Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Programs

University of Southern California Mann/ Los Angeles General , Los Angeles, CA

Last updated: 10/25/2023

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Maximum Number of Positions

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

Program Details

• Primary Practice Site: University teaching hospital
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 40% Inpatient / 40% Outpatient
• ASHP Accreditation Status: Yes (code: 92213)
• NMS Participant: Yes (code: 92213)
• Program Inception: 1974
• Application Deadline: January 1, 2023
• Starting Date: July 1, 2023
• Estimated Stipend: 69,000
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Full Support
• Fringe Benefits: Medical, Dental, 12 days paid vacation, travel stipend
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: Yes, PGY1 residents within a USC or USC-affiliated residency can apply for interview for pre-commitment

Special Requirements for Application

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

PGY2 Rotations offered

• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Child and adolescent psychiatry
• Consultation liaison psychiatry
• Community mental health screening
• Emergency psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Neurology
• Specialty clinic
• Substance abuse

PGY2 Features

• PGY2 Staffing Component: No (or N/A)
• PGY2 Teaching Component: Yes, Required
• PGY2 Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Other Features: There is a strong teaching component to this program that involves experiential, conference facilitations, and didactic teaching of PharmD students. The resident is involved in multidisciplinary teaching opportunities as well for the psychiatry residents.
• PGY2 Preceptors: 4 BCPPs, 1 Other Pharmacists, 2 Non-Pharmacists

Program Philosophy

We train clinical psychiatric pharmacists to be excellent clinicians today, and provide enduring skills to implement and innovate within psychiatric pharmacy. Providing patient care in a variety of settings, strong integration with USC teaching, high-quality research, and leadership opportunities set the foundation for a successful career in psychiatric pharmacy.

Site Special Features

The residency program is part of a large academic medical center (USC Keck Medicine and LAC+USC Medical Center). Many clinical sites are part of the LA County Department of Health Services. These include clinical practice within street medicine, correctional health services, psychiatric ED, inpatient, and outpatient clinics.