PGY1 Managed Care Central Valley, California

Our managed care pharmacy residency is an organized, directed, one-year postgraduate training program centered on developing the residents’ knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to pursue rational drug therapy and assume leadership roles in managed care settings.

Our residents are trained to be successful clinical pharmacists and leaders at every level of a managed care organization, including entry-level supervisors, clinical inpatient and ambulatory care pharmacists, and drug utilization or formulary pharmacist managers. In addition to experiences that are common to general practice PGY1 pharmacy residencies, our program provides experience in unique pharmacy practices like operations and organization management, clinical strategy, drug use management, and formulary management.

Our program’s overall goal is not only to provide residents with practical experience and training, but to encourage the lifelong pursuit of professional and personal development.

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Pharmacy Services

Ambulatory Care Service, Outpatient Pharmacy and Inpatient Pharmacy

About Kaiser Permanente Central Valley

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Learning Experiences

Core Experience

Mini Learning Experience:

• Specialty Pharmacy: Virtual Teams Meeting: 1 day

Standard Learning Experiences:

• Orientation: 4 weeks
• Ambulatory Care, Chronic Conditions Management (CCM) Clinic: 4 weeks
• Other Ambulatory Care Clinics or Oncology: 4 weeks
• Outpatient: 5 weeks
• Inpatient: 6 weeks

Elective Experience

• Drug Use Management – Advanced Elective: 4 weeks
• Inpatient – Advanced Elective: 4 weeks
• Ambulatory Care, Oncology (Elective) if not selected as part of AmCare rotation: 4 weeks
• Ambulatory Care, Oncology – Advance Elective, if selected Oncology as part of AmCare rotation: 4 weeks
• Ambulatory Care – Advanced Elective: 4 weeks

Longitudinal Experience

• Drug Use Management: 11 weeks
• Administration: 12 weeks
• Quality: 12 weeks
• Project: 12 weeks

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Requirements for Acceptance

• Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited (or ACPE candidate status) school of pharmacy.
• Must be licensed as an Intern Pharmacist in the state of California by July 1st (or by start of program)
• Must be licensed as a Pharmacist in the state of California by January 1st. PGY1 Residents who have not obtained a California Pharmacist license by January 1st are placed on suspension until license is obtained. To ensure that all residents complete at least two-thirds (eight months) of the program as a licensed pharmacist, the resident is required to make up any missed time and continue beyond the scheduled program end date as determined by the local Residency Advisory Committee. If a license is not obtained by March 15th employment is terminated. In instances beyond the resident’s control, termination is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
• State Board of Pharmacy Web Link: http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/
• Certifications (If applicable): Basic Life Support
• Candidates must be registered in the National Matching Services, Inc. (NMS).
• Candidates must participate in the ASHP Matching Program.
• Program NMS Code: 196214 and ASHP Program Code: 92702

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Application Requirements

• Statement of Interest/Letter of Intent
• Curriculum Vitae
• Official Pharmacy School transcripts, sent directly from the applicant’s college or school of pharmacy
• Three letters of references/recommendations utilizing the form in PhORCAS
• Application Deadline for Phase I : January 7, 2023
• Application Deadline for Phase II : March 27, 2023

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Interview Details

• Interviews will be either Virtual Video or On-Site depending on the COVID-19 status during the interview time frame. Below is the summary of the interview day:
• Virtual Video Interview:
  • There will be a written essay, a presentation (which you will have submitted), 1:1 meeting with the current pharmacy resident(s), a large panel interview (8 to 12 interviewers), a small panel interview (2-4 interviewers) with patient cases and a Q&A session. You’ll have the opportunity to meet preceptors and pharmacy leaders during this virtual video interview. We will ask you to take a picture of your writing essay and send to us during the interview. You can send me an email with the essay immediately after the interview. If you’d like to take notes during the interviews, I suggest that you have a folio with pen and paper. Please ensure that your paper and pen will be visible through the camera during the interview process.
• On-Site Interview:
  • There will be a writing essay, a presentation that will be prepared and presented by the group on the day of the interview, a tour, a large panel interview, a small panel interview with patient cases and a Q&A session. You’ll have the opportunity to meet preceptors and pharmacy leaders. We will provide the technology necessary for the writing essay and presentation. If you’d like to take notes during the interviews, we suggest you bring a folio with pen and paper.
• Phase II of interview process:
  • There will be a panel interview, small case review, and a Q&A session

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