Residency Showcase Program Listings

Overview

Sharp HealthCare celebrates diversity and embraces people of all backgrounds and was named one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes Magazine. 

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center is part of the Sharp HealthCare System, a large, not-for-profit integrated regional health care delivery system based in the San Diego area. Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, a 449-bed facility, has been recognized as a Magnet® and Planetree ® hospital for nursing and patient care excellence. The hospital provides the largest selection of health care services in the South Bay with the most advanced cardiac care, sophisticated women's and infants' services and a state-of-the-art emergency department. The Douglas & Nancy Barnhart Cancer Center offers the most advanced technology. Unique services include bloodless surgery and medicine, spine rehabilitation, integrative therapies and complementary medicine, skilled nursing facilities and a cosmetic lounge.

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center prides itself in providing a comprehensive Clinical Pharmacy program with formal protocols in pharmacokinetic dosing of aminoglycosides and vancomycin, renal dosing, anticoagulation, parenteral nutrition, and antibiotic stewardship. Floor pharmacists are decentralized in specialty units including med-surg, medical and surgical intensive care, heart failure/telemetry, stroke, cardiac, oncology, and emergency medicine. Furthermore, the Clinical Pharmacy program provides preceptorship to APPE pharmacy students, including rotations in acute care/medicine, community practice, critical care, geriatrics, general hospital practice, infectious diseases, and also provides an opportunity for pharmacy school faculty affiliation. 

About the program

Grant Lum, PharmD, is the Residency Program Director.

This ASHP-accredited Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency will provide you with the opportunity to enhance your ability to provide effective pharmaceutical care in a wide variety of settings. 

This PGY1 residency program primarily trains pharmacy graduates in general acute-care practice. The hiring and primary training site is located at Sharp Chula Vista, with secondary sites at other Sharp HealthCare facilities throughout San Diego County. 

Learn more about the Sharp hospitals where the residency rotations are offered: 

• Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center 

• Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns 

• Sharp Memorial Hospital 

• Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital 

• Sharp Grossmont Hospital 

Through this health care system residency approach, residents will obtain pharmacy experience in multiple diverse patient care settings.

As a resident, you will work under the mentorship of pharmacy resident advisors and preceptors. This program will enable you to improve communication and leadership skills with health care professionals, pharmacy students and patients. 

You will participate in the development of your own residency plan, which will reflect your interests and build upon your previous experiences. Upon successful completion of our program, you will be equipped with the knowledge to become an asset to the pharmacy community. 

Learning experiences 

Our unique program aims to personalize your residency objectives and experiences, helping you develop confidence and competence in acute patient care, drug information, disease state management and administrative management. 

Residents are encouraged to participate in the development of their own residency plan that reflects personal interests and builds upon previous experiences. 

Core learning experiences 

• Advancing Practice / Admin Intro (2 weeks, conc) 

• Chief Resident Leadership (1 quarter) 

• Critical Care (5 weeks) 

• Emergency Medicine (5 weeks) 

• Infectious Diseases / Antibiotic Stewardship (5 weeks) 

• Medicine (5 weeks) 

• Orientation (1 week) 

• Safe Medication Practice (2 weeks, conc)

Elective learning experiences* 

• Advanced Critical Care 

• Advanced Emergency Medicine 

• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 

• Oncology 

• Psychiatry 

• Solid Organ Transplant 

• Specialty Pharmacy 

• Stroke and Metabolic 

• Transitions of Care 

• Others 

*Electives are 5 weeks but can be concentrated (2-4 weeks). Residents may develop new electives or reactivate currently inactive electives as approved by the residency director and preceptors. 

Required longitudinal experiences 

Pharmacy Practice/Staffing (12 months), Research/Advancing Practice (9 months), Teaching Certification (7 months). 

Sharp HealthCare fosters a diverse and inclusive environment through the care we offer and the people we employ. Applicants must possess a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) and must be self-motivated with good interpersonal and communication skills. A California Internship License is required before the start of the residency. Completion of the CPJE and NAPLEX licensure exams is recommended before residency begins, if possible. Pharmacist licensure must be obtained no later than 120 days after start of the residency. 

To be considered for an interview, you must complete and submit all application material via PhORCAS by January 2, 2026. If you have any questions, please contact Grant Lum, PharmD, Residency Director, or one of the current PGY1 resident pharmacists: Joe Yamauchi; John Chea; Madison Kim; Noble Chea.

Complete applications should include the following in PhORCAS (National Matching Service code 133913): 

• School of pharmacy transcript 

• Curriculum Vitae 

• Letter of Intent 

• 3 References

About Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center PGY1 Residency (booth 5208)

At Sharp HealthCare, you’ll find the support and flexibility to follow your dreams. At the heart of our organization is a team comprised of more than 18,000 nurses, staff, physicians and volunteers — all on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. And a big part of that commitment includes making Sharp the best place to work. It’s all part of what we call The Sharp Experience. At Sharp, our mission is to improve the health of everyone we serve. And as San Diego’s leading health care provider, we’re proud to touch the lives of more individuals in our community than any other health care system. Sharp HealthCare is San Diego's most comprehensive health care delivery system and each of the hospitals is recognized for clinical excellence in many different service areas. Three accredited PGY1 and one accredited PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Programs are offered. A PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Program in pre-candidate status is also offered.

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