GPA is provided on your transcripts, then follow the instructions below:
  • If graduating from a school that uses a pass / fail grading system, please submit your class rank to Elizabeth Sebranek (if applying to multiple programs, only 1 letter is required).
  • This is currently done outside of the PhORCAS system due to FERPA rules.
• Supplemental Essay - Answer the question below in 250 words or less
  • Tell us about a mistake that you learned from. What did you learn?

Residents are required to staff 32 hours per month. Residents are generally scheduled every other weekend and work a mix of 12-hour shifts in the central pharmacy/IV room and 8-hour clinical shifts in direct patient care areas, typically starting with our General Medicine and Behavioral Health floors. Once residents successfully complete an onsite clinical rotation, they will be eligible to staff on that floor for their clinical shift. In general, this leads to more staffing in the central pharmacy shifts during the first half of the year and clinical shifts during the second half. During orientation, we focus the training on the central pharmacy, IV room, General Medicine, and Behavioral Health. There will be additional training in the OR, Surgical, and the NICU to further understand the roles of each pharmacist.

Candidates selected to the pharmacy residency program are paid a competitive resident salary and receive a complete benefits package.

Resident Salary

• Approximate PGY1 stipend: $62,400 per year

Pharmacy Resident Benefits

• Classified as full-time employees of Intermountain Health
• Paid a competitive resident salary
• Eligible to receive a complete benefits package including retirement, health, dental, vision and life insurance
• PTO is accrued at the rate according to hospital policy (currently approximately 25 days per year). This rate is subject to adjustment. The resident should generally expect to use ≤ 17 days of PTO during the residency year and may not use more than 25 days
• Access to other employee benefits such as the employee wellness program, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support, and the employee discount program.

Professional Development

• Intermountain Health will provide travel support for one professional conference. Options may include ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting or Pharmacy Futures Meeting, Pediatric Pharmacy Association (PPA) Annual Meeting, or other specialty conference such as Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
• In addition, internal CE and other professional development opportunities are offered on a regular basis.

Please visit our Employee Benefits page to learn more about benefits offered to Intermountain Health caregivers

Research

Complete one longitudinal research project suitable for publication during the residency year. Successful completion incorporates the following elements:

• Identify research topic
• Formulate study design and data collection form
• Submit project for Institutional Review Board approval
• Complete data collection and analysis
• Write manuscript
• Poster presentation
• Podium presentation

Teaching Opportunities (Teaching Certificate Offered)

• Prepare and present a 1-hour seminar at home facility for pharmacists
• Prepare and present a 1-hour, system-wide broadcasted ACPE-accredited presentation for pharmacists and technicians
• Develop and deliver one platform presentation and one poster presentation at a regional, state, national or other approved conference meeting
• Serve as the primary preceptor of a learner on rotation
• Optional academic teaching certificate requirements:
  • Develop a personal, written teaching philosophy
  • Design and maintain a teaching portfolio
  • Observe at least 2 different didactic lectures at their assigned school of pharmacy
  • Develop and deliver a lecture at college of pharmacy to students
  • Lead/facilitate at least one recitation, simulation lab or other similar activity at a college of pharmacy
  • Attend at least 2 committee or faculty meetings at a college of pharmacy
  • Deliver at least 1 in-service presentation to clinical staff (nursing, pharmacists, etc.) while on a clinical rotation
  • Submit at least 1 manuscript for publication to a peer reviewed journal
  • Participate in academia/education-focused discussions throughout the year

Longitudinal Didactic Education (Core Curriculum)

Residents attend regular education sessions to support their growth as a pharmacy practitioner, develop "soft skills," promote resident collaboration, and enhance overall wellness. Example training domains include the following:

• Clinical skills and pearls
• Leadership skills
• Professional skills
• Research skills
• Teaching skills
• Wellness skills