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PROGRAM PURPOSE

This PGY1 Managed Care Pharmacy Residency Program is designed to develop pharmacists who can integrate themselves into a pharmacy benefits management (PBM) environment and provide statistical and clinical support for decision-making in the formulary process. Graduates will be able to perform the duties of a pharmacist at Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee Meetings such as presentation of agenda items to P&T members, identifying areas for cost-effectiveness treatment, developing budget reports, presenting regular reports for Drug Utilization Evaluation (DUE) subcommittee, and providing in-service to hospital staff (e.g., pharmacists, physicians, and nurses). Graduates will also be able to manage a formulary system through updates and developing criteria for use (CFU) for non-formulary/restricted agents. Residents who complete the residency will be able to precept students in Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences on formulary management and addressing non-formulary consults for decision (denial or approval). Graduates can critically analyze literature and utilize the information to practice and make decisions. Lastly, these graduates will be able to communicate and educate clinicians, residents, and students on formulary-related topics.

REQUIRED LEARNING EXPERIENCES

• Ambulatory care (4 weeks)
• Data Analytics (4 weeks)
• Formulary Management I & II (8 weeks)
• Internal Medicine (4 weeks)
• Leadership/Management (4 weeks)
• Orientation (2 weeks)
• Pharmacoeconomics  (4 weeks)
• Procurement  (4 weeks)
• Research (44 weeks)
• Teaching (36 weeks)

ELECTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE OPTIONS(2 x 4 weeks each)

• VISN 22 Pharmacoeconomics
• Other learning experiences available in our PGY1 Pharmacy residency including but not limited to
  • Academic Detailing
  • Informatics

UNIQUE FEATURES

• Local, regional, and national exposure and activities involving pharmacy data management with emphasis and training in Microsoft applications with SQL and Tableau.
• Our facility offers PGY2 specialty residency programs in Ambulatory Care, Critical Care, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, 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.

Recruitment Brochure:

CA-SanDiegoPGY1-25-26-PharmacyResidencyRecruitmentBrochure-508.pdf (va.gov)

APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS

• Participation in the ASHP Resident Matching Program
• United States citizenship with proof of naturalization if naturalized 
• Possess (or in the process of obtaining) a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited School or College of Pharmacy
• Eligible for licensure to practice as a pharmacist at VA San Diego within 120 days from the beginning of the residency program
• Initial set of licensing exams must be taken within 45 days from the beginning of the residency program
• Must be able to show documented proof for each requirement and must maintain eligibility for the duration of the VA appointment via the Am I Eligible? Checklist for Health Professional Trainees (HPTs) Training at VA Facilities: Am I Eligible? Checklist for VA Health Professional Trainees

APPLICATION PROCESS

1. All application materials must be submitted through Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application (PhORCAS):
2. PHASE I DEADLINE is January 2, 2025 at 11:59PM EST

• PHASE II DEADLINE if position available is March 24th, 2025 at 11:59PM EST

1. Submitted Materials must include:
2. Basic Demographics
3. Verified Transcripts for Schools or Colleges of Pharmacy Only
4. Personal Statement/Letter of Intent 
5. Curriculum Vitae
6. Three letters of recommendation using the standardized reference template in PhORCAS
7. Extracurricular Information
8. Selected applicants will be invited to a personal virtual or on-site interview.  Candidates who are not invited for an on-site interview will be notified via e-mail.

About VA San Diego Healthcare System

VA San Diego Healthcare System KEY FACTS Provided high quality health care to 116,500+ Veterans in the San Diego and Imperial Valley counties in Fiscal Year 2022 Offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient health services at the medical center in La Jolla, seven community-based outpatient clinics located in Chula Vista, Escondido, Imperial Valley, Kearny Mesa, Rio, Oceanside, and Sorrento Valley and a residential rehabilitation treatment program Provides medical, surgical, mental health, geriatric, spinal cord injury, and advanced rehabilitation services Training site for 1,441 medical interns, residents and fellows, as well as 368 other health professionals from pharmacy, nursing, dental, and dietetics PROVISION OF CARE – PHARMACY SERVICE Pharmacy services provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week Decentralized unit-dose service with Barcode Medication Administration, IV Additive Service, Automated Dispensing Systems, Physician Order Entry and Automated Prescription Filling Our Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacists, Inpatient Clinical Pharmacists, and Clinical Specialists provide a wide range of pharmaceutical care services to veterans in the inpatient a...nd outpatient settings. OUR STAFF AND PRECEPTORS 75 pharmacists serve as preceptors to our resident trainees Most have greater than 5 years of experience with serving as a preceptor to residents Many are Board Certified as Pharmacotherapy Specialists (BCPS), Oncology Pharmacists (BCOP), Psychiatric Pharmacists (BCPP), Ambulatory Care Pharmacists (BCACP), Critical Care Pharmacists (BCCCP), Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (BCIDP) and Geriatric Pharmacists (BCGP) More than half possess Scopes of Practices which allow for prescriptive authority OUR TEACHING PROGRAM Multiple PGY1 and PGY2 residency training programs Have academic relationships with two Schools of Pharmacy – University of the Pacific (UOP) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Annually provide APPEs to approximately 30 students

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