Miami VA Healthcare System

Miami VA Healthcare System, Miami, FL

Last updated: 07/23/2025

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Maximum Number of Positions

• PGY1: 1
• PGY2 Psychiatry: 1
• PGY2 Neurology: 0

Program Details

• Institution type: VA
• Primary Practice Site: VAMC
• ASHP Accreditation Status: accredited (code: 33053)
• NMS Participant: Yes (code: 689066)
• Program Inception: 2012
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 50% Inpatient / 50% Outpatient
• Preceptors: 3 BCPPs; 3 Other pharmacists; 3 Non-pharmacists

Application Details

• Application Deadline: January 10th
• Starting Date: July 1st (estimate)
• Estimated Stipend: 54,684
• Fringe Benefits: one week vacation time, paid holidays, travel allowances for select meetings.
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Maybe, varies/TBD
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: Yes — interfacility PGY1

Special Requirements for Application

• PharmD
• Completion of PGY1 Residency OR equivalent experience
• College transcripts
• Curriculum vitae
• Letters of recommendation (3)
• US Citizenship

PGY1 Rotations Offered

• Psychiatry

PGY2 Rotations Offered

• Administration
• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Consultation liaison psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Pain management
• Substance abuse
• Other

PGY2 Features

• Staffing Component: Yes, required
• Teaching Component: Yes, required
• Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, optional
• PGY2 Other Features: Residency involves teaching Pharm D students, and a teaching certificate program is available.
• Residents achieving BCPP within 3 years: 100%

Program Philosophy

This program is designed to transition the PGY1 resident graduates from general practice to specialty practice focusing on the care of patients with psychiatric disorders. This residency position expands learning experiences beyond traditional acute inpatient and outpatient psychiatry clinics, and substance abuse, to include practice in the Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) clinic.

PGY1 Special Features

Residency involves teaching Pharm D students, and a teaching certificate program is available. (PGY1 NMS code 190521)

Site Special Features

The Miami VAMC, is an adult care teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Miami School of Medicine, NOVA Southeastern University, University of Florida, Mercer University, Florida A&M University, LECOM, and Palm Beach Atlantic schools of pharmacy. Pharmacy service is completely computerized and presents well-equipped, clinically oriented unit dose, IV admixture, and ambulatory care programs. Pharmacy services are decentralized with practitioners assuming critical roles in the training of pharmacy and medical students and residents.