University of North Carolina Medical Center

University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC

Last updated: 07/30/2025

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Maximum Number of Positions

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

Program Details

• Institution type: University
• Primary Practice Site: University teaching hospital
• ASHP Accreditation Status: cand
• NMS Participant: Yes (code: 36929)
• Program Inception: 2006
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 92% Inpatient / 8% Outpatient
• Preceptors: 4 BCPPs

Application Details

• Application Deadline: 01/02/2026
• Starting Date: 07/02/2026
• Estimated Stipend: $58,489
• Fringe Benefits: 20 PTO days, 3 interview days, 3 paid holidays, professional development and travel stipend
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Maybe, varies/TBD
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: Yes

Special Requirements for Application

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

Other FAQs

Currently in candidate status. Surveyed for Accreditation Spring 2025.

PGY1 Rotations Offered

• Not applicable

PGY2 Rotations Offered

• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Child and adolescent psychiatry
• Consultation liaison psychiatry
• Developmental disabilities
• Emergency psychiatry
• Forensic psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Mental health court
• Neurology
• Pain management
• Specialty clinic
• Substance abuse

PGY2 Features

• Staffing Component: Yes, required
• Teaching Component: Yes, required
• Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, optional
• PGY2 Other Features: Our residency values teaching and leadership experiences and offers optional Teaching Certificate and/or Leadership in Motion Certificate experiences. Residents work with UNC ESOP learners, lecture psychiatry interns, present an ACPE-accredited CE lecture, and fulfill the Teaching Assistant role for the Mental Health Elective for UNC ESOP. Residents may also lecture for the Mental Health Elective and work with the UNC AAPP chapter. In regards to leadership and community outreach, residents are expected to serve on a UNC Pharmacy Department and Resident committee as well as participate in the Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) which provides free health services to local underserved individuals.
• Residents achieving BCPP within 3 years: 75%

Program Philosophy

Our program is a one-year post-doctoral training program that expands on the knowledge gained during pharmacy school and PGY-1 post-graduate training. It focuses on inpatient psychiatric care across patient care populations including pediatric, geriatric, perinatal, and adult patients. Residents will have the opportunity to gain experience in various clinics and satellite campuses as well as be supported in academic and research pursuits.

Site Special Features

Our program is based in a large academic medical center with a Psychiatric Emergency Service line and 7 inpatient acute units, including perinatal, eating disorder, adult, geriatric, pediatric, and adolescent psychiatry. In addition, UNC serves rural communities through our stand alone Youth Behavioral Heath Hospital. We work with the local Federal Correctional Center, State Hospital, and Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics to offer specialized experiences.