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The PGY2 Pain Management and Palliative Care Pharmacy Residency program at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System has been ASHP-accredited since 2008.  This specialized pharmacy residency training program offers experience in the practice of pain management and end-of-life care. The residency will provide extensive clinical experience and applied research training for the pharmacist desiring a career in this area. The goal of the program is to enable the resident to become a knowledgeable, effective and proactive advocate for patients’ pharmacotherapy and improvement in quality of life wishes.

The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System PGY2 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency programs to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists in specialized areas of practice. PGY2 residencies provide residents with opportunities to function independently as practitioners by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care and other advanced practice settings. Residents who successfully complete an accredited PGY2 pharmacy residency are prepared for advanced patient care, academia, or other specialized positions, along with board certification, if available.

The residency program is structured to provide a pain and palliative care focused foundation of learning experiences for PGY2 residents while still allowing for customization of the residency program to meet the needs of each resident. Each PGY2 resident will complete orientation (4 weeks if non-VA PGY1 or 2 weeks if VA-trained) at the start of the program. Required 8-week core rotations include Outpatient Pain Management, Inpatient Pain Management, and Palliative Care. Required core rotations that span between 2-4 weeks include Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and PDMP (PMOP), Interventional Pain Management, Primary Care Pain Clinic, and UF Health Palliative Care. Residents are required to choose between two 4-week core electives, Hematology/Oncology or Substance Abuse. There are opportunities for elective experiences, or if the resident has specific interests, the ability to focus electives on a core discipline such as oncology, substance use disorders, or mental health. Other elective experiences include the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit. 

Longitudinal experiences spanning the 12 months of residency include the Pharmacy Pain and Drug Testing Service, Practice Management, and Project Management. The Pharmacy Pain and Drug Testing Service requires a 4 hour per week time commitment, which also includes participation in the Interdisciplinary Spinal Cord Stimulator meetings. Practice Management requires a 2 hour per week time commitment for presentations and population management. The resident is also required to present an ACPE-accredited lecture and present at two weekly resident meetings during the residency year. PGY2 residents are also expected to participate in training PGY1 residents, students, and other trainees to develop their teaching and precepting skills. This longitudinal rotation also includes the option to pursue a Clinical Teaching Certificate.  The longitudinal Project Management learning experience allots 2 dedicated weeks for the resident to work on their required Residency Project and MUE. These 2 weeks are split into a 1-week block in the Fall and 1 week block in the Spring. Residents will be evaluated quarterly as they are expected to make progress on their projects outside of these 2 dedicated weeks. The MUE and residency project will be presented before the end of the residency year.

About North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System

The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System pharmacy residency program consists of PGY1 and PGY2 programs: PGY1 - Gainesville; PGY1 - Lake City; PGY2 - Ambulatory Care; PGY2 - Psychiatric Pharmacy; PGY2 - Pain Management and Palliative Care; PGY2 - Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership; PGY2 - Critical Care. All residency programs are 12 months in length. The primary practice sites for these programs are the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, FL and the Lake City VA Medical Center in Lake City, FL. The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System is the largest VA health care system in the country. Opportunities for residency rotations exist in primary care (PACT), internal medicine, infectious diseases, oncology, critical care, acute psychiatry, ambulatory psychiatry, pain management, anticoagulation, emergency department, cardiology, administration, and several others. Applicants must have graduated or will be graduating from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy, must be a United States citizen and be eligible for licensure prior to July 1st, 2026. For PGY2 programs, residents must successfully complete a PGY...1 prior to beginning their PGY2. For more information, visit: https://www.va.gov/north-florida-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/pharmacy-residency-program/

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