Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC

Last updated: 11/17/2022

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Callie Lavinghousez
1 years as an RPD
109 Bee Street 119
Charleston, SC 29401
Primary Practice: Hospital
1 PGY2 Psychiatry position
Email: calleen.lavinghousez@va.gov

Maximum Number of Positions

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

Program Details

  • Primary Practice Site: VAMC
  • PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 40% Inpatient / 60% Outpatient
  • ASHP Accreditation Status: Yes
  • NMS Participant: Yes
  • Program Inception: 2017
  • Application Deadline: 12/31/2022
  • Starting Date: 07/02/2023
  • Estimated Stipend: 45,318
  • Financial Support for CPNP Annual Meeting: Full Support
  • Fringe Benefits: All government holidays off and paid, full benefits available
  • Interviews Required: Yes
  • Offers pre-commitment: Yes, Early commitment available for PGY1s at the Ralph H Johnson VAMC

Special Requirements for Application

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

PGY2 Rotations offered

  • Adult inpatient psychiatry
  • Adult outpatient psychiatry
  • Consultation liaison psychiatry
  • Chronic, intermediate, or extended inpatient psychiatry
  • Geriatric psychiatry
  • Neurology
  • Pain management
  • Psychopharmacology lab and PK
  • Specialty clinic
  • Other: Homeless Patient Care Teams

PGY2 Features

  • PGY2 Staffing Component: Yes, Required
  • PGY2 Teaching Component: Yes, Required
  • PGY2 Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, Optional
  • PGY2 Other Features: Teaching certificate offered Opportunity to work with PharmD students and other residents Opportunity to present didactic lecture at local College of Pharmacy
  • PGY2 Preceptors: 6 BCPPs, 2 Other Pharmacists, 2 Non-Pharmacists

Site Special Features

Residency practice site is at the VA.