Phoenix VA Health Care System

Phoenix VA Health Care System, Phoenix, AZ

Last updated: 11/15/2022

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Maximum Number of Positions

• PGY1: 6
• PGY2 Psychiatry: 2
• PGY2 Neurology: 0

Program Details

• Institution type: VA
• Primary Practice Site: VAMC
• ASHP Accreditation Status: accredited (code: 81023)
• NMS Participant: Yes (code: 699466)
• Program Inception: 2013
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 30% Inpatient / 70% Outpatient
• Preceptors: 10 BCPPs; 8 Other pharmacists; 1 Non-pharmacists

Application Details

• Application Deadline: January 7
• Starting Date: July 1
• Estimated Stipend: $51000
• Fringe Benefits: Paid federal holidays, paid sick leave, paid annual leave, Lunch provided daily
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Yes, partial support
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: Yes

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
• other

PGY2 Rotations Offered

• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Consultation liaison psychiatry
• Emergency psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Neurology
• Pain management
• Substance abuse

PGY2 Features

• Staffing Component: No
• Teaching Component: Yes, required
• Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, optional
• PGY2 Other Features: Teaching certificate is a vailable and may be added. We have a diverse rotation availability including: Pain, Neurology, Emergency Department and Hospice/Palliative care
• Residents achieving BCPP within 3 years: 50%

Program Philosophy

Provide learning experiences that foster independence and quality clinical care.