Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Programs

VA-Dallas TX-VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX

Last updated: 09/16/2024

Search all residency programs

Maximum Number of Positions

• PGY1: 7
• PGY2 Psychiatry: 2
• PGY2 Neurology: 0

Program Details

• Primary Practice Site: VAMC
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 33% Inpatient / 67% Outpatient
• ASHP Accreditation Status: Yes (code: 74052)
• NMS Participant: Yes
• Program Inception: 2014
• Application Deadline: 1/2/2025 at 11:59 pm EST
• Starting Date: 7/1/2025
• Estimated Stipend: 55666
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Full Support
• Fringe Benefits: 11 paid federal holidays, 13 days each vacation and sick leave, professional conference support, and health insurance
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: Yes, We offer local early commit and will participate in VANEC process this year

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

• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Consultation liaison psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Pain management
• 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: Teaching certificate is only required if the resident did not complete a teaching certificate during PGY1 year. Residents are required to precept 1-2 APPE students while on geripsych inpatient rotation. Residents also participate in the VISN Didactic Presentations along with other PGY2 psychiatric pharmacy program in Texas.
• PGY2 Preceptors: 11 BCPPs, 3 Other Pharmacists, 2 Non-Pharmacists

PGY1 Elective Rotations offered

• Psychiatry

Program Philosophy

The 12-month program is designed to lead the resident through an assortment of rotational and longitudinal learning experiences in a variety of practice settings. By the end of the program, the resident should feel competent practicing in both inpatient and outpatient settings involving psychopharmacology. The residency includes core rotations that are chosen to establish a strong base in mental health and neuropsychopharmacology. Core disorders within this residency include depression, anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dementia, personality disorders, and substance use disorders.