Last updated: 10/18/2022
PGY1 residents with a strong interest in mental health may apply and be considered for early commitment to the PGY2 residency program in psychiatry. The PGY1 RPD will make an effort to schedule mental health rotations earlier in the year (prior to Midyear and early commitment deadline).
Our program is a 12-month, PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency accredited by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP). The program is designed to offer a variety of training experiences in both the inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment settings, as well as specialty areas such as substance use disorders, neurology, and clozapine clinic. Additionally, elective opportunities are available to allow residents to explore areas such as academic detailing, pain management, geriatric psychiatry, and consult/liaison psychiatry. This program is tailored to each resident to suit his/her unique past experiences and goals, as well as strengths and areas for improvement. Additionally, residents are expected to develop critical self-evaluation and leadership skills that will enable them to be successful psychiatric pharmacy practitioners regardless of practice setting. Residents will be encouraged to develop an approach to the profession that facilitates life-long learning and career satisfaction.
VA Portland Health Care System comprises a main tertiary care medical center (in Portland, OR), Vancouver Campus (in Vancouver, WA, including the Community Living Center), and multiple satellite outpatient clinics throughout Central and Northwest Oregon. The main medical center is located next to Oregon Health & Science University with which the VA Portland partners in both training and research.