Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Programs

Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center , San Jose , CA

Last updated: 10/11/2022

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Maximum Number of Positions

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

Program Details

• Primary Practice Site: Other: Health Maintenance Organization
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 35% Inpatient / 65% Outpatient
• ASHP Accreditation Status: Yes
• NMS Participant: Yes (code: 606166)
• Program Inception: 2020
• Application Deadline: January 9, 2023
• Starting Date: July 3, 2023
• Estimated Stipend: 33.65 per hour
• Financial Support for CPNP Annual Meeting: Varies/TBD
• Fringe Benefits: unknown
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: Yes, yes for current PGY1 residents in our program

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
• Chronic, intermediate, or extended inpatient psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Substance abuse
• Other: HIV/prep

PGY2 Features

• PGY2 Staffing Component: No (or N/A)
• PGY2 Teaching Component: Yes, Required
• PGY2 Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Other Features: PGY2 psychiatry pharmacy residents works along side psychiatrist residents throughout the year in adult and inpatient psychiatry. They are paired directly with other PGY2 psychiatrist residents during advance inpatient learning experiences and a geriatric psychiatry clinic for advance learning experiences during the second half of the year.
• PGY2 Preceptors: 10 BCPPs, 14 Other Pharmacists, 3 Non-Pharmacists

PGY1 Elective Rotations offered

• Psychiatry

PGY1 Special Features

PGY1 residents are required to complete learning experiences in adult ambulatory care psychiatry. They have the option to complete additional electives in psychiatry as well as early commit to the PGY2 program.

Program Philosophy

The Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center PGY2 Psychiatric Residency Program is designed to provide a well rounded psychiatric pharmacy experience. We meet our learners' needs and goals through our variety of inpatient and ambulatory learning experiences. We welcome all learners with a passion for mental health, collaboration, and direct patient care.

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