PGY1 Pharmacy Residency-VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System

We have a longstanding clinical pharmacy history at the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS). Our program incorporates a progressive view of pharmacy practice, utilizing informatics, automation, and advanced clinical technician skills to support our pharmaceutical services. Residents will participate in the ongoing revision and improvement of a managed healthcare system. VASNHCS provides tremendous opportunities to include the development of pharmaceutical care plans with defined outcomes utilizing collaborative drug therapy management and systems that support a progressive view of pharmacy practice. After completing their residency, pharmacists can independently manage patients in various disease states and practice settings. They will initiate, modify, and evaluate drug therapy according to defined outcomes and under an expansive scope of practice. Practice management experiences include formulary system management, committee involvement, grand rounds presentations, journal clubs, leadership discussions, and a residency project presented at the Western States Conference.

Required learning experiences:

Orientation (4 weeks)

Ambulatory Care (4 weeks)

Anticoagulation (4 weeks)

Geriatrics (CLC) (5 weeks)

Infectious Disease (4 weeks)

Inpatient Pharmacy Operations (2 weeks)

Internal Medicine (4 weeks)

Outpatient Pharmacy Operations (2 weeks)

Pharmacoeconomics (4 weeks)

1-weekend per month staffing

Elective learning experiences

Academic Detailing (4 weeks)

Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)

Home-Based Primary Care (4 weeks)

Hospice/Palliative Care (4 weeks)

ICU (4 weeks)

Inpatient Mental Health (4 weeks)

Outpatient Mental Health (4 weeks)

Oncology (4 weeks)

Pain Management (4 weeks)

Rural Disease State management (4 weeks, option for 1-3 rotations)

Specialty Pharmacy Clinic (4 weeks)

VISN 21 Population Health Management (4 weeks)

For more information, see our website here: https://www.va.gov/sierra-nevada-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/pharmacy-residency-program-pgy1/

Opportunities to meet us:

*VIRTUAL* Federal Pharmacy Residency Virtual Showcase Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, 4 PM-6 PM EST: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NmI1YWJmZDUtZGYwNS00YjM3LTg3NmMtZWIyMGY2ZDZhNmRm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e95f1b23-abaf-45ee-821d-b7ab251ab3bf%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2206c183dd-e773-4c28-9af8-cc35e14903a3%22%7d

*IN-PERSON* Midyear Residency Showcase on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, from 1-4 PM (Booth 4155)

Phase 1 application deadline: January 7, 2024

NMS Match Code: 170013

Interview:

A virtual interview is required and takes place in February

Please email me with questions!

Residency Program Director: Carrie Linn, PharmD, MPH (Carrie.Linn@va.gov)