Avera Behavioral Health Hospital

Avera Behavioral Health Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD

Last updated: 09/22/2026

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Maximum Number of Positions

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

Program Details

• Primary Practice Site: Community hospital
• ASHP Accreditation Status: accredited (code: 67002)
• NMS Participant: Yes (code: 624866)
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 80% Inpatient / 20% Outpatient
• Preceptors: 3 BCPPs; 4 Other pharmacists

Application Details

• Application Deadline: 01/03/2027
• Starting Date: 07/01/2027
• Estimated Stipend: $65,000/year
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Yes, full support
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers Early Commitment: Yes — Early commitment available for PGY1 Residents at Avera McKennan Hospital (ASHP Program Code: 67100 | NMS Code: 133713)

Special Requirements for Application

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

PGY1 Rotations Offered

• Psychiatry

PGY2 Rotations Offered

• Administration
• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Child and adolescent psychiatry
• Consultation liaison psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Neurology
• Pain management
• Specialty clinic
• Substance abuse

PGY2 Features

• Staffing Component: Yes, required
• Teaching Component: Yes, optional
• Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, optional
• PGY2 Other Features: *Required Rotations --Orientation --Adult Psychiatry (multiple units with different patient populations) --Geriatric Psychiatry --Child and Adolescent Psychiatry *Elective Rotations --Psychiatry Consult Service (at Avera McKennan Hospital) --Academic/Primary Preceptor Experience --Emergency Medicine and Toxicology --Substance Use Disorders --Pain Management --Neurology --Other elective opportunities available upon review with RPD *Longitudinal Experiences --Ambulatory Care Psychiatric Pharmacist Clinic --PGY2 Resident Project --Participate in Psychiatry P&T Subcommittee --Teaching Certificate (if not previously completed) --Staffing (52 weeks) --Weekend staffing every 4th weekend --One evening every 2 weeks
• Residents achieving BCPP within 3 years: 100%

Open House / Virtual Visit

• When: 11/09/2026 @5:30pm Central
• Instructions: More information posted here: https://www.avera.org/health-care-professionals/student-residency-programs/pharmacy-residency-program/. Details for virtual sessions will be updated as links are available. Please request additional information via email or through the Inquiry Form located here: https://www.avera.org/health-care-professionals/student-residency-programs/pharmacy-residency-program/inquiry-form/.