PROGRAM PURPOSE:

Our comprehensive residency program is designed to develop practitioners who

• Provide cost-effective pharmacotherapy to adults and geriatrics patients with common medical disorders in acute and ambulatory care settings
  • Optimize medication management as a primary provider via collaborative practice agreements
  • Serve as a consultant on interdisciplinary care teams
  • Skilled in formulary management
• Educate pharmacist trainees, pharmacists, other health care providers and the community on drug related topics
• Eligible (and competitive) for additional post-graduate training

PROGRAM OVERVIEW of TWO PGY1 PHARMACY PROGRAMS:

• Track A – General: NMS Code
• Track B – Ambulatory Care emphasis

Both tracks are similar in that they each promise diverse clinical experiences in acute, ambulatory and specialty care but differ in length of the ambulatory car experience, requirement of infectious diseases and critical care learning experiences, number of electives and number of open positions.

 PROGRAM STRUCTURE:

• 3-week Orientation Program at the beginning of the academic year
• 10 Rotation Blocks which are ~4 to 6 weeks in duration and includes 22 to 26 business day
• Longitudinal Experiences run concurrently during the year in addition to the above described rotation blocks.
• External to the above-mentioned learning experiences, each resident is required to participate in the Skill Development Series which includes Grand Rounds and formal Journal Club presentatons to staff.
• Rotation Scheduling Sequence:  A specific sequence is not pre-determined but an initial rotation schedule is created with the following general rules:
• First rotation following Orientation is in an area that the resident self-identified as an area of “medium or better” comfort either by knowledge or prior experience. This information is collected in our initial assessment.
• Learning experiences that include a staffing component are delayed until the resident is expected to be licensed as a Pharmacist from any state. The date is estimated based on when they have sat for their licensure exams.
• Areas of potential PGY2 interest are scheduled to occur prior to the end of November.

UNIQUE FEATURE – PGY2 Early Commitment:

Our site includes PGY2 specialty residency programs in Ambulatory Care, Critical Care, Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Pain Management and Palliative Care, Pharmacy Administration & Leadership, Pharmacy Informatics and Psychiatric Pharmacy. All programs will consider our PGY1 residents for PGY2 early commitment.

Additional Information:

The most up to date information regarding our program including application procedure, information about our preceptors and contact information will be available at the Residency Showcase or accessible at https://tinyurl.com/VASanDiego-PGY1-2019-Residency.

An OPEN HOUSE will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2019 from 9:00 - 11:00AM for PGY1 applicants eligible to apply for the 2020 - 2021 academic year only. PGY1 Residents and I will be on hand to provide an informal question and answer session and provide a brief tour of our medical center. If you will be in the area and you are interested in attending, please RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/VASanDiego-2019-OpenHouse.