SANTA FE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITAL
1700 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
Phone: (505) 946-9389
Fax: (505) 982-7065

Residency Program Director:
Irene Chan, Pharm.D., BCPS
phone: 505-946-9567
e-mail: irene.chan@ihs.gov

Type of training site:
Hospital and Ambulatory Care

Accreditation:
ASHP accredited residency program

Facility:
Santa Fe Indian Hospital is located in Northern New Mexico, just north of Albuquerque and serves about 30,000 patients from eleven pueblos as well as urban American Indians and Alaska Natives . Santa Fe Indian Hospital is an acute care hospital with 39 licensed beds and a Level III urgent Care room, and provides approximately 65,000 ambulatory care visits per year.

Rotational Experience opportunities:
Ambulatory care, hospital pharmacy practice, internal medicine, drug information, pharmacy practice management, diabetes management, health promotion/disease prevention, pediatrics, epidemiology, toxicology, and opportunities to independently manage patients in anticoagulation, tobacco cessation, and hepatitis C clinic.

Special features:
Santa Fe is located 55 miles north of Albuquerque and Kirtland Air Force Base. Situated in the foothills of the southern Rocky Mountains, it is known as "the City Different" with its Indian-Spanish architecture, narrow winding streets, world renowned galleries and museums, opera house, boutiques, restaurants, and cultural activities. To the north of Santa Fe are the Pueblos of San Juan, San Ildefonso, Nambe, Pojoaque, Tesuque, and Santa Clara. Located to the south of the city are the Pueblos of Cochiti, Santo Domingo, and San Felipe. The landscape encircling these communities is spectacularly beautiful, offering breath-taking views of the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountains. Santa Fe is known for its ideal climate and sunny days, which average 300 per year. Ski Santa Fe opens from Thanksgiving through Easter and there is hiking and biking year round, nearby fly fishing and natural hot springs, as well as various other outdoor activities in the area.