Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Programs

SSM Health-DePaul Hospital-St. Louis, Bridgeton, MO

Last updated: 08/09/2024

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Maximum Number of Positions

• PGY1: 4
• PGY2 Psychiatry: 1
• PGY2 Neurology: 0

Program Details

• Primary Practice Site: Community hospital
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 70% Inpatient / 30% Outpatient
• ASHP Accreditation Status: Candidate
• NMS Participant: Yes
• Program Inception: 2023
• Application Deadline: 01/02/2024
• Starting Date: 07/04/2024
• Estimated Stipend: $54,000
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Full Support
• Fringe Benefits: The residents receive health insurance, sick leave, paid vacation, professional travel reimbursement, personal workspace with laptop
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: Yes, We allow for possible early commitment

Special Requirements for Application

• 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
• Developmental disabilities
• Specialty clinic
• Substance abuse
• Other: Motivational Interviewing

PGY2 Features

• PGY2 Staffing Component: Yes, Required
• PGY2 Teaching Component: Yes, Required
• PGY2 Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Other Features: Residency involves an inpatient rotation at an academic teaching hospital.
• PGY2 Preceptors: 3 BCPPs, 4 Other Pharmacists, 0 Non-Pharmacists

PGY1 Elective Rotations offered

• Psychiatry

Program Philosophy

Our desire is to train pharmacists to elevate the level of care for all patients in need of psychiatric care. We work to provide diverse experiences in both inpatient and outpatient settings. A primary goal is to provide the mentorship needed so that program graduates can enter the workforce confident in their abilities to provide psychiatric medication management in a variety of settings.

Site Special Features

Residency involves rotations at multiple SSM campuses across the Saint Louis region. We have unique outpatient experiences in a long-acting injection clinic that also is a site for patients receiving esketamine treatment. Rotation at the WISH clinic provides a learning experience caring for pregnant women with substance use disorders.