The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS

Last updated: 10/09/2024

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Claire Herbst, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
2 years as an RPD
901 N 5th St
Kansas City, KS 66101
Primary Practice: Academic Medical Center
1 PGY2 Psychiatry position
Phone: 913-574-3720
Fax: 913-574-3725
Email: cherbst@kumc.edu

Maximum Number of Positions

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

Program Details

  • Primary Practice Site: University teaching hospital
  • PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 80% Inpatient / 20% Outpatient
  • ASHP Accreditation Status: Yes (code: 62014)
  • NMS Participant: Yes (code: 620566)
  • Program Inception: 2020
  • Application Deadline: 1/2/2025
  • Starting Date: 7/7/25
  • Estimated Stipend: 56,000
  • Financial Support for CPNP Annual Meeting: Varies/TBD
  • Fringe Benefits: Refer to residency website for most up to date information
  • Interviews Required: Yes
  • Offers pre-commitment: Yes, Early commit available based on interest

Special Requirements for Application

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

PGY2 Rotations offered

  • Administration
  • Adult inpatient psychiatry
  • Adult outpatient psychiatry
  • Child and adolescent psychiatry
  • Consultation liaison psychiatry
  • Emergency psychiatry
  • Neurology
  • Specialty clinic
  • Substance abuse
  • Other: Poison Center, neurology clinics

PGY2 Features

  • PGY2 Staffing Component: Yes, Required
  • PGY2 Teaching Component: Yes, Required
  • PGY2 Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, Optional
  • PGY2 Other Features: The University of Kansas Health System provides residents with the skills and knowledge to become a competent psychiatric pharmacy practitioner. This postgraduate year 2 (PGY2) residency program is designed to transition postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) residency graduates from generalist practice to specialized practice focused on the mental healthcare of patients in numerous settings. These include inpatient adult psychiatry, inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry, outpatient psychiatry, consult liaison psychiatry and neurology.
  • PGY2 Preceptors: 6 BCPPs, 5 Other Pharmacists, 1 Non-Pharmacists

Program Philosophy

The psychiatric pharmacy residency aims to provide educational and training experiences for pharmacists in the fundamentals of exemplary contemporary psychiatric pharmacy practice in an integrated healthcare system.