Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Programs

VA Northern California Health Care System , Sacramento, CA

Last updated: 09/11/2024

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Maximum Number of Positions

• PGY1: 4
• PGY2 Psychiatry: 1
• PGY2 Neurology: 0

Program Details

• Primary Practice Site: VAMC
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 25% Inpatient / 75% Outpatient
• ASHP Accreditation Status: Yes (code: 92123)
• NMS Participant: Yes (code: 723466)
• Program Inception: 2015
• Application Deadline: 01/08/2024
• Starting Date: 07/21/2024
• Estimated Stipend: 55,521
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Partial Support
• Fringe Benefits: Thirteen days paid vacation and sick leave/year; paid federal holidays; authorized education leave to attend professional meetings; health insurance; BLS recertification; free parking.
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: Yes, available to current PGY-1 residents at our site and other VA facilities

Special Requirements for Application

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

PGY2 Rotations offered

• Administration
• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Neurology
• Pain management
• Substance abuse

PGY2 Features

• PGY2 Staffing Component: No (or N/A)
• PGY2 Teaching Component: No (or N/A)
• PGY2 Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Other Features: Specific outpatient experiences include General Mental Health, Post-Discharge Clinic, Primary Care Mental Health Integration, Mental Health Triage, Neurology, and Substance Use Disorders. The resident will also precept APPE pharmacy students and PGY1 residents, provide in-services to VA staff, present didactics and journal clubs throughout the year, and complete a year-long residency project to be presented at the CPNP annual meeting.
• PGY2 Preceptors: 4 BCPPs, 2 Other Pharmacists, 0 Non-Pharmacists

PGY1 Elective Rotations offered

• Psychiatry
• Neurology

Program Philosophy

Our residency program offers direct patient care activities in many areas as well as teaching, research, and administrative opportunities. Core rotations emphasize pharmacist-provided direct patient care in adult outpatients, and the pharmacist role on the interdisciplinary team in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The resident will function as a mid-level provider with increasing independence and responsibilities as the residency year progresses.

Site Special Features

Residency involves practice at Veteran's Administration clinics and hospital