This PGY1 pharmacy practice residency program develops the pharmacotherapy skills that will prepare a clinical pharmacy practitioner (CPP) to provide medication management services in acute and/or ambulatory patient care settings. A 75 member CPP team supports resident rotations and longitudinal learning experiences such as internal medicine, primary care, critical care, inpatient and outpatient mental health, geriatrics, and anticoagulation. Residents will focus on disease state management, patient education, and oral/written communication within direct patient care experiences. Residents will have opportunities to participate in other areas such as P&T committee meetings, medication use evaluations, drug information, drug literature evaluation, and completion of a required management learning experience. A residency project will be designed and implemented with the assistance of preceptors and will be utilized to impact practices on the department and/or facility. This program is highly flexible and allows individual advancement based on interests, personal motivation, and ability, including the opportunity to co-precept PharmD students.

Qualifications

• United States citizenship
• Doctor of pharmacy degree from an American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) accredited school of pharmacy
• Pharmacist licensure in any of the United States prior to or within 90 days of the residency start date.
• National Matching Service registration and Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application

Application Requirements

Applications are due by January 2nd at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time

The PVAHCS PGY1 Pharmacy Residency participates in the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS). 

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About VA-Phoenix, AZ-Phoenix VA Health Care System

Phoenix VA Health Care System is made up of one main medical center with multiple community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) throughout the Phoenix valley. The pharmacy department has ~75 clinical pharmacy practitioners (CPPs) providing direct patient care in a variety of settings including primary care, acute care, long-term care, and psychiatry. Within the healthcare system, there are trainees from a variety of disciplines including medicine, psychology, nutrition, and nursing. The pharmacy department provides APPEs for students from the University of Arizona, Midwestern University, and Creighton University. Sunny Arizona offers year-round opportunities including great weather, water sports, hiking, snow skiing, golf, arts, and University and professional sports.

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