UW Department of Pharmacy - Community/Ambulatory Residency Programs

Community and Ambulatory Pharmacy Practice Residency Program

Site Descriptions

Community Care:

Kelley-Ross Pharmacy: Kelley-Ross Pharmacy has been serving the Pacific Northwest since 1925. Currently with five locations in Seattle, Kelley-Ross Pharmacy continues to serve the healthcare needs of the community. Each of the five locations plays a different role. The oldest store, the downtown site caters to professional downtown and specializes in compounding pharmacy. The Polyclinic site is an integral part of the clinic, and provides for many long time customers and sees many patents who are receiving new prescriptions. The Union Center mail order pharmacy caters to a large retired population and is the heart of the pharmacy's large medication therapy management program. The 2200 Westlake store is growing along with the Southeast Lake Union Neighborhood and has a diverse patient population of families, retired persons, and college students. The newest location, the Long Term Care pharmacy serves many of the nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the area, that encompass geriatric, psychiatric and HIV medication therapies. The Long Term Care pharmacy integrates both new and tested compliance packaging technologies to meet the needs of the different facilities we serve. The Kelley-Ross Pharmacy Professional staff has evolved to ensure each of their patients receives optimum pharmacy care.

Ryan Oftebro, PharmD, RPh, FACA, co-owns Kelley-Ross with his father John. Ryan graduated in 2003 from the University of Washington and completed a Community Practice Residency in 2004. Ryan has developed several patient care services at Kelley-Ross, including an MTM pilot program with the city of Seattle’s department of Aging and Disabilities. He has precepted Community Practice Residents as well as numerous pharmacy interns and rotation students. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the Washington State Pharmacy Association as well as the American College of Apothecaries.

Jenny Riddell, PharmD, RPh is the Clinical Services Coordinator. She drives many of the MTM and clinical services at the different pharmacy locations. She completed her residency at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle and received her PharmD degree from the University of Washington. She is a Clinical Instructor at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy and is an active member of the Washington State Pharmacy Association. Jenny is the primary preceptor for rotation students and residents at Kelley-Ross, and she challenges new pharmacists to integrate primary literature into their outpatient practices. A more extensive description of the programs and services of Kelley-Ross Pharmacy can be found at their website, http://www.kelley-rossrx.com/

Ambulatory Care:

Valley View Clinical Pharmacists/Providence Everett Health System: VVCP has been providing pharmaceutical care services to the community of Monroe, just 45 minutes northeast of Seattle, since 1981. The goal of the residency program is to produce an advanced clinical practitioner in the community-focused clinic pharmacy, who has a desire to gain clinical pharmacy skills necessary for disease-state management and drug-therapy management.

Many of the services offered at VVCP involves direct patient care and maintenance of growing relationships with clinic providers. As part of the Providence Everett Medical Center (PEMC) network, the clinic pharmacy enjoys a close relationship with the two PEMC hospitals in Everett located 15 miles away

The clinic pharmacy is a professional pharmacy that also provides drug therapy management and durable medical equipment. A consultation room offers privacy for clinical activities. Collaborative practice agreements include anticoagulation, diabetes management, immunizations, medication refills and other clinical services.

Steve Erickson, PharmD, RPh, is the residency preceptor. The resident will be an employee of the Providence Everett Health System, the predominant health system in North King County. A more extensive description of the programs and services of Valley View Clinical Pharmacists can be found in their brochure.

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