Residency Showcase Program Listings

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

This PGY1 residency program builds on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for PGY2 pharmacy residency training.

The pharmacist completing this residency will be equipped with the knowledge base and experience to practice as a clinical pharmacist capable of providing exemplary patient care and functioning as a strong leader in the profession.  The pharmacist will be able to effectively and confidently communicate assessments and recommendations to interdisciplinary team members and to the patient.  The pharmacist will be able to identify and prioritize patients who may significantly benefit from their services, providing the patients with comfort and counseling as appropriate.

Our ASHP-accredited PGY1 Residency consists of two residents and is a 12-month program which starts in late June/early July. It is designed to provide professional training in various clinical rotations, inpatient and outpatient pharmacy services, pharmacokinetic dosing, patient education and counseling, and administrative services. We offer opportunities to participate in direct patient care as a provider in a number of clinical settings such as geriatrics, palliative care, ambulatory care, internal medicine, infectious diseases, critical care, mental health, oncology/infusion clinic, investigational drugs, and many more. We also provide a longitudinal, comprehensive research experience and a wide variety of teaching opportunities. Additional projects and activities throughout the year are designed to assist with the residents’ development as a skilled clinical pharmacist and achievement of both the residents’ personal and residency-specific goals.

For more information:  https://www.va.gov/oklahoma-city-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/pharmacy-pgy1-residency-program/

PGY2 ID Pharmacy Residency

The Pharmacy PGY2 infectious diseases residency program provides an opportunity to train in a variety of infectious diseases pharmacotherapy settings which include: 

• Assisting with the direction of an antimicrobial stewardship program
• Involvement in the infectious diseases consult service
• Pharmaceutical care of patients with HIV and other chronic infections in the Infectious Diseases Clinic

For more information:  https://www.va.gov/oklahoma-city-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/pharmacy-pgy2-infectious-diseases-residency/

Oklahoma City VA Health Care System

The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System is located within the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center campus and is a 200-bed tertiary care facility that serves over 75,000 patients.  We provide almost 1 million encounters and process over 1,600,000 prescriptions annually. 

PGY1 Applicant requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Pharm.D. graduate of an ACPE-accredited pharmacy program in the U.S.
• Active pharmacist’s license or eligibility for future license (must be licensed through any U.S. State Board of Pharmacy within 90 days of starting the program)
• Registration online with the National Matching Service and using the shared PhORCAS/Match registration portal
• Adherence to all rules of the ASHP Resident Matching Program Process

PGY1 Required materials

• Completed PhORCAS application
• Letter of Intent
• Curriculum Vitae
• Transcripts from Doctor of Pharmacy coursework
• Three standardized PhORCAS references

PGY2 Applicant requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Pharm.D. graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education-accredited pharmacy program in the U.S.
• Active pharmacist’s license or eligibility for future license (must be licensed through any U.S. State Board of Pharmacy within 90 days of starting the program)
• Registration online with the National Matching Service and using the shared PhORCAS and Match registration portal
• Adherence to all rules of the ASHP Resident Matching Program Process
• Must successfully complete a PGY1 program

PGY2 Required materials

• Completed PhORCAS application
• Letter of Intent
• Curriculum Vitae
• Transcripts from Doctor of Pharmacy coursework
• 3 standardized PhORCAS references

About VA Oklahoma City Health Care System

The Oklahoma City VAHCS consists of a 200-operating bed facility located in Central Oklahoma serving forty-eight Oklahoma Counties and two counties in North Central Texas (Wilbarger and Wichita) with a veteran population of over 250,000. The Oklahoma City VA also includes Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) in Ada, Altus, Ardmore, Blackwell, Enid, Lawton, Stillwater, Oklahoma City (North and South), Oklahoma and Wichita Falls, Texas. Annually, the facility provides more than 630,000 encounters and the Pharmacy processes over 1,600,000 prescriptions. The Oklahoma City VA is a tertiary care facility, classified as a Clinical Referral Level III facility (VA complexity level rating of 1b). The Oklahoma City VA is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research. Comprehensive health care is provided through primary care, tertiary care, and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care.

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