Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, Dublin, GA

Last updated: 09/26/2024

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Meredith Blalock, PharmD, BCPP
8 years as an RPD
Contact: Meredith Blalock
1826 Veterans Blvd
Dublin, GA 31021
Primary Practice: Outpatient
2 PGY1 position
1 PGY2 Psychiatry position
Phone: 478-272-1210x2656
Email: Meredith.blalock@va.gov

Maximum Number of Positions

  • PGY1: 2
  • PGY2 Psychiatry: 1
  • PGY2 Neurology: 0

Program Details

  • Primary Practice Site: VAMC
  • PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 15% Inpatient / 85% Outpatient
  • ASHP Accreditation Status: Yes
  • NMS Participant: Yes (code: 34030)
  • Program Inception: 2017
  • Application Deadline: 01/10/2025
  • Starting Date: 06/30/2025
  • Estimated Stipend: 45,000
  • Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Full Support
  • Fringe Benefits: unknown
  • 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

PGY2 Rotations offered

  • Administration
  • Adult inpatient psychiatry
  • Adult outpatient psychiatry
  • Geriatric psychiatry
  • Pain management
  • Specialty clinic
  • Substance abuse

PGY2 Features

  • PGY2 Staffing Component: Yes, Optional
  • PGY2 Teaching Component: Yes, Required
  • PGY2 Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, Optional
  • PGY2 Other Features: Residents will complete rotations in outpatient mental ,residential rehabilitation treatment program, substance use disorders, geriatrics, inpatient psychiatric care and pain management. The resident will also be involved with clozapine clinic, conduct a research project, and present various topic discussions.
  • PGY2 Preceptors: 3 BCPPs, 7 Other Pharmacists, 1 Non-Pharmacists

PGY1 Elective Rotations offered

  • Psychiatry

Program Philosophy

To transition PGY1 residency graduates from general practice to specialized practice focused on the care of patients with psychiatric disorders.

Site Special Features

Residency involves completion of a rotation off site for inpatient psych (approximately 5 mins from VA) at Quentin’s Place.