St. Joseph’s Medical Center is a 355 bed acute care, teaching hospital with an affiliation to St. Joseph’s Behavioral Health Center a 35 bed acute psychiatric hospital both serving a culturally diverse patient population. St. Joseph's Medical Center is part of CommonSpirit Health.  Our community based medical center provides cardiac procedures and regional cancer services. We serve as a major training site for pharmacy IPPE/APPE pharmacy students for the oldest university of California, University of the Pacific.

The ASHP Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at St. Joseph’s Medical Center is a twelve-month experiential learning process designed to give the resident comprehensive training in providing pharmaceutical care in an integrated health system. Since 1990, our residents have graduated making an impact in pharmacy practice in a variety of roles including Clinical Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacy Management, Academia, Operations Pharmacy Management and even Clinical Informatics.

 Unlike traditional residency programs consisting of 4 week rotations, St. Joseph’s Medical Center provides 6 and 8 week learning experiences that blends core rotations with longitudinal rotations. A longer core rotation enhances the resident’s learning experience by integrating multiple services within a single core offering a realistic learning opportunity teaching time management skills.

Core Rotations

• Pharmacy Practice (4 weeks)
• Cardiology (8 weeks)
• Respiratory Care/ Infectious Disease (8 weeks)
• Internal Medicine (8 weeks)
• Emergency Services (8 weeks)
• TPN (6 weeks)
• Pharmacy Management (6 weeks)

Longitudinal Rotations

• Antimicrobial Stewardship (12 weeks)
• Drug Information (12 weeks)
• Medication Safety (12 weeks)
• Pharmacy and Therapeutics (12 weeks)
• Teaching Responsibilities (year long)

 Elective Rotations (4 to 6 weeks)

• Oncology
• Behavioral Health
• Critical Care
• Ambulatory Care
• Emergency Services
• Antimicrobial Stewardship